Princeton, NJ Girls Lacrosse Summer Camp
The Hun School
Princeton, NJ
Overview
Join GameBreaker this summer for New Jersey's most popular girls lacrosse camp. The Hun School boasts beautiful dorms, an air-conditioned dining hall, and four athletic fields (including one turf). This promises to be a great week of lacrosse instruction and new lax friends.
About Our Coaches
Coach Dougherty is the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at Princeton University.
"We are excited to announce the addition of Molly Dougherty to our Princeton Lacrosse staff," said Jenn Cook (Princeton's Head Coach) "Molly's incredible playing experience, work ethic, passion for the game, and positive energy will have an immediate impact on our program."
Dougherty, a multi-time All-American goalkeeper at James Madison, was the starting goalie on JMU's 2018 NCAA championship team and graduated from James Madison this May.
After redshirting in 2017, Dougherty was the starter in net each of the next five seasons and was a four-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List selection. A two-time CAA Goalkeeper of the Year, she was a three-time All-CAA selection and earned six combined All-American honors from Inside Lacrosse Magazine and USA Lacrosse Magazine. An IWLCA All-Region selection in 2022, she was chosen to play in the IWLCA Senior All-Star game at the conclusion of this past season.
Off the field, Dougherty was twice named JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete and was selected to the CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll this past semester.
Dougherty is originally from Alexandria, Va. and attended St. Stephen's & St. Agnes where she was captain and won a state championship while also competing at the 2015 World Championships in Scotland.
Camp Details
Check-in/out: Overnight and Extended Day Campers check-in at 12:00 pm on the first day of camp and check out at 12:00 pm on the last day. On the second and third day of camp, the extended day campers will arrive at 8:45 am and get picked up at 9:00 pm.
CHECK-IN AT THE MAIN QUAD
OVERNIGHT CAMPERS WILL STAY IN CARTER AND POE-DOUBLE OCCUPANCY ROOMS (some may be single rooms)
Age & Ability: Camp is open to ages 8-16, all ability levels welcome.
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 Curriculum:
Fundamental Stick Work- Specialized stick routines and targeted fundamental drills
Position Specific Training-
Defense- including a rotation of midfielders
Footwork - pivoting, recovery and angles
Stickwork - clearing, carrying, grounds balls and stick protection
Field Awareness - man up or man down situations, on and off ball defensive play
Body Positioning - ABCDs of defense (for 1 on 1 defense)
Attack-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection, and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Transitioning- Riding the ball
Midfield-
Situational Awareness - spacing, vision, and offensive flow
Shooting - 8 meters, on the run, shot placement and selection and faking before shooting
Dodging - from X, face dodge, split dodge, roll dodge
Defensive Play - body positioning and field awareness
Transitioning- Riding the ball, fast breaks both offensively and defensively, settling
Goalie-
Communication - ball positioning, dictating the defense’s positions and player positioning
Mechanics - placement in cage, off stick and stick-side movement, reaction time, hand/eye coordination
Clearing - moving the ball quickly, communicating where to go with the ball and stick work
Draw Specialist-
Mechanics - footwork and body positioning
Taking the Draw - pushing , pulling, or self-drawing, ball tracking
Circle - speed work, ground balls, ball tracking, and reaction time
Unsettled Situational Game Play, focused on special awareness specific to game-like situations-
2v1, 3v2- Fast play from the elbows and X
Crossfield 3v2 continuous play
3v4 off ground ball and clears
Full field transitional continuous play
Grouped Position Specific Training- Attack vs. Defense, Midfield vs. Midfield
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, lacrosse tic-tac-toe racing, lacrosse head-shoulders-knees-toes-ball, and other leadership and team building activities
Game Play- 7v7, small sided games, full field scrimmage, situational gameplay, clearing and riding the ball
Chalk Talk- Reviewing techniques and game theories regarding specific positioning and game-like situations
*Curriculum Varies Per Location and Director*
*For Sample Times of Daily Schedule, Visit Highlights Page*
Reviews (4)
Erick J. - Parent We were blown away with the amount our daughter took away from what the coaches taught her. She has been improving her game ever since she returned home from camp.
Candace M. - Parent The Hun School camp was excellent. My daughter came to camp with a few of her teammates and they had a blast. Hope to bring along of few more girls next summer.
Pete G. - Parent GameBreaker definitely knows how to run an excellent lacrosse camp. They did not just roll a ball out and let the kids play. Throughout the entire time the coaches were engaging with the players, instructing all different aspects of the game. My daughter has become a much more well-rounded player after attending this camp.
Dani C. - Parent This is a great example of what a camp should be. My daughter not only learned better lacrosse skills from great coaches but also said she had such fun. She is already talking about coming back next year. Good job GameBreaker.
