Atlanta, GA Area 2023 Girls Lacrosse Summer Camp
Roswell Area Park
Roswell, GA 30075
Overview
GameBreaker Lacrosse is proud to announce that we will be hosting a camp at Roswell Area Park in Roswell, GA. Campers will train on the two side-by-side turf lacrosse fields. Campers will learn from our elite coaching staff in what promises to be a great week of lacrosse and fun!
About Our Coaches
Emily Cabrera is the Life University Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach. As a Coach at Life she has played a pivotal role in helping the team climb from receiving votes in the national poll to a third place ranking in the NAIA.
Cabrera has experience coaching Florida Storm Club Lacrosse, Walton Junior Lacrosse, and North Paulding High School Fall Team. She also works one on one with local goalies to help them improve their game in order to transition from high school to college level lacrosse.
Cabrera, a native from South Florida, graduated with a degree in Fitness and Sport Management from the University of the Cumberlands in Spring 2019. At UC, Cabrera was part of the inaugural women’s lacrosse team in 2015 where she helped to propel their new program into the top 3 in the NAIA. Playing goalie for UC, she had over 200 career saves and while there, Cabrera took part in the 2018 AAC championship team, as well as the MSC championship team in 2019. Coach Cabrera is excited for a summer of GameBreaker Lacrosse!
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)
Carolyn D. - Camper This camp has made me a better lacrosse player. I learned SO much this past week.
Karen S. - Camper I loved the shooting drills, definitely feel like I have improved throughout the week.
Eric P. - Dad My kids ALWAYS came back happy and tired which makes me a very happy parent and glad my kids had fun
