Summer Camps

 

Davenport Student Center

Located next to the heart of Grand Rapids, Davenport University's Student Center not only boasts a state of the art turf field, it also affords young players a sneak peak into what on campus life looks like for a student athlete. With the included lunch provided by the DU's dining services, our camp mirrors the experience of an overnight camp with the convenience of day camp pricing.

Attention is in the Details: What we'll be working on

Shooting/Dodging

• 1v1 work - Different parts of the field. Proper attack angles, change of tempo, space on dodging, getting in on body, change of direction, driving north…
• Time and room variations - hitches, face dodges, canadian rolls
• Dodging Combos - face to roll, hitch to roll, split to roll, finalizers, question marks - Proper footwork to get separation from your defender
• Shooting - In tight/fakes, combo fakes. Using butt end and elbow to move the goalie
• Dodging - Alley to roll backs, on the run, finalizers, question marks, 5&5 pressure dodges.
• Realistic shooting drills - motions of 2-3 parts of the offense. Moving the ball and understanding how to push pull to free up your teammates.
• 2 Man work - behind, wings, and up top. Pairs.

Defense

• Defensive approaches and timing
• Meeting the ball on approaches
• Proper 1v1 technique from different parts of the field
• Stick placement and trailing techniques on 1v1's
• Proper poke, lift and wrap checks
• Drop steps, push/pop to separate to regain your position
• GLE defense
• Bad approach defense
• Work on mid dodge defense
• How to prevent getting short armed or gator armed by a stronger dodger
• Help slides on team defense
• positioning to prevent ball watching
• Slide and recovery communication and technique

Team Concepts

• Team concepts
• Understanding mirrors, exchanges and screens
• Understanding your role when the ball is moving
• Getting away from ball watching
• C - cuts, off ball movement
• Uneven situations - parts of whole drills

Fundamentals

• Realistic passing drills - motions of offense.
• Stick work - more advanced combos/proper technique - 2 ball combos, etc.
• GB's tricks of the trade.
• Face off work/goalie work.
• Overall speed and agility.
• AND MORE......

Sample Daily Schedule

• 8:45am-9:15am: Drop-Off, Check In
• 9:15am-9:30am: Pod Formation
• 9:30-11:15: On Field Session 1

Offense - working on dodging techniques, picks, mirrors, and two man game. Time and rooms and shooting on the run with variations

Defense - 1on1 concepts, approaches, bad approaches, help defense, change of direction best practices, stick work fundamentals

Goalie - arc training, exploding to the ball

FO - 30 min dedicated to face offs for our players

• 11:15am-12:45pm: On Campus Lunch
• 12:45pm-2:45pm On Field Session 2

competitive drills - 1v1's, 2v1, 3v2's, 4v3s

• 2:45-3:30pm

Mini Game Skill Drills (Sixes, West Genny, Threes)

• 3:30-3:45pm

Breakdown/Depart

Who Is Coaching

Chris Gervat - UMass Lacrosse Alumni, Team America 2032 Head Coach, Owner and Director Team Michigan LC, 20+ years coaching experience, JKC Foundation Board Member

Alex Radandt - Owner and Director of Team Michigan LC, Team America 2031 Head Coach, Former LSM Palm Beach Atlantic, Founder 406 Lacrosse, Rockford Youth Lacrosse U14 Coach

Tim Murray - Grand Valley State University Head Coach 20+ years, 2025 MCLA Coach Of The Year, Grand Rapids Wheel Chair Lacrosse Director, JKC Foundation Board Member

Nick Mulcahy - Davenport University LC Alumni, Spring Lake HS Defensive Coordinator, Team Michigan LC Director, Grand Rapids Grizzlies Box Lacrosse

Ben Stoklas - NCAA DII All American at Davenport University, Team Michigan LC Goalie Director, Team Michigan 2031 Coach, Rockford Youth Lacrosse U14 Coach

Luke Eichbauer - Davenport University Midfielder, Team Michigan 2032 Coach, Rockford High School Lacrosse Alumni

Hudson Hensley - Rockford High School Lacrosse Alumni, Active Grand Valley State University Goaltender