Boys Lacrosse Camp at USF
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Overview
Join GameBreaker Lacrosse to improve this summer at this Tampa lacrosse camp. Lacrosse skills training and scrimmages will be held on the school's athletic fields. Camp is open to ages 8-16 of all ability levels.
About Our Coaches
Ryan McAleavey served eight seasons as the head coach of the men's lacrosse program at Florida Tech from 2000-01 to 2018-19. “Coach Mac” has since moved back to Florida and reconnected with Coach Burdick, who recruited him to come on staff for Webber’s inaugural season in 2021. Coach McAleavey is currently in his first year as the head coach at Newsome High School.
McAleavey was named the Florida Tech’s first men’s lacrosse head coach on Friday, August 13, 2010, and the inaugural game took place on February 14, 2012, versus Saint Leo University. McAleavey finished with a career record of 46-53 at Florida Tech, was named the 2013 Deep South Conference Coach of the Year, and guided the Panthers to three SSC Tournament appearances. Additionally, he coached three All-Americans and had 15 first-team all-conference players, 12 second-team all-conference players, three all-conference honorable mention players and nine all-freshman team players during his time in Melbourne, Florida.
During McAleavey’s last season at Florida Tech in 2018, the Panthers went 9-6 overall and 6-1 in SSC play while ranking as high as No. 9 in the nation in the Nike/US Lacrosse Poll and No. 13 in the USILA Coaches Poll. Florida Tech rattled off a school-record eight straight wins over the final nine games of the regular season and took down No. 5 Tampa and No. 10 Mount Olive in consecutive one-goal victories during the streak and jumped out to a 6-0 mark in the league play, becoming the first team in SSC men's lacrosse history to reach six conference wins. The Panthers made their third appearance in the SSC Tournament but fell to Tampa in the semifinals. Logan Sweeney became the third player in program history to be tabbed an All-American, earning USILA All-American Honorable Mention honors.
In 2017, McAleavey led Florida Tech to an 8-7 overall record and a 3-2 mark in the SSC as the Panthers won six of their final eight regular season games and earned their second ever appearance in the SSC Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Florida Tech picked up its first-ever victory over a top-5 program, taking down Seton Hill 5-3. Florida Tech defeated Lynn 13-6 in the semifinals to reach their second league championship game in three seasons, where the Panthers fell to Tampa 12-8. Addison Abramson and Grant Hughes became the first student-athletes in program history to be named All-Americans. Abramson was a USILA/Nike Third Team All-American while Hughes earned honorable mention honors. Hughes then became the first Panther to be selected in the MLL Draft, taken in the 10th round with the 82nd pick by the Florida Launch.
Before his time at Florida Tech, McAleavey served as the boy’s head coach at Red Bank Regional High School in New Jersey, where he guided the Bucs to a top-four finish in their division after being picked to place last in the preseason poll. Prior to working with the Bucs, McAleavey roamed the sidelines at St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel, New Jersey. After inheriting a team that was unable to tally a win the season prior to his arrival, he built a respectable squad, leading them to five victories on the playing field.
McAleavey served as the associate head coach/offensive coordinator at Suffolk Community College before moving on to Vianney High School. At Suffolk, he had the opportunity to coach a consistent top-five National Junior College Athletic Association lacrosse program. Two of his teams were region runner-ups and his 2006 club not only won its region, but advanced to the NJCAA National Championship.
The Brentwood, New York, native has experience in developing a program from his time at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, Connecticut. As the institution’s first head lacrosse coach, he was responsible for all aspects of starting the program, and in each of his three years at Notre Dame Catholic, his teams consistently improved. By year three, the squad fielded 30-35 varsity players and it qualified for the high school’s Division II playoffs.
Before he embarked on his coaching career, McAleavey was a standout attackman at Dowling College, pacing the team in goals all four years. Following a junior campaign where he scored 60 goals and dished out 15 assists, he garnered United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division II All-America Honorable Mention honors. Although his collegiate career concluded in 1999, McAleavey still holds school records for goals and points in a single-season and career.
Following his collegiate career, McAleavey inked a free agent contract with the New Jersey Pride. Shortly after signing, he was asked to join the coaching staff as an assistant. With one season of coaching experience under his belt, he still had a strong desire to play. In 2004, he was selected by the Pride in the ninth round of the 2004 Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft. Even though his career was cut short due to injury, he remained on the team as an assistant coach.
Camp Details
Check in/out: Overnight and Extended Day Campers check in at 12pm on the first day of camp and Check out at 12pm on the last day. On the second and third day of camp the extended day campers will arrive at 8:45am and get picked up at 9:00pm.
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 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
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
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)
Danny A. - Camper This camp really helped me take my game up a level. We did intense training and drills and also lots of scrimmaging against good players. The weather was perfect, the food was great and I loved staying in the dorms all week!
Andrew L. - Camper This camp really helped me develop as a lacrosse player. I was undecided on what position to play, but the coaching staff let me play multiple ones until I felt comfortable. The coaches were great.
Taylor D. - Parent My son was a little nervous about staying overnight for the first time, but the staff was very helpful in making him comfortable. By the end of the week he was already talking about coming back next year.
