Lacrosse Camps

The SU Lacrosse Camp Experience!

Gary Gait has been directing camps for 20 years and has developed the ultimate camp experience for lacrosse players that want to take their game to the next level. Gary has had hundreds of young players come through his camps and go on to reach their goal of playing lacrosse at the college level. Many have gone on to be High School All - Americans, as well as NCAA All - Americans. Coach Gait has created a unique progression series of drills that teaches players how to learn individual and team skills. The camps then allow scrimmage and game settings to put those new skills into action!

Instruction

Campers are taught how to learn the skills rather than just be put through drills. Coach Gait feels it will increase the athlete's learning curve and skill development if they understand how and why as they are taught specific drills. Campers will learn through Gary's unique progression drills. Each day the drills will become increasingly difficult and complex. All of the skills and concepts are taught to allow the players to develop the abilities necessary to play at the elite level!

**Note: pages will be provided in the camper welcome packet so campers can make notes on the skills and drills taught each day.

Staff

Gary Gait has chosen a staff that brings a wealth of coaching experience. At each camp there will be a 3 tier system utilized with various levels of experience. Camp Directors and Assistant Directors will provide instruction and instructional oversight. Camp Coaches will provide most of the instruction during the camp. Camp counselors will support camp coaches during instruction and have many other duties and roles. The entire staff will work together to provide the most effective instructional organization. Campers will have an ideal environment for learning all of the latest skills and techniques taught at camp.

Camp Director: Gary Gait
SU Lacrosse Camps are owned and operated by Gary Gait Inc. Gary Gait is currently the Head Women's Lacrosse coach at Syracuse University. Nobody in lacrosse brings as much lacrosse experience to a camp as Gary does. Coach Gait is one of the most celebrated players and coaches in the history of our game. A native of Vancouver British Columbia, Gary and his twin brother Paul grew up playing lacrosse. Both came to Syracuse University in 1987, winning three National Championships as well as a long list of awards and accomplishments.

Gary spent nine years as an assistant coach at the University of Maryland and garnered seven National Championships. He went on to become the Head Coach of the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL.)

Gary is a 10 time NCAA National Champion, having won three titles as a player for the Orange (1988-1990) and seven as an assistant women's lacrosse coach at the University of Maryland (1995-01) Gary has also lead Team Canada to a 2006 World Outdoor Championships as a player, as well as the 2007 World Indoor Championship as a coach.

As a player at Syracuse University, Gary won the Lt. Raymond Enners Award (National Player of the Year) in 1988 and 1990, and the Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin Jr. Award (Midfielder of the Year) in 1988 and 1990. And was recently honored in 2005 as a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee.

To list all of Gary's Accomplishments related to lacrosse would take a great deal of time and space. Suffice it to say that participating in a Syracuse Lacrosse Camp and being coached by Gary Gait is a privilege for any lacrosse player.