Events
East/Southeast Camps
Miami Area Boys Camp with Liam Banks
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Barry University in Miami Shores, FL
June 16-19
Overnight Price - $495
Extended Day Camp Price - $395
Open to ages 8 to 18
About This Camp: This is the same director and staff that ran the camp at Barry University in the summer of 2006 and 2007. This is the premier overnight camp in Miami! The staff has switched over to Lightning Lacrosse Camps because they want to offer you the best instruction possible with the best staff possible, offer not only more prizes, but a variety of prizes as well! Lightning Lacrosse Camps has made a commitment to bringing in college coaches, pro players, and offers the best curriculum and most fun you will experience this summer!
Director: The camp director for this summer is the same director who ran the camp at Barry University last summer, Liam Banks. Liam is a native of Long Island where he started playing lacrosse at a very young age. He was talented enough to land a scholarship with Syracuse University after having a storied high school career. Liam went on to be a 2X All American and was the Final Four MVP in 2000. Liam now plays professionally for the San Francisco Dragons as one of the league's best Attackmen. He is a sales rep for Warrior and Brine Sports for the Southeast and lives outside of Atlanta where he lives with his wife and two children.
Staff: Todd Fairlie - Asst. Coach Widener Univ. - San Francisco Dragons Midfielder
Mark Parets - Gulliver Prep, Florida Lacrosse League
Matt Madalon - Goalie - San Francisco Dragons - Roanoke College All American
Nate Watkins - Head Coach Whittier College - San Francisco Dragons Midfielder
Chazz Woodson - Ransom Everglades, Boston Cannons
Chip Mayer - Former UNC Asst. Coach
Greg Gurenlian - Face Off Specialist - San Francisco Dragons
Brian Wallace and Mark Parets - Gulliver Prep
Camp Sponsor - This great event is sponsored by:
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in June!!!!
"Just The Young Guys" Camp
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh, PA
July 22-25
Overnight Price - $425
Extended Day Camp Price - $350
Open to ages 11 to 14 (Or 5th Grade to 8th Grade Only)
About This Camp: As the name suggests this camp is exclusively designed for youth and middle school players in Pittsburgh. The staff will focus on the fundamentals (catching, throwing, scooping) to ensure that each camper begins learning the right muscle memory. Along with the superior lacrosse instruction, the camp will also feature non lacrosse related games and activities to keep the kids enjoying themselves all day long. We'll have indoor basketball and soccer. We will also have a dunk tank where the kids can shoot and dunk the coaches. We will have sumo wrestling suits and night time activities including movie night, pizza night, and ice cream night.
Director: The camp director for this summer is Michael Caravana. Coach Caravana lives in Charlottesville with his wife and three sons and coaches Woodberry Forrest School. Coach Caravana has had a storied coaching and playing career. A Long Island native, Coach Caravana was a 4X All American at the Univ. of Virginia. Before coaching at Woodberry Forrest School, Coach Caravana was the head coach at Denison University in Granville, OH for over ten years. He was recently the assistant coach of the USA National Team last summer in the World Games. He runs two youth camps in central Ohio every summer.
Staff:
Dan Coyne - Shady Side Academy
Harry Watts - North Hills High School
Camp Retailer: This camp is sponsored by Queen City Lacrosse!
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in June!!!!
for the "Just the Youngs Guys" Camp
Wake Forest Lightning Lax Camp
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Winston-Salem, NC
June 16-19
Overnight or Day Camp
Day Camp Price - $355 - includes daily meals!
Overnight Price - $455
Ages 9 - 16 Only!
About this Camp: This camp is geared towards developing players with existing skills.
Director: Info coming soon....
Staff: TBA
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in June!!!!
Princeton High School Camp
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Princeton High School Fields - Princeton, NJ
July 21-24
Day Camp
Day Camp Price - $325
Ages 8 to 16 Only
About This Camp:
Director: The camp director is Princeton High School Assistant Coach, Jason Carter.
Staff: TBA
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in June!!!!
Carolina Hot Shots Camp
Boys Lacrosse Camp
UNC-Wilmington, NC
June 23-26
Overnight Price - $445
Extended Day Price - $350
Ages 10 to 17 ONLY
About this Camp: This camp is for middle school and early high school players. The middle school campers will learn skills which will prepare them for high school play and the high school campers will learn skills which will prepare them for varsity play. The camp will focus on the fundamentals of the game as we will we continue to teach catching, throwing, and scooping in a fun filled environment. On top of the great instruction, we will also have a camp tournament where each age group will have a champion crowned on the final day.
Director: The director for this camp is North Carolina's own, Ken Broomfield. Ken is a the Head Coach at Laney High School in Wilmington, NC. Ken has been the Head Coach at Laney for the past six seasons and has won Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2003, 2004, and in 2005. He was also selected as North Carolina Coach of the Year in 2003. His teams have made the state playoffs every season he has coached.
Staff: Scott Anderson - Asst. Coach at Laney High School
Mike Watson - Wingate Univ.
Kyle Costello - Wingate Univ.
Chuck Leak - Trask Middle School
Davin O'Malley - Washington and Jefferson
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in June!!!!
Crimson Lax Challenge
Boys Lacrosse Camp
Univ. of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL
Directed By Georgetown's Scott Urick and Loyola's Dan Chemotti
July 28-31
Overnight Price - $455
Extended Day Price - $355
Ages 12 to 18 (Or Rising 6th Graders to Rising 12th Graders)
About This Camp: This camp is designed specifically for the kids in the southeast. This camp will give them the opportunity to learn the game of lacrosse from some great coaches and also stay on campus at one of the great universities in the country. The focus of the camp will be improving each player's fundamental skills as well as expose them to some college coaches who don't normally get to see many kids in this area. We will cover all aspects of the game so we encourage all skill levels to attend this premier lacrosse experience. We will divide the kids into different age/skill levels to ensure a positive learning environment amongst their peers.
Camp Director: The director of this great camp is Georgetown Asst. Coach, Scott Urick. Scott has been a coach with the Hoyas for the past 7 seasons as their offensive coordinator. His teams have consistently finished in the top 20 national in offensive statistics.
Scott has had a storied playing career having played for the Hoyas from '97-'00. He left Georgetown as it's all time leading scorer and a two time All-American. He was also a captain both his senior and junior years.
Scott now plays professionally for the New Jersey Pride where he has been a 4X All Star and MVP of the 2004 All Star Game.
In 2006 Scott represented the United States in the World Games in Canada. He scored a team high, 20 goals during the tournament. Scott is widely considered one of the best players in the world today and is looking forward to sharing his expertise, knowledge, and passion for the game with the young players in the southest.
Staff: Asst. Director - Chris Cos. Chris is the owner of BAMALAX, Alabama's elite travel team program and head coach of Hoover High School. Chris is also the owner of Alabama's only exclusive lacrosse retailer, Faceoff Alabama located in Vestavia, AL.
Chris grew up in New York and was an All State lacrosse and football player at North Rockland High School. He went on to play lacrosse at Castleton State College in Vermont and was 2X MVP, 2 year All Conference and was the school's first 100 goal scorer averaging almost 4 goals per game. He coached youth lacrosse in Crofton, MD and now is on the board of the Birmingham Youth Lacrosse League.
Dan Chemontti - Dan is currently the Asst. Coach of Loyola College in Baltimore, MD where he serves as offensive coordinator. He had been the Asst. Coach at St. John's for the past three seasons before coming to Loyola. He has also been an Asst. Coach with Darmouth College for three seasons.
Dan played his college ball at Duke University where he was team captain his senior year. His teams made the NCAA Tournament all 4 years while Dan was there.
Dan now plays professionally with the New Jersey Pride as one of their top midfielders.
Camp Retailer: This camp is sponsored by BamaLax and FaceOff Alabama
Camp Info & Forms will give you all the additional information you need for this great event! See you in July!!!!
Picture from our 1st Lightning Lacrosse Camp in 2007!
