Stratton, VT Girls Lacrosse Summer Camp
Stratton Mountain School
Stratton, VT
Overview
This Vermont lacrosse camp has become an end of the summer tradition at Stratton. The camp balances great lacrosse instruction with some of Vermont's best traditional sleepaway camp activities. Campers will go for swims, hikes, and enjoy Bromley Mountain's summer rides. Bromley Mountain Adventure park includes a climbing wall, a mini golf course, and water slides. These are a few of the fun activities your daughter can take part in at this VT lax camp. Stratton Mountain School offers a beautiful campus at the base of the mountain with dorms, a dining hall, and three fields. Overnight and day camper options are offered at this lacrosse camp. Limited space - be sure to register before this VT lax camp sells out!
About Our Coaches
Alicia has a numerous amout of lacrosse coaching expereicne. She has coached Varisty lacrosse over at Webster High School in NY and also JV lacrosse at New Fairfield High School in CT. She also has years of experience coaching club lacrosse for teams in CT & NY for kids kindergarden all the way through the high school level. Before Alicia started her coaching career she was a standout player at Springfield College. She is currently a full-time elementary school speech-language pathologist.
Camp Details
Check-in/out: Overnight and Extended Day Campers the camp check-in time is 12pm on the first day of camp and camp check-out time is at 11am on the last day. The extended day campers will arrive at 8:45am and get picked up at 9:00pm for the remaining days of camp (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th day)
CHECK-IN AT THE MAIN BUILDING
OVERNIGHT CAMPERS WILL STAY IN DOUBLE OCCUPANCY ROOMS (some may be singles)
Age & Ability: Camp is open to boys ages 8-16, all ability levels welcomed.
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 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 (4)
Nancy S. - Camper The facilities were awesome and I really enjoyed all the extracurricular activities.
Thomas T. - Parent This was my daughters first overnight experience at camp and she had a blast. The staff did a great job making sure she was having fun all week!
Karen G. - Camper The GameBreaker Lacrosse Camp at Stratton Mountain School was an amazing experience. I loved being away from home and playing lacrosse with my friends.
Karen T. - Parent As a parent, I appreciate how this camp combines great lacrosse with a more traditional summer camp experience. And you can’t beat Vermont in the summer.
