A BEGINNER CAMP DAY
The staff on each floor wake you at 7:00am. You have 30 minutes to rise and get ready for the day. Breakfast begins at 7:30am and ends at 8:00am, then it's back to your room to prepare for the first session. You have one hour to prepare so if you want to get in a quick game of ping pong, rock some guitar hero or check out the camp store, you have time.
The first practice session of the day has you arriving at the fields by 9:00am. For the next half hour, we suit up,
stretch, warm up and are assigned to our groups. We spend two hours working hard in the drills, listening to the coaches and encouraging other players. When practice ends, we
head back to the dorm. We have a half hour to put away
our gear, change and get ready for lunch.
Lunch is at high noon and ends at 12:30pm. Following lunch, we have some free time. Some will head to their rooms,
some to the game room, some to the TV lounges and some will head to the swimming pool. The pool is usually open from 12:30pm to 1:30pm each day but time may vary.
The second session of the day has you arriving at the field
by 2:00pm. For the next half an hour, we suit up, stretch,
warm up and are assigned to our groups for the drills of the session. We spend two hours working hard in the drills,
again, listening to the coaches and encouraging other players. The trainer makes sure all players with bumps and bruises
are looked after. When practice ends, we head back to the dorm. We have a half hour to put away our gear, change
and get ready for dinner.
Dinner is at 5:00pm. Following dinner, we have the last session of the day. We arrive at the field by 6:30pm, we
just take 15 minutes to suit up and stretch. This session
lasts for 2 hours.
Following the evening session, we have free time in the
dorm. The game room is in full swing. The X-BOX /Play Station lounges are rocking. The camp store is busy and players
from all around the southwest are meeting each other,
talking shop & having fun.
We head to our floors at 10:30pm to brush our teeth and prepare for bed. Bed Check at 11:00pm and the full day of lacrosse at the Great Western Beginner Camp is at an end.
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Some sessions are longer and some sessions are shorter depending on the skills being taught within the framework of
the curriculum. Some days we have evening seminars. Water is available at all practices. The trainer is on staff from 8:30am to 9:00pm. We have a 5:1 coaches to camper ratio during Beginner drills and a ratio of 10:1, staff to players,
living in the dorm during the week.
