Goalie Camp
Comprehensive Goalie Training Session
Develop and build your skills with our focused training camp. All players will leave confident in their abilities, ready to stand tall and confidently guard the goal!
Dates: August 13th – August 15th, 2024
Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Goalie Camp Summer 2024
Beginner to Elite Goalie Training
Transform your skills and elevate your game with our specialized Lacrosse Goalie Camp. Designed for goalies of all levels, this camp focuses on the essential techniques and strategies needed to excel in the crease.
Intensive Training
- Positioning and Angles: Learn how to position yourself effectively to cover the goal and cut down on shooting angles.
- Reaction Time: Improve your reflexes and reaction time to make those critical saves.
- Hand-Eye Coordination: Develop the coordination necessary to track and stop shots consistently.
- Footwork: Enhance your agility and footwork to move quickly and efficiently within the crease.
Real-World Experience
In the final portion of the camp, you’ll have the opportunity to face live shots from players in the Shooting Camp. This real-world practice will help you apply what you’ve learned in a competitive setting, preparing you for game situations.
Why Join?
- Expert Coaching: Learn from experienced coaches who understand the nuances of the goalie position.
- Comprehensive Drills: Participate in drills designed to improve every aspect of your game.
- Live Practice: Test your skills in real-world scenarios against live shooters.
Camp Details
- Dates: August 14th, 15th, 16th
- Time: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
- Location: Outdoors – Cedar Drive Middle School, 73 Cedar Drive, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
- Fee: $165 per player
- Capacity: Limited to the first 20 goalies to register
Training Levels
- Level 1: New to NJLT and less than 2 years of goalie experience
- Level 2: Trained with NJLT before OR 2 or more years of competitive goalie experience
Elevate your goaltending skills and become the backbone of your team with our Lacrosse Goalie Camp!
- 3 Nights in a row – 5:30pm-7:30pm.
- 4:1 player to coach ratio.
- Open to boys and girls 3rd – 12th grade.
- Players split by age/experience/boys/girls on site.
- Fundamental Goalie Development: Goalie Stance, Positioning, Approach, Outside Saves, Inside Saves, Bounce Shots, High, Mid, Low position saves, Covering Angles, Leading the Defense.
- Advanced Challenge Drills: Developing the skills necessary to make the “impossible” saves. Low percentage save shot training, hard to train shot training.
- Take Home Drills: Individual, partner and small group drills that goalies can take home to develop their skills on their own.
- Advanced shot training – Training and facing the difficult shots that players face in game situations.
- Shots vary by night but players can expect to make 200+ saves on average per night.
Full Goalie Gear:
- Helmet
- Throat Guard
- Chest Protector
- Gloves
- Cup
- Mouthguard
- Stick
- Cleats or Sneakers
- Water
- GIrls goalies required to bring goalie thigh pads and shin pads
Lacrosse Unlimited: https://www.lacrosseunlimited.com/youth/boys-lacrosse-equipment/starter-sets/
We keep an 4:1 players to coach ratio and rotate our assistant coaches to make sure the players are getting exposed to the most out of our coaching staff. With goalie training we bring in a mix of goalie coaches and shooters to work out the goalies at training.
