Hotchkiss School Lacrosse and Leadership

Lacrosse

Our lacrosse curriculum will improve stick skills and team concepts with a creative drills including small games, stations, obstacle courses, and competitions.

Skill Clinics

In addition to the leadership development sessions, players will work through a number of Skill Clinics. These Skill Clinics are designed for players based on their position:

• Shooting
• Defense (Team and Individual)
• Fast Breaks
• Dodging
• Defensive skill development
• Advanced offensive concepts
• Clears

Leadership

The leadership curriculum is taught by Heidi Kasevich, PhD. She is a well-known speaker, consultant, and author in the field of female leadership.

Her workshops cultivate the traits of ambition, resilience, and courage, and teaches girls the skills needed to be self-aware, confident individuals who know their value and are prepared to lead through authenticity.

• Defining Leadership
• Listening & Trust Exercises
• Leadership Focus & Role Models
• Importance of Authentic Presence
• Cultivating Resilience & Courage

The Hotchkiss School offers excellent opportunities for campers to work together and achieve.

Outdoor Adventure

• Three ponds and extensive hiking trails on an 827-acre wooded campus
• Lake Wononscopomuc offers endless waterfront activities and beach. Our staff supervises all of our campers who want to take out paddleboards. Lifeguards are on duty at the beach.
• Yoga
• Climbing Wall
• Social Sports: Frisbee Golf, Kickball, Beach Volleyball, Spike Ball
• Camp Olympics & Group Competitions

Multi- Sport Option Field Hockey:

If you play both lacrosse & field hockey, you can opt to alternate sports each day. Both programs operate side by side during sport specific training times and merge for age appropriate leadership workshops and recreational rotations.

• To develop her lacrosse skills
• To learn what it means to be a great teammate
• To learn how to become a more effective leader
• Participate in several outdoor activities that will allow your daughter the opportunity to enjoy just being a “kid”

• Defining Leadership
• Listening & Trust Exercises
• Leadership Focus & Role Models
• Importance of Authentic Presence
• Cultivating Resilience & Courage
• Importance of Sisterhood
• Impacting Your School & Community
• Becoming a Role Model
• Paying it Forward

7:00 Wake-up
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Camp Meeting – Daily Goals
9:00 Skills Sessions – Individual Skills
11:00 Tactical Training – Team Drills
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Leadership Workshop
3:00 Outdoor Adventure Time (Swimming, Hiking, Yoga, Climbing Wall)
5:00 Dinner
6:00 Scrimmages
7:30 Evening Activities (Social Sports & Group Challenges)

Any Camper who must cancel their registration more than fifteen (15) days prior to the Camp start date will receive a voucher equal to the full amount of Camp tuition already paid which may be used toward any program or camp offered by eCamps. If a Camper must cancel their registration fourteen (14) days or fewer prior to the start of Camp, eCamps will issue Camper or Parent a voucher equal to 50% of the Camp tuition, which may be used toward any program or camp offered by eCamps.   Vouchers are valid for any eCamps program within the same or next calendar year and are also transferable to another family member.  Camp vouchers are not extended to Campers who leave Camp after the start of a session. The $25 registration fee is non-refundable. Cash refunds are not offered under any circumstances.