Lake Forest Academy Boys Lacrosse Camp in Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest Academy

Lake Forest, IL


Overview

GameBreaker celebrates its 15th anniversary in Lake Forest this year with its annual boy's lacrosse camp.  Join your lax friends and make new ones at Illinois' favorite summer lacrosse camp.  Campers live in dorms on campus and will play on the school's athletic fields.


About Our Coaches

Chris Parisi

Chris Parisi is currently the head boys lacrosse coach at the St. Luke's School in New Canaan, CT. Coach Parisi joins the St. Luke's program with over 30 years of coaching experience. Prior to coaching at St. Luke's, Parisi was an assistant coach at the Hopkins School in CT as well as being a long time tenured head coach at Fairfield Ludlowe HS.

While at Ludlowe, coach Parisi has led the Falcons to 15 state playoff berths, 8 FCIAC playoffs, 4-time quarter finalist appearances and one state championship game. Chris was named the 2015 FCIAC Coach of the Year. More than 70 of his players have gone on to play collegiate lacrosse and three of his players have been Academic All-Americans.

Parisi co-founded Sticks for Soldiers, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports injured veterans through lacrosse. Parisi has also served as the Head Lacrosse Coach for the CIAC Senior All Star Game. The Connecticut Coaches Association Coach of the Year for 2014.

Previously, Chris coached club lacrosse and college football at Susquehanna University. He was a 4-year letterman in football at Williams College.

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Camp Details

Check-in/out: Overnight and Extended Day Campers check-in at 12 pm on the first day of camp and Check out at 12 pm on the last day. On the second and third day of camp, the extended day campers will arrive at 8:45 am and get picked up at 9:00 pm.

Age & Ability: Camp is open to boys ages 8-16, all ability levels welcome.

Meals Provided: Overnight campers will be provided with all meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Extended day campers will be provided with Lunch and Dinner

Camp Overview 

Developmental Stick Work
Specialized stick routines involving box and targeted fundamental drills

Position-Specific Training

Defense - including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork – pivot, recovery, and angles
Stickwork – clearing, carrying, and stick protection
Field Awareness – slide, recovery, and on-ball play

Attack 
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision, and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Riding – drop back, pressure, and 10-man rides

Midfield
Situational Awareness – spacing, vision, and offensive flow
Shooting– time and room, on the run, shot placement and selection
Dodging – from, X the ally and up top
Defensive Play – body positioning, field awareness, and sliding

Goalie
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defensemen’s position and slides
Mechanics – placement in cage, off stick, and stick side movement
Clearing – Moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball, and stick work

Face-Off Specialist
Mechanics – footwork and body positioning
Outlets – pushing the ball to wings, communicating how and where they should go
Draw – speed work, counter moves, and development of additional moves

Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to each type of situation

2v1 Fast play from the ally, X and Y
Crossfield 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off the ground ball and clears
Full-field transitional continuous play

Grouped Position-Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield, and LSM’s

1v1’s, 2v2’s 3v3’s, 4v4’s– from all positions on the field focusing in
on specific game philosophy’s, techniques, and spatial awareness

Specialized Team Building and Leadership Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse, and other leadership activities

Game Play - Clear ride scrimmage, full-field scrimmages, camp championship tournament, 7 vs 7, box lacrosse tournament

Daily Award Ceremony

*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*

*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*


Reviews (3)

reviews-10 Jessica V. - Parent

I sent my two sons to camp this summer and they had a blast. They improved so many aspects of their game. I cannot wait to watch them play in games next season.

reviews-10 Anthony D. - Parent

My son had a great time at camp this summer. The first thing he said when we got home was if he can go back next year. Great job, he loved the camp.

reviews-10 Jake B. - Camper

My parents signed me up for camp along with a few of my teammates and we all had a blast. My favorite part was trying to beat me friends in the fastest shot competition.

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