Lacrosse Camp

We have posted a new set of pictures from the Revolution Lacrosse Camp at the College of Wooster.  The pictures were taken Wednesday evening during the games.

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The popular Revolution Lacrosse Camp for boys, now in its 7th year at the College of Wooster, is underway.  New camp director, Doug Misarti – Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Kenyon College, has an energetic bunch of campers who have been put through the paces this week already.  A new camp feature – Individual Sessions, which focus on each camper getting a private lesson and some personal time with the coaches to work on any area of their games that they would like, has been highly popular.  Each camper is guaranteed at least one Private Session during the week and many campers are taking advantage by requesting more than 1.

Camp scrimmages started this evening and based on the spirited play, both the B Under 13’s and B Over 13’s look to be quite competitive.

We have posted pictures from tonights action on our website.  CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FIRST SET OF PHOTOS FROM LACROSSE CAMP.

We have posted photos from the Revolution Lacrosse Camp for Girls.  The photos were taken on Sunday night.  Please follow our photos page and our blog to see all the upcoming pictures from camp.

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You know the drill.  You child wants to attend a lacrosse camp this summer.  You start researching options and find out there are dozens and dozens of lacrosse camps in each state.  Day camps, Overnight camps, college camps etc…  How do you know how to choose the right camp?  This is not an easy choice.  There a many articles (including one on our own website - http://sportcamp101.com/choosing-the-right-lacrosse-camp/) on choosing the right lacrosse camp.  These sort of articles are great at highlighting some of the differences and details about your choices.

Today, however, I want to tell you why we feel that the REVOLUTION LACROSSE CAMP is one of the finest camps in the Midwest.  DIRECTORS!  A camp is only as good as the man or woman at the top.  In the case of our camps at the College of Wooster, we have two top notch directors who are committed to running a first rate instructional lacrosse camp.  A sample of what our camp directors approaches are is highlighted with our Boys Lacrosse Camp.

BOYS CAMP – Director – Doug Misarti – Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach – Kenyon College

Coach Misarti’s approach to directing his boys camp is simple.  ”I am a parent first and foremost.  What sort of learning environment do I want to put MY child in.  Too many camps today focus on being “cool or hip”.  Young lacrosse players (of all ages and experience) need TEACHING.  They need to be taught the fundamentals, strategies and focuses of the game of lacrosse as it is played today.”   Coach Misarti highlights his intent with the Revolution Lacrosse Camp as follows:

”  I feel that the camp will be a very encouraging environment with a focus on learning.  I am going to strive to make this a key differentiating factor as I feel education may be getting lost in the recent push to be recruited.  The counselors I have chosen so far are great people with enthusiasm and knowledge of the game.  They will make it fun and extremely worthwhile.”

Make no mistake, Coach Misarti and his staff want players to improve during their stay at camp.  Camp should be fun and encouraging, but ultimately, improvement is the name of the game.   For more information about our camps, please visit our website at http://sportcamp101.com/lacrosse-camps/

There a many options when deciding on which lacrosse camp you or your child should choose this summer. In many ways, too many options. Lacrosse camps have been the fastest growing segment of the specialty sports camps industry over the past 6-8 years. So how does one go about differentiating between all the options.

The most important part of the process is asking, What do I want and/or expect from a lacrosse camp? Generally, lacrosse camps are broken into 3 types. There are 1) recruiting camps 2) team camps and 3) instructional camps.

1) Recruiting camps are just what they sound like. They are designed to expose rising high school juniors and seniors to college coaches. Very little or no instruction takes place at these camps, rather they are just a series of games played in front of a set of collegiate coaches.

2) Team camps are designed for full teams to attend. Again, skill development and personal attention are minimized and game play is maximized. These camps are intended for full teams and not individuals.

3) Instructional camps are the largest segment of lacrosse camps. These camps are designed for individuals or small groups to work on their personal skill sets. Instruction on stick handling, dodging, shooting, clearing etc.. are the focus. Typically players are broken into small instructional groups based on position and experience.

The quality of instructional camps varies a great deal. Many of these camps are directed by “name players” who come in for a day, make a quick appearance, put on a shooting exhibition and then leave the camp. There is little emphasis on instruction at many of these camps. It is important that you look at the instructors of the camp, and ask are these professional teachers or great players? The quality of the instruction will make or break the camp experience.

Once you have decided on which type of camp you wish to attend, ask questions to gain a better feel for the camp as a whole. Find out more about:

• The director, the staff, the staff screening process and the teaching curriculum.
• How long the camp has been in existence and the level of experience those running the camp have.
• What the level of competition is.  (This is not the most important facet of a camp, buy can make a difference in how the student benefits from the on field instruction).
• What the kids will be doing when they are not on the fields. A complete camp experience should have activities (social and recreational) to keep the campers busy when they are back at the dorms.

Finally, do not hesitate to ask for references of past campers or testimonials to gain a better sense of what sort of reputation the camp has. Any camp worth its salt will be more than happy to answer all of these questions and more.

Premier Sports Camps have announced the dates for the 2010 Revolution Lacrosse Camps. Once again, PSC will offer 1 week for boys and 1 week for girls this summer.

The Boys week of lacrosse camp is July 25-29, 2010 and will be hosted at The College of Wooster in Wooster, OH. Directing the camp is Kenyon College head men’s lacrosse coach Doug Misarti.

The Girls week of lacrosse camp is July 18-22, 2010 and also will be hosted on the campus of the College of Wooster.  For the sixth year in a row, Mike Scerbo, Head women’s lacrosse coach at Duquesne University will direct the camp.

The Revolution Lacrosse camps have quickly become one of the top instructional lacrosse camps in the Midwest.  For the past 7 years, the camps have hosted more than 1000 young players of all age and skill levels.  For more information about these camps, please visit our lacrosse camp page.

Premier Sports Camps and the Revolution Lacrosse Camps are very excited to name a brand new camp director for the Revolution Lacrosse Camp for Boys, July 25-29, 2010.  The new camp director is Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Kenyon College (Gambier, OH), Doug Misarti.

Coach Misarti, now entering his third season as head coach of the Kenyon lacrosse program. He wasted little time installing his high-octane offense in Gambier. Each of his first two seasons at the helm, the Lords ranked among the top 35 teams in the nation in scoring offense. Misarti also capped his first season prowling the Kenyon sideline by leading the Lords to their third-ever NCAA Division III tournament berth in 2008.

“We are extremely excited to partner with Coach Misarti.  He comes extremely well recommended and is widely regarded as one of the top young lacrosse coaches in the nation.” Premier Sports Camps, president, David Schilling stated.  ”He places a real emphasis on teaching, and in particular, individual development.  He realizes that there is a shortage of lacrosse camps with top flight teaching of personal skills, and that this sort of personal attention is the essence of player improvement in a camp setting.  Too many camps today offer a big name player and/or coach who make little or no effort to develop the players at the camp.  This will not be the case with Doug.  He has a real passion and concern about player development” Schilling continued.

The Revolution Lacrosse Camp for Boys is hosted at the College of Wooster July 25-29, 2010 and is now in the 7th year at Wooster.

After 4 months of intensive work, brainstorming session, professional input and the help of two very talented design companies, we are proud to unveil our brand new website for Premier Sports Camps.  Our goal in the beginning was to develop a cutting edge site, that would be interesting, informative and functional.  However, equally important is what we wanted our website to “say”.  With this in mind, we decided to develop a CMS (Content Management System) based site.  This format is the latest web design, with brand new technologies and interactivity.  A CMS system allows us to update the site frequently, and integrate with popular social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.  This new CMS format is now just in our 1.0 version.  We have built the backbone and the spine that will allow us to grow and add more and more content to the site as time goes on.

Many businesses and camps see their website as nothing more than an online brochure.  We at Premier Sports Camps, feel that our site should not only act in this capacity but also allow us to share, with our campers, their families and friends and interested parties.  We have built some of the most respected sports camps in the nation. Our All-American tennis camps have won several national awards, and our Revolution Lacrosse camps have quickly become the the Midwest’s fast growing lacrosse camps.

We hope to use our site in some very interesting ways in 2010, and are certainly open to any ideas and feedback.

It is crunch time for choosing the right summer options for your kids this summer. Camps are filling up, registrations for summer events nationwide are starting to swell and summer is right around the corner.   Many parents make the mistake of waiting until the last minute to choose their summer programs, and often, as a result, are left out of their preferred choices.

“It’s never too early to start looking,” said Cheryl Clemens, editor of Maryland Family magazine, which published its yearly Camp Guide last week. “People talk about summer camps year-round, and now is the time to get serious.”

With this in mind, it is highly recommended that each parent sits down and begins to finalize their summer plans with their children and choose the types and specifics of the programs that they hope to be involved with these coming months.

The American Camp Association has posted some tips about getting the most out of the summer camp season.

Camp tips

How to maximize the camp experience:

•Share aspects of the camp selection process with your child (what kind of camp, how long to stay, whether to go with a friend)

•Allow your child to assume some responsibility for camp preparation (help shop for necessities, pack, fill out registration forms)

•Consider a camp that offers programs for a specific strength you have identified in your child

For more information about choosing the right camp, visit the ACA website at:  http://www.acacamps.org/