Hopkins School Boys Lacrosse Camp in New Haven, CT
Hopkins School
New Haven, CT
Overview
GameBreaker is proud to return to the Hopkins School for this New Haven, Connecticut boys lacrosse camp. This camp is open to boys ages 6-16 with half-day option from 9-12 daily for ages 6-9. Campers will learn individual stick skills, positional play, team concepts, and will scrimmage daily. We also hold many fun contests during the week for great prizes. Join us for an unforgettable week of lacrosse training and fun!
About Our Coaches
Head Hopkins Coach Conor Shanahan began coaching at Hopkins in 2022, serving as the offensive coordinator, before taking the reigns as head coach in 2023. While attending high school at Georgetown Prep, Shanahan was a Nationally Ranked Top 10 team member for three seasons and was a Nike Blue Chip prospect. Coach Shanahan completed a PG year at Avon Old Farms, receiving the Henry “Skip” Flanagan award for leadership and outstanding performance on the field. He played Division I lacrosse at the College of the Holy Cross and was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for three seasons. Coach Shanahan privately trains players from numerous programs across Fairfield County and coaches the 2025 Dragons Club team during the fall and summer months.
Camp Details
Check in/out: All campers check in daily at 9:00 am. The full day campers will check out out daily at 3:00 pm with our half day campers checking out at 12:00 pm.
Age & Ability: Our day camp is open to ages 5-16 with our Half-Day camp open to ages 5-9, all ability and levels are welcomed.
Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.
Camp Overview
Fundamental 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
Stick work – 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
Cross field 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Lunch
Chalk Talk - Reviewing techniques and game theories specific to the players position and the weeks on field technical activities
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 (10)
Rachel R. - Parent The GameBreaker staff was so helpful, they answered all of my questions at the start of camp. I look forward to sending my son back next year.
Alex A. - Camper Camp was so much fun. I had a great time playing against the other campers. I plan on coming back for even longer next year. Thanks!
Evan J. - Dad This was a great camp. My son had so much fun, he cannot wait to return next season. This camp will be highly recommended to all of the other team parents.
Trent R. – Camper This camp was a great way to measure my game with other prospective high school players. I was able to pull some of the coaches to the side and ask them what ways I could stand out on varsity tryouts next spring. They were very helpful and I took what they said to heart since they are all high school coaches.
Evan T. – Camper I went to camp with some of my teammates and it was good to get in some practice to work on our offensive chemistry. By the end of the week we all knew where the other was going to be and we were able to make a bunch of plays.
Lori F. – Mother My son has been playing lacrosse for a while and wanted to use this camp as a training tool to add some new moves to his game. He really enjoyed the coaches input and advice. He plans on using what he learned at camp to impress his coaches and teammates come the fall.
Jim M. – Camper My time at the GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp was the best week of my summer. I wish I had my mom signed me up for multiple weeks. Next year I plan on going to camp for more than 1 week.
Landry J. – Parent I was hesitant to send my son to camp being that he was brand new to the sport and was unsure if he would enjoy it. After the first day he could not stop smiling and telling me how much fun he had. Thanks for the fun times.
Rachel R. – Mom My son Jackson attended camp this summer and he raved about how great camp was. He was one of the lucky campers that won a stick as a prize and has used it every day since camp ended.
Marshall R. – Parent My wife and I sent our two sons to camp this week and it was a great experience for both of them. They are both relatively new to the game and this was a great way to introduce them to the rules and work on their fundamentals. The coaches did a great job of making learning the game fun.
