Defense Camp (Recommendation) July 3 to July 19 and August 1 to August 8.
The Defense Camp provides an exclusive and accelerated environment for a limited number of defensemen and longstick middies to learn their positions through a focused curriculum and individual instruction. The small size of each session guarantees maximum, one-on-one coaching to help position the lacrosse player for success in high school.
The Defense Camp is run by Cooper Charlton. Charlton, currently enrolled at The University of Michigan, earned an athletic scholarship to play lacrosse for the Wolverine's. Cooper was a four-year, two-sport Scholar-Athlete in high school. He is a product of the Hudson Community Education and Recreation boys lacrosse camps, the Hudson Youth Lacrosse Program throughout grade- and middle-school years and Greater Cleveland Lacrosse teams during the summers. Cooper was named the team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player two years in a row and earned spots on the first-team All-Region and first-team All-Ohio teams. He was selected by US Lacrosse as All-American and won spots two summers in a row on The Midwest Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Team.
Three days of expert instruction with a max 6/1 player to coach ratio
Post-camp individual evaluation
Optional Session for players and parents (nutrition, strength and conditioning, yoga, time management to earn scholar-athlete awards, Top 10 Secrets to success at the high school level, PG option overview, overview of high value summer teams and camps, website creation, game film production, recruiting 101, overview of select club, D1, D2 and D3 college lacrosse programs, he and his family's personal experience finding the best academic, athletic and financial fit for college, his strategy for using great grades and lacrosse as leverage to earn acceptance and scholarships at highly competitive academic instituations)
Optional Session for players (stick maintainance, film)
Dates, Cost, Age, Player-Coach Ratio
Dates for Session Blocks: July 3 - July 19 and August 1 - August 8. (if dates don't work, email me directly for alternative options that be be worked out such as private lessons)
Level: All Ability/Skill and Lax IQ Levels
Grades: Rising 6th Graders to Rising Seniors
Cost $299
Campers/Coach 6/1
Max Enrollment per session 6, First Come, First Served
The defense camp is specifically designed to be a small camp for longstick middies and defensmen. Having attended many camps with hundreds of players and only a handful of coaches, Cooper never consistently received the individual attention he needed during these key development years. The Defense Camp is set up to provide six players the opportunity to maximize time spent with Cooper for one-on-one, individual attention and instruction.
First Come, First Served. Email your interest in attending the Defense Camp, along with answers to the bulleted questions below, to coopercharlton@gmail.com.
- Name
- Player age as of June 1, 2013 and grade the player will be entering in the fall, 2013
- Height
- Weight
- Position: Defenseman
- School
- Area where the player most wants to improve at camp (i.e., footwork, Lax IQ, transition game, etc)
- Does the player have any interest in continuing lacrosse in HS and college, whether at the club or varsity levels?
Cooper will evaluate the needs and goals of your player with the fit of the camp and the needs and goals of the other candidates and reply with the acceptance decision on or before June 15, 2013. The goal is to tailor a camp comprised of players that have similar goals and objectives to make the camp as productive as possible for each individual players development.
Upon Acceptance
If your player is accepted for admission to The Defense Camp, please mail check for $299 to Cooper Charlton, 12 Baldwin St, Hudson, Ohio 44236. Once the check is received, your player will have a secure spot on the 6 man camp roster.
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