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Westport Boys Lacrosse Camp
Staples High School
Westport, CT 06880
Overview
This CT lacrosse camp is open to boys ages 6-16, the camp runs 8:30-12 daily. 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 and fun!
About Our Coaches
Matt Dalton joined the Yale staff as a volunteer assistant in the fall of 2022. He had been a volunteer assistant at Fairfield since 2019.
At Fairfield, Dalton coached the goalies and face off/wing play while also serving as the man-down defense coordinator and the substitution box coach. He assisted with the offense and defense along with the ride and the clear.
Prior to his time with the Stags Dalton served as the defensive coordinator, faceoff and goalkeeper coach at Nazareth College following two campaigns in the same role at his alma mater, Springfield College. Dalton earned his Master of Education in psychology with a concentration in school guidance and counseling during his time at Springfield.
Dalton, who previously coached at SUNY Purchase and Somers High School, was a four-year standout as a student-athlete at Springfield and served as team captain as a senior in 2015. He was an All-Pilgrim League and All-NEWMAC honoree at LSM and helped the Pride to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Dalton graduated from Springfield with a degree in psychology in 2015. He is a native of Somers, N.Y.
Coach McAleavy was a 2016 Inductee to the UMass Sports Hall of Fame. Jim McAleavey currently ranks second all-time at the University of Massachusetts for points scored on the strength of 95 goals and a program-record 171 assists. A standout from his freshman year onward, McAleavey produced at least 49 points in each of his four campaigns while he provided the second-best single-season points total in UMass history with 91 via 34 goals and 57 assists in 1990. Lauded for his on-field accomplishments, McAleavey took home three USILA All-America honors and four NEILA All-Region awards at attack while he also represented Massachusetts in the 1991 USILA North/South All-Star Game. He led the squad in points and assists in each of his four seasons (1988-91) and his 171 career helpers are 30 more than the next Minuteman.
Camp Details
Check in/out: Day Campers check in daily at 8:30 am. Check out daily at 12 pm.
Age & Ability: Day camp is open to ages 6-17 of all ability levels.
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
Specialized Leadership Games and Events
Lacrosse capture the flag, lax baseball, lax water balloons, lax maze runner, ultimate lacrosse and other leadership activities
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
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)
Larry J. - Parent We sent our son to a day camp this past summer and he loved it. Next year we plan on sending him to an overnight camp because he enjoyed his time so much.
William L. - Camper This camp was so much fun. I met a lot of new friends and learned a bunch of new things. My favorite part was showing my mom and dad how much better I got by the end of camp.
Denise T. - Parent My son cannot stop telling me how much fun he had at camp. I am already preparing to get ready to send him to camp next year. Thank you so much.
Tracey M. – Parent This was a perfect camp to send my son to. The half day time slot was the perfect amount of lacrosse for a beginner to the game. He learned a lot about the fundamentals of the game and I can see he is falling in love with the game.
Frank D. – Parent The coaches at the Staples High School camp were great. They focused on teaching the fundamentals and how they would translate into a game-like situation. I really think that made the kids pay more attention to detail because they knew it would help them during a game.
Gregory R. – Camper I had such a good time at camp this week. One of my favorite parts was the long toss competitions we had. My friend Tommy and I won with the longest throw and we each got a GameBreaker drawstring bag as a reward. I use the bag for school every day.
Mike F. – Camper I had a great time at camp this summer. I went to all 3 weeks at Staples and it was a great way to spend my summer. I was able to really work on my game and improve my areas of weakness. This is a great type of camp to spend my summer mornings.
Jarret B. – Dad The instruction my son got from the coaching staff was excellent. After camp I asked him what type of drills he practiced and I was really impressed with what the coaches were teaching. I definitely will send him back to camp and will recommend this camp to all of our friends.
Alex A. – Camper One thing I wanted to work on at camp was my shooting accuracy. I was really happy when the coaches put targets in the goals for shooting drills. This made me focus on picking a corner or area of the goal and improve my accuracy.
Carla C. – Mom GameBreaker puts on a great camp! My son has a wonderful experience with the coaches and he is very excited for his fall season to start.
