Hopkins School Girls Lacrosse Camp
Hopkins School
New Haven, CT
Overview
GameBreaker is proud to return to the Hopkins School for this New Haven, Connecticut girls lacrosse camp. This camp is open to girls 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 at this CT camp for an unforgettable week of lacrosse and fun!
About Our Coaches
Coach Brianna Grande is the current Head Coach at Hamden High School. Coach Grande began her lacrosse career in West Hartford, CT where she played high school lacrosse at Conard High School. Coach Grande was an All-State performer in the CCC during her high school career. Coach Grande then went on to continue her lacrosse career at Southern Connecticut State University where she was a standout defender. At Southern Connecticut, Coach Grande was named a NE-10 All-Rookie Team Player. After graduation Coach Grande coached for Lax Plus Lacrosse Club while completing her masters degree from Sacred Heart University in Speech and Language Pathology. Coach Grande is entering her third season as the Head Coach at Hamden High School coming off a standout 12-3 season in 2022. Coach Grande is also currently working as a speech and language pathologist in the New Britain school system and is a Head Coach for Surge Lacrosse Club. Coach Grande is excited for a week full of lacrosse this summer with GameBreaker!
Camp Details
Check-in/out: All campers check in daily at 9:00 am. The full-day campers will check out daily at 3:00 pm with our half-day campers checking out at 12:00 pm.
Age & Ability: Our camp is open to girls ages 6-16, Our half-day camp option is open to ages 6-10 and our full-day camp option is open to ages 9-16. All abilities and levels are welcomed.
Meals: Campers are to bring their own lunch to camp.
Camp Curriculum:
Fundamental Stick Work- Specialized stick routines and targeted fundamental drills
Position Specific Training-
Defense- including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork - pivoting, recovery and angles
Stickwork - clearing, carrying, grounds balls and stick protection
Field Awareness - man up or man down situations, on and off ball defensive play
Body Positioning - ABCDs of defense (for 1 on 1 defense)
Attack-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection, and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Transitioning- Riding the ball
Midfield-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision, and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Defensive Play - body positioning and field awareness
Transitioning- Riding the ball, fast breaks both offensively and defensively, settling
Goalie-
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defense’s positions and player positioning
Mechanics - placement in cage, off stick and stick-side movement, reaction time, hand/eye coordination
Clearing - moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball and stick work
Draw Specialist-
Mechanics - footwork and body positioning
Taking the Draw - pushing , pulling, or self-drawing, ball tracking
Circle - speed work, ground balls, ball tracking, and reaction time
Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to game-like situations-
2v1, 3v2- Fast play from the elbows and X
Crossfield 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Grouped Position Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield
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, lacrosse tic-tac-toe racing, lacrosse head-shoulders-knees-toes-ball, and other leadership and team building activities
Game Play- 7v7, small sided games, full field scrimmage, situational gameplay, clearing and riding the ball
Chalk Talk- Reviewing techniques and game theories regarding specific positioning and game-like situations
*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*
*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*
Reviews (3)
Marie G. - Parent This camp was very well run and organized. My daughter had such a blast. I would absolutely recommend this camp to other girls looking to improve upon their lacrosse skills.
Mary O. - Parent This was the first year our daughter has attended a lacrosse camp. What a wonderful introduction to the sport. Your staff seemed so friendly and knowledgeable and really helped our daughter develop some skills and interest in the sport.
Lisa P. - Camper I had such a great time at camp. All of the coaches were so helpful. I cannot wait to show off my new skills to my coaches.
