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SWEETLAX ACADEMY / CHARLESTON

August 8, 2023 6pm - August 10, 2023 6pm

AGES: Boys Grades 1 - 12

LOCATION: The SCLA Lax Ranch, Daniel Island

August 8: Grades 1-4, 6-7:15pm

August 10: Grades 5-8, 6-7:15pm | Grades 9-12, 7:30-8:45pm

COST: $45 per single session

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ABOUT

The Sweetlax Academy is for highly-motivated lacrosse players driven to take their game even higher. Our program matches a player’s intensity with small-group, position-based instruction built on Division I training curriculum.

Players in grades 1-12 are welcome to register. We will be splitting players up accordingly.

SCLA LX RANCH 1680 Oak Leaf St. Daniel Island, SC

REGISTER

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Curriculum

Our curriculum is position-specific and is based off college-level training. Players will be challenged each day and work on the skills necessary to become elite at their respective position.

Offense will be led by NLL Pro, Jack Kelly

Defense will be led by PLL Pro, Matt Deluca

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By Position

OFFENSE

• Advanced stickwork for the complete offensive player

• Crease play: cutting and finishing.

• Dodging to create space through change of direction

• Creating space from your defenseman

• Feeding technique and accuracy

• Time and room shooting

• 2-man games

• Mastering playing without the ball

Defense

• Advanced stickwork for the complete defenseman

• Approaches: behind, wing and up top

• Nothing Top Side: playing the arc

• Shutting down wing dodges

• Fire, Fill and Find: sliding and recovering

• Defensive ground balls and escapes

• Checks: what and when to throw

DIRECTORS

Matt Deluca

Matt Deluca

Delaware | PLL Waterdogs

Jack Kelly

Jack Kelly

Penn State | NLL Riptide

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SCLA LAX RANCH

1680 Oak Leaf St, Charleston, SC 29492

DIRECTIONS

FROM MT. PLEASANT:

  • Take 526 towards North Charleston/Savannah
  • Exit Daniel Island #24
  • Continue 1.3 Miles on Seven Farms Drive to Daniel Island Drive (Pass Governors Park on left, Publix on right, Family Circle Tennis Center on left)
  • At 3rd light turn left onto Daniel Island Dr (Providence Baptist Church on Right/Holy Cross Episcopal Church on left)
  • Continue 1.1 Miles to Oak Leaf St (Pass 5 stop signs, Berkeley County Library, Daniel Island School & Smythe Park/Lake)
  • Turn Right onto Oak Leaf St and continue past the Crows Nest Community Pool.
  • Turn Left at the end of Oak Leaf St. The Lax Ranch will be located on your right after 2 soccer fields.

*Parking can be found alongside the road before you reach the fields and in front of the field 1.

CONTACT

TOM HARRIS

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

TOM HARRIS