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Boys Lacrosse Camps 4th quarter. Tie score. 12 seconds left in the game. Driving rain. So cold you can see your breath. You can feel the mud caked on your face. You’ve just got the ball back at midfield. Their best long-stick is between you and the goal, and you can still feel the sting of his last check on your elbow. You watch the ref raise the whistle to his lips. 12 seconds left and you're wet, tired and hurt, and their best player is standing in front of you with fire in his eyes and you've got the ball in your stick and it's no secret that you're taking him to the cage; and you wouldn't have it any other way. Everything you've ever done has prepared you for this moment. Every shot, pass, check, goal, assist; all the practices and camps and scrimmages and games; all the wall-ball and time spent alone shooting, chasing down missed shots and shooting again. All of it. All of it has led to this moment, on this field, for these 12 seconds. And you're ready because you've done all you can to be ready. It's what you live for, play for, train for. It's your dream and your passion. And the secret you possess as you stare down your opponent, the 6-ft. piece of titanium seemingly alive in his hands, is that the fire that burns in your eyes is brighter than the fire that burns in his. The whistle sounds, and the world explodes... Selecting the Right Camp We get lots of questions about the difference between all the various camps that we offer. This should help break it down a little: The Full-Field Lacrosse Camps are designed to offer the best balance of full-field play and individual play. They're designed for the player who is looking for both individual training and team concepts. The Full-Field Camp offers the best balance between skills stations and full-field games. The Elite, Extreme, and Pro Camps are designed to concentrate exclusively on individual, one-on-one positional play. There are very few full-field games at the Elite, Extreme or Pro camps. The IronMan Camps are situational specialty camps designed to cover shooting, goaltending, and transitional play. All of our camps end the day with our trademark IronMan games, which are short-field, fast-paced 6-V-6 games designed to improve quickness and decision-making. So, though there might not be full-field games at some of our camps, all of our camps end the day with some sort of game-like activity. Our camps all work well on their own, but are also conveniently scheduled to run back-to-back so that a player can easily attend more than one camp and stay for up to two-and-a-half weeks. And yes, players attending different camps during the same session may room together. Boy's Session 1: Elite Session (July 26-29, 2010) Player's Choice Chazz Woodson Elite Attack Camp Two-time team Offensive MVP, two-time ALL-Ivy, and two-time All-New England, Chazz Woodson led the Brown Bears in scoring both his junior and senior years. Chazz was originally drafted by the Long Island Lizards in the 2005 Collegiate Draft, and played for the Boston Cannons before landing with the MLL’s Los Angeles Riptide where he was a League All-Star in 2008 and 2008 Freestyle Champion (you can check out some of his moves on YouTube!). During the spring Chazz coaches lacrosse at Ransom Everglades School in Florida and is the co-founder and president of a mentoring program in Miami. He is also a member of the Brine Lacrosse R&D Team. Chazz and his Elite Attack staff, including top pro players and college stars, will work hands-on with our Elite attackmen in an intensive program designed to make them better feeders, shooters, dodgers, and ball-handlers. Shooting on the run, shooting out of the dodge, timing the dodge, stick protection, reading the field, improving quickness, stealth play, running the break, and reading the defender are just some of the topics that Chazz will touch upon in the morning sessions. In the afternoon our Elite attackmen will come together with Nick’s defensemen and Doc’s goalies for a series of situational and shooting drills. In the evening they’ll compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice AJ Shannon Elite Midfield Camp The Elite Midfield Camp is designed for those midfielders looking for a fast-paced program that will delve into all aspects of middie play and will cover the position from all areas of the field. Former Philadelphia Wings forward, and former Rochester Rattler and Boston Cannons midfielder AJ Shannon will offer his personal insight into the midfield position and what it takes to excel at the next level. AJ, a member of the 2006 World Champion Team Canada and former Virginia All-American, and his Elite Midfield staff will cover all aspects of the most diverse position in lacrosse in an intense program designed for the most serious players. In the evening our Elite Middies will join our other Elite Camps for a series of IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). Long-stick middies are welcome! This is a great chance to work up-close with one of our all-time favorite coaches. (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Doc Schneider Elite Goaltending Camp Current University of Massachusetts coach and 2009 UMass All-American goalie Doc Schneider will be at the helm of our Boy’s Elite Goalie Camp for 2010. Doc had an impressive career at UMass leading the Minutemen to the National Championship game as a freshman. He was a 2009 Tewaaraton Award finalist which goes to the most outstanding player in NCAA lacrosse and he finished his career at UMass with a .753 save percentage, second only to Sal Locasio who holds the all-time NCAA record, and was the 2009 UMass Athlete Of The Year. He was also named Inside Lacrosse’s Number-1 Clutch Goalie of 2009 and was the highest goalie picked in the 2009 MLL Draft when he was selected by the Toronto Nationals who he helped lead to a league championship by defeating the Denver Outlaws in the final game. Doc is the kind of goalie we love at Player’s Choice: loud, quick, enthusiastic, unselfish, and a real leader. Doc and his staff will focus on all aspects of goaltending in this position intensive program designed for experienced goalies looking to take their game to the next level. In the evening our Elite goalies will join our other Elite Camps for a series of IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a great chance to work one-on-one with a great coach and a great player. (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Nick O'Hara Elite Defense Camp As a senior at Duke, Nick O’Hara was honored with the William F. Schmeisser Award as the nation’s best defensive player. A two-time first team All-American and two-time NCAA All-Tournament selection, O’Hara had four goals, four assists and a team-leading 88 ground balls in his final year as a Blue Devil. In 80 career games, O’Hara produced 14 goals and 10 assists while scooping up 304 ground balls and was named Top Long-stick Midfielder in the nation by Inside Lacrosse magazine. He led the Blue Devils in ground balls in each of his final three seasons at Duke. In 2009 he played for the MLL Championship Toronto Nationals and for the NLL’S San Jose Stealth, and will be playing for the Washington Bayhawks (MLL) and Orlando Titans (NLL) in 2010. Nick and his Elite Defense staff will concentrate on both the stopping aspects of defensive play, as well as those offensive skills necessary in handling the ball after a successful stop has been made. In the evening our Elite defensemen and Long-stick middies will join our other Elite Camps for a series of IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This program is designed for both experienced close defensemen and long-stick middies. (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Boy's Session 2: IronMan Session (July 29-Aug 2, 2010) Player's Choice IronMan Video Goalie Camp The IronMan Video Goalie Camp is designed for those goalies who really want to examine their game and break it down as much as possible. All of our IronMan goalies will be videotaped in the cage facing all sorts of shots. Chris Surran, our Extreme Goalie Director and one of the best goalie coaches in lacrosse today, will then study each recording with the goalie being recorded and will break down as much of their game as possible, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses. Our IronMan Video Goalie staff will then work with each goalie on their specific trouble spots. In the afternoon and evening our goalies will face-off against our IronMan Shooting Camp shooters, and we’ll finish the day with our IronMan games (sort-field, 6-V-6 games) including our all-goalie IronMan teams! Each goalie will be given a DVD of their video sessions to take home with them. (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice IronMan Goal-To-Goal Transition Camp Now in its second season, the IronMan Goal-To-Goal Transition Camp is the first and only camp in the country to focus exclusively on the transitional aspects of the game of lacrosse. Getting the ball up and down the field, picking up a loose ball in unsettled play, setting up for a slow-break or fast-break, defending a slow-break or fast-break, open-field dodges, substituting through the box, running the break or the offense with a pole, and difficult groundball play are just some of the topics that our staff, under the direction of Nazareth coach Francis Donald and Lynchburg coach Jordan Hirsch, will cover. The Goal-To-Goal Camp is open to all positions and is especially ideal for middies and long-stick middies. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who plays with a long-pole to improve his stick skills. The camp will also include a special face-off clinic. This is an intense camp designed for those interested in working hard and improving every part of their game. In the evenings our Transition Camp will join our other IronMan camps for our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games.) (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Merrick Thomson IronMan Shooting Camp One of the most lethal scorers in professional lacrosse, former Albany State All-American Merrick Thomson returns to Player’s Choice for a third season, this time as director of our IronMan Shooting Camp. Merrick helped lead the Toronto Nationals to an MLL Championship in 2009 and led the league in scoring. He finished 2nd to the Cannon’s Paul Rabil in overall MVP voting, was a unanimous selection for the MLL All-Star Team, and was the winner of the 2009 All-Star 2-Point Shooting Contest. Merrick also lights up goals in the NLL as a member of the Philadelphia Wings and will be a starting attackman this summer for Team Canada in the 2010 Men’s World Championships in Manchester, England. Merrick and his IronMan Shooting staff will breakdown the science of shooting, emphasizing quickness and shot mechanics, and will work with our shooters from all areas around the cage. Shooting out of the dodge, shooting in traffic, shooting in an unsettled situation, handling the feed, and shot timing are just some of the topics that Merrick and his staff will touch upon. In the evenings our IronMan Shooting Camp will join our other IronMan camps for our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games.) This is a great chance to improve your shot and overall shooting ability with one of the best shooters in lacrosse today! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Boy's Session 3: Extreme Session (Aug 2-5, 2010) Player's Choice Kenny Nims Extreme Attack Camp Few players were more talked about in 2009 than All-American Attackman Kenny Nims. Kenny finished his career at Syracuse with back-to-back National Championships, was selected as the NCAA Championship’s Most Outstanding Player, and was a member of the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team. His game-tying goal against Cornell in the 2009 Championship game played continuously on ESPN’S Sport Center for more than a week. He led the Orangemen in points and assists and was second in goals in his senior year where he also notched three game-winning goals. A current member of the MLL’S Chicago Machine, Kenny comes to Player’s Choice as one of the most respected players in all of men’s lacrosse. Kenny and his Extreme Attack staff will focus on all those things that contribute to putting the ball in the net. Quickness and stealth will be paramount and the emphasis will be on dodging, shooting and feeding, and those things to consider while quarterbacking the offense. In the afternoon our attackmen will join our Extreme Defense, Middie, and Goalie Camps for a series of integrated drills and in the evening will compete in our Extreme IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a special opportunity to work up close with one of the most exciting and respected players in the world today! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Matt Abbott Extreme Midfield Camp And who had the assist on Kenny Nims’ game-tying goal in the 2009 NCAA title game? All-American middie and two-time NCAA Champion Matt Abbott comes to Player’s Choice as one of the most versatile players in all of lacrosse. Man-up, man-down, D-middie, clearing situations, face-offs, it doesn’t matter. Matt Abbott was the go-to guy. A Tewaaraton Trophy and Lowes Senior CLASS Award Finalist, and member of the 2009 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team, Matt was a team captain in 2009 and led the team in ground balls with 77 gbs. His hat trick against Virginia in the 2008 Championship Semi-Final game helped the Orangemen come from behind to win in one of the most exciting NCAA Tournament games of all time. These days Matt plays midfield for the MLL’S Washington Bayhawks. The Extreme Midfield Camp is an intensive program designed to focus on the three most vital aspects of midfield play: offense, open-field defense, and transition. Matt and his Extreme Middie staff will focus on both position fundamentals and situational concepts. In the afternoon our middies will join our Extreme Defense, Attack, and Goalie Camps for a series of integrated drills and in the evening will compete in our Extreme IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a great chance to work one-on-one with one of the hardest working and most resourceful players in the world today! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Chris Surran Extreme Goalie Camp Syracuse All-American and NCAA Championship MVP Chris Surran will be at the helm of the Player’s Choice Extreme Goalie Camp. Chris, who played in two consecutive NCAA National Championship games while at Syracuse, and who currently coaches at the Jesuit School in Dallas, Texas, founded the goalie program at Player’s Choice and is one of the finest coaches in the game today. Chris and his staff of goalies and shooters will cover all aspects of goaltending in an intense program that will focus on technique, form, and preparation. Our goalies will face thousands of shots of all kinds, and in varying situations. In the afternoon our goalies will join our Extreme Attack, Extreme Defense and Extreme Midfield Camps for a series of integrated drills and in the evening will compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Brodie Merrill Extreme Defense Camp Former Georgetown All-American, current Toronto National (MLL), Portland Lumberjax defender (NLL), and current 2010 Team Canada defenseman Brodie Merrill will be in charge of our Extreme Defense Camp for the third year. Brodie comes to PCLAX as one of the most talked about and respected players in lacrosse today. He helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal in the World Championships in 2006 where he also earned Best Defenseman honors. He was the MLL Rookie-of-the-Year and was the first player taken in the NLL draft by Portland, where he was also named NLL Defensive Player-of-the-Year, NLL Rookie-of-the-Year, and First Team All-Pro. Brodie, who has been an MLL All-Star every year he’s been in the league, and who is a 4-time MLL Defensive MVP, helped the Rattlers win a Championship in 2008, and spearheaded the defense for last season’s MLL Champion Toronto Nationals. Brodie and his staff will focus on all aspects of long-stick defensive play, including: position, footwork, stick-checks, one-on-one play, and making the most of offensive opportunities with a pole. Brodie’s camp will work closely with our Extreme Attack Camp during the day, and in the evening will join all of our Extreme Camps in our IronMan competition (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a unique opportunity to work with one of the best defensemen of all time! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Boy's Session 4: Full-Field Session (Aug 5-9, 2010)* *Includes ticket to August 7 Boston Cannons’ home game and round-trip coach Player's Choice Boy's Full-Field Team & Skills Camp This is the camp that has it all. If you're looking for the best balance of game play and individual play, then the Player’s Choice Boy’s Full-Field Lacrosse Camp is the way to go. We've considered calling this camp our "team" camp, but we thought that it might lead one to think that it was just games and scrimmages and that would be inaccurate. The Player’s Choice Boy’s Full-Field Team & Skills Camp is designed to cover as much of the game of lacrosse as possible. It's designed to focus on both individual skills and team concepts. It's designed for players who feel that they need to focus on all aspects of lacrosse. It's designed for players who might not have the opportunity to play a lot of lacrosse over the summer and need something that is going to give them a little bit of everything. It's designed for players who feel that full-field play is an important aspect to any program that they participate in. Lacrosse is a team sport and much of this camp is dedicated to those things that make a team successful, and those parts of the game that require a group of people to perform together to accomplish a like goal. The morning is dedicated to individual play. Our station sessions allow us to focus on four or five different topics each day, and by position. Stations might include shooting on the run, take-away checks, face-offs, dodging from the wing, and ground balls. The emphasis in the afternoon is on team play and team dynamics. Afternoon topics might include fast-breaks, extra-man offense, unsettled team play, clears and rides, and team defense. Our team session is followed by team practices and the first games of the day (each player competes on a team while the camp is in session). In the evening we play more games and finish the day with IronMan Lacrosse (short-field, 6-v-6 games). (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Boy's Full-Field Goalie Camp No position is more poorly coached overall than lacrosse goalie. There just aren’t enough quality coaches to go around. Often a team’s approach to managing a goalie is to give him a goalie stick and chest protector and then throw him in the goal. Often the goalie stands in the crease and watches while every other position on the field gets coached. Lacrosse goalie is a demanding position that demands comprehensive, position specific coaching, and that’s where we come in. Goalies are important to us at Player's Choice and we take a lot of pride in being able to offer some of the finest goalie programs in the country. Former Boston Cannon Goalie and current Derryfield coach Chris Hettler and his Full-Field Goalie staff will work one-on-one with all of our goalies, covering all aspects of net-minding, including: position and posture, stick movement, surface play, outlet passing, directing the defense, defending the break, making the break, reading the field, baiting, clearing, and offensive play. Our goalies will attend creative, comprehensive training sessions in the morning, and will work with the Boy’s Full-Field Camp in the afternoon. In the evenings they’ll complete in full-field games and in our IronMan competition (short-field, 6-v-6 games). (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Dave Evans Power Shooting & Strength Camp Former Boston Cannon attackman/middie, and former Brown University All-American Dave Evans is one of the game’s all-time great shooters. Dave, who has been terrorizing goalies for years with one of the hardest shots ever seen, and who is the former record holder for the fastest shot in the MLL at 109 MPH, will be on hand for one of the most unique camps in the country. The Power Shooting & Strength Camp is designed for those who really know what they want: a faster, more powerful, and more accurate shot. The concept is simple: to cover all aspects of shooting the ball and to break down the mechanics of shooting, emphasizing quickness, shot power, and placement. Our shooters will shoot until it hurts, working on aim, baiting & deception, shot speed, ground use, body positioning, shooting from a stationary position, shooting on the run, shooting out of the dodge, handling the feed (both good and bad), and shooting from difficult angles. Other topics covered will include anaerobic shooting & conditioning; cardiovascular shot training, and muscle memory shot training. Our shooters will shoot all day and in the evening will compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a great opportunity to work towards a faster and more accurate shot, and to gain an understanding of what you need to do to keep improving as a shooter. (Ages: Boys 13-18) Boy's Session 5: Pro Session (Aug 9-12, 2010) Player's Choice Paul Rabil Pro Offense Camp Current Boston Cannon midfielder, 2009 MLL Offensive MVP and MLL League MVP, 2010 Team USA midfielder, and John’s Hopkins All-American Paul Rabil, one of the most lethal scorers in the game today, will be at the helm of our Player’s Choice Pro Offense Camp. Paul, who played in three National Championship games and won two of them at John’s Hopkins, was a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist (which goes to the best lacrosse player in college lacrosse) in 2008 after scoring 50 points and leading the Blue Jays to a third NCAA Final-Four appearance in four years. He was a four-time All-American at Hopkins and led the team in scoring his sophomore, junior, and senior years; and won the prestigious McLaughlin Award in 2007 as the nation’s top midfielder. He finished his career at Hopkins as the all-time leader in goals and points for a midfielder, and is the all-time Hopkins’ career leader in goals, assists, and points in NCAA tournament games. Paul, who was also a two-time ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and Inside Lacrosse’s 2008 Man-Of-The-Year, was the number one draft pick in the 2008 MLL draft for the Boston Cannons and was the number two overall draft pick in the NLL draft for the San Jose Stealth. Paul and his Pro Offense staff will break down the art and science of scoring goals and will work with all of our Pro Camp players to make them more capable scorers and feeders. In an intense setting, Paul and his staff will cover in detail some of the most important principles in offensive play, such as dodging, shooting, feeding, reading the field, working with teammates, quickness, stick protection, pick play, stealth, and more. At certain points of the day our attackmen and middies will come together with our Pro defensemen for 1-V-1’s and 2-V-2’s, and with our Pro goalies for shooting drills. In the evening everyone will compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a unique opportunity to work with one of the premier offensive players in lacrosse today! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Kyle Sweeney Pro Defense Camp Our Pro Defense Camp will once again be in the capable hands of former Georgetown 3-time All-American, and current 2010 Team USA defenseman Kyle Sweeney. While at Georgetown Kyle was a 2-time ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, and ECAC Rookie Of The Year as a freshman. A ground ball machine and one of the fastest defensemen in the game today, Kyle anchors the defense of the MLL’s Philadelphia Barrage and was selected to the 2008 and 2009 MLL All-Star Teams along with fellow Georgetown alum, and Player’s Choice Extreme Defense director, Brodie Merrill. Kyle is also a member of the NLL’s Philadelphia Wings and was a member of the 2006 USA Men’s National Team. Kyle and his Pro Defense staff will cover in detail as much of the defensive nature of the game as possible. In an intensive program designed by Kyle himself, our players will work on defensive position, footwork, quickness, stick checks, groundballs, transition, 1-on-1’s and more. Our Pro Camp defensemen and long-stick middies will come together with our Pro Camp middies and attackmen at different points of the day for a series of integrated drills. In the evening all our Pro Camp players will compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a great chance to work with one of the most exciting players in lacrosse today! (Ages: Boys, 13-18) Player's Choice Kip Turner Pro Goalie Camp 2010 will be Kip Turner’s third season with Player’s Choice and the second season that he’ll be at the helm of our Pro Goalie Camp. As an All-American and All-ACC goalie at Virginia, Kip led the Cavaliers to a National Championship in 2006 and was selected as the team’s defensive MVP. He ranks first in Virginia Lacrosse history with a 7.12 goals allowed average. Kip is a current member and starting goalie of the MLL’s Boston Cannons and was the second pick overall in the 2007 Collegiate Draft, tying him for the highest picked goalie in league history. Kip led the Cannons to an MLL Semi-Final in 2009. Turner and his Pro Goalie staff will put our Pro Camp goalies through the paces in an intensive three-day program covering in detail all aspects of goaltending, including: positioning, footwork, reading the play, surface play, playing the pipe, leading the break, improving quickness, quarterbacking the defense, communicating effectively, and more. Our Pro Camp goalies will face lots of shots and will come together with our Pro defensemen, attackmen, and middies for 1-V-1’s, 2-V-2’s, shooting stations, and more. In the evening they’ll compete in our IronMan games (short-field, 6-V-6 games). This is a chance to work one-on-one with a goalie who has performed at the highest level of the game, has faced some of the best shooters in lacrosse history, and is still standing between the pipes at the professional level today. (Ages: Boys, 13-18) |
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