GIRL'S CAMPS at UMASS DARTMOUTH, DARTMOUTH, MA

Girl’s Full-Field Camp: July 13-17 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
One-on-One Girl's Goalie Camp: July 13-17, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
Girl’s Elite Position Camp: July 17-20, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
Elite Goalie Camp: July 17-20, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
NEW - Gina Oliver Girl’s Extreme Defense Camp: August 4-7, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
NEW - Devon Wills Girl’s Extreme Goalie Camp: August 4-7, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA
NEW - Lindsey Munday Girl’s Extreme Offense Camp: August 4-7, 2008 at UMass Dartmouth, MA

2nd Half. 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 legs. You've just got the ball back at the twelve meter. Their best defensive player is between you and the goal, and the memory of her checking the ball out of your stick in the first half still lingers. You watch the ref raise the whistle to her lips.

12 seconds left, and you're wet, tired and hurt, and their best player is standing in front of you with fire in her eyes and you've got the ball in your stick and it's no secret that you're taking her 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 your goal. And the secret you possess as you stare down your opponent, the wooden handle of your stick seemingly alive in your hands, is that the fire that burns in your eyes is brighter than the fire that burns in hers. The whistle sounds, and the world explodes...

The Player’s Choice Girl’s Full-Field Camp is a serious camp for serious players, covering all aspects of women’s lacrosse, and all positions. Our job is to help you realize your true potential, and to make you the best player you can be..

Camp Descriptions

Player's Choice Girl’s Full-Field Camp
at UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
July 13-17, 2008
$570 (overnight); $470 (day)

The Player’s Choice Girl’s Full-Field Camp is a serious camp for serious players, covering all aspects of women’s lacrosse, and all positions. 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 Girl’s Full-Field Camp is the way to go. We've considered calling this camp our "Team" camp, but we thought that people might then think that it was games and scrimmages only and that's not what it is. The Player's Choice Girl’s Full-Field 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 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, stick checks, draws, 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, team 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 IronWoman Lacrosse (6-v-6, fast-paced, short field games). Ages 13-18.

For the maximum lacrosse camp experience, attend the Girl’s Full-Field Camp and either the Girl’s Elite Position Camp or Girl’s Extreme Camp and receive $25 off the overall price.

Player's Choice One-on-One Girl's Goalie Camp
at UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
July 13-17, 2008
$570 (overnight); $470 (day)

Goalies are important to us at Player’s Choice, and we offer excellent goalie programs at all of our camps. Our Player’s Choice One-On-One goalie staff, under the direction of Cornell University Coach and former All-American Laurie Tortorelli DeLuca, will work with all of our goalies to cover all aspects of goaltending, including: position and posture, stick movement, surface play, outlet passing, directing the defense, defending the fast-break, making the break, reading the field, baiting, and free position shot techniques. In the morning the goalies will work with Laurie and her staff in skills stations, and in the afternoon will join the Girl’s Full-Field Camp for scrimmages and games. In the evening they’ll participate in more full-field games and in our 6-v-6 IronWoman competition. Special guest coaches include Boston Cannon head coach and former North Carolina All-American Billy Daye.

For the Maximum Goaltending Experience, attend the One-On-One Goalie Camp and either the Girl’s Elite Goalie Camp or the Girl’s Extreme Goalie Camp and save $25 off the Elite or Extreme tuition.

Player’s Choice Girl’s Elite Position Camp
at UMass Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
July 17-20, 2008
$545 (overnight); $445 (day)

The Player’s Choice Girl’s Elite Camps are in response to calls we get from players looking for a more intensive lacrosse atmosphere, and for a chance to specialize. Based on our Boy’s Elite Camps, the Girl’s Elite Camp will focus less on team play, and more on individual play. You’ll work harder and longer, but you’ll learn more than ever.

Enrollment will be kept to 150 players to maximize time and to offer as much one-on-one coaching as possible. In this intimate setting, coaches will introduce situation-based drills and clinics, and will work closely with our Elite players. All aspects of the women’s game, including midfield play, wing play, transition, defense, draws, attack play, shooting, and off-ball movement will be covered. We’ll finish the day with our Gauntlet one-on-one stations and IronWoman games. We’ll also play several coach-camper games where our all-star staff will play against, and with, our Elite campers.

The Girl's Elite Camp is a teaching, college prep camp designed to better prepare those girls who are looking forward to playing lacrosse in college. The idea is to offer a different form of showcase camp; one that offers a substantial teaching opportunity. Our main goal is improving our campers' level of play, while also offering exposure to top college programs. Our Elite teams are coached by college coaches and the emphasis is on playing lacrosse in college. We even offer a forum on playing lacrosse in college conducted by our on-staff coaches, which covers all aspects of recruiting, college admissions, and playing at the college level.

Last season, the Girls Elite Lacrosse Camp and Girl's Elite Goalie Camp included coaches from the following schools: Harvard University, Union College, Holy Cross, Boston University, Smith College, Wellesley College, University of Massachusetts, Bryant, Trinity, Pacific, Cornell, U Conn, and more!

The Player’s Choice Girl’s Elite Position Camp is designed for high school varsity level players. For the Maximum Lacrosse Experience, attend the Player’s Choice Girl’s Full-Field Lacrosse Camp and/or any of the Girl’s Extreme Camps, and/or the Girl’s Elite Position Camp and receive a $25 discount off the total tuition.