While the story of the Baltimore Day camp started out with temperatures near 100, plenty of water breaks and players chugging through the heat to try and make plays, we ended with some incredible competition, improvements and a lot of fun.
While Hungry Hungry Hippoes was clearly the crowd favorite (‘off-hand’ HHH was also a raging success and surprisingly more players were accurate), the scrimmages on Wednesday and Thursday truly displayed some of the best lacrosse as players applied the very techniques and skills we worked on in camp. Crafty inside finishing, fast and slow breaks that the attack recognized and set up for and team names like the Stealth Jellybeans and the White Lightning all made for a great couple of days of play.
The boys did a fantastic job of learning the different intricacies of offense, defense and transition and were a pleasure to coach. We also had a lot of fun with Monday’s dance contest – to be posted on the website soon the raffle and the constant bombardment of questions and chatter during the lunch break. We hope to see all of the boys in the future and look forward to being back in Baltimore soon.
Mitch Belisle
Baltimore Camp Director
Typical 3 Hour Lacrosse Camp Schedule:
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9:00-9:10 AM Dynamic Stretch
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Plyometrics- High knees, Butt-kicks, Karate Kicks, Frankensteins, Lunges, Heel Walk, Back Peddle, Shuffle, Supermans, Power Skips
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9:10-9:30 AM Specialized Stick Work
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Partner Passing, Triangle Passing, Line Drills, Maze, Diamond
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9:30-9:35 AM Water Break
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9:35-10:05 AM Individual Work
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Dodging, On-ball Defense, Groundballs, Stick Protection, Checks, Face-offs, Wing Play
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10:05-10:10 AM Water Break
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10:10-10:40 AM Transition
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4v3 Fast Breaks, 3/4 Field 3v2, 1/2 Field 5v4, Recognition Drill, Lion’s Drill
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10:40-10:45 AM Water Break
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10:45-11:15 AM Group Work
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Two-man Games, Pick Defense, 3v3, 5v5 w/ Crease Play, Survivor Drill, 4v4 on the Perimeter
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11:15-11:35 AM Shooting/Defensive Stations
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Time and Room, On-the-run, Inside, Moves-off T&R, Footwork, Break-outs, Clearing, Cross Field Passes, High and Away Stick Work
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11:35-11:55 AM Scrimmage/Games (youth)
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Live Full-field 10v10, Half-field 6v6, Numbers Game, Psyche Out, Fireball
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11:55-12:00 Ball Hunt, Wrap-up, Raffle, Trilogy Cheer
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