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TGS ⟩ Girls Lacrosse Goalie Camps ⟩ Maryland ⟩ Westminster ⟩ Camp

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The Best Goalie Camp in the Country

Finally, Maryland goalies can travel a short distance to get the best goalie instruction in the country!

Excellent facilities await all the goalies in beautiful Westminster at McDaniel College, where The Goalie School will take over Maryland. Goalies from MD, VA, PA, WV, and OH can easily attend this camp.

Highlights Include

The best camper to staff ratio in lacrosse camps: 4 to 1
Strength and agility coaching
Staff work one-on-one with goalies
Fun and exciting programming and games
Coaches talks and demonstrations
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Goalies from all over the Mid-Atlantic region can now easily attend the biggest and best lacrosse goalie camp in the country! McDaniel College, located 30 miles northwest of Baltimore and 60 miles north of Washington, D.C., will be the home of The Goalie School this summer. McDaniel's 160-acre campus which overlooks Westminster, provides a perfect setting for a Nike Lacrosse Camp.

The Goalie School will be offering one session of overnight or commuter camp options available.

The Goalie School offers the most innovative curriculum for goalies wishing to improve their skills. Individual analysis, extensive videotaping of each goalie and new methods of teaching techniques and footwork are all elements of The Goalie School.

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A detailed camper registration packet will be emailed to all registered campers prior to the first day of camp. The packets contain check-in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring. The health release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.

CHECK-IN: Check-in between 10:00-11:00am
CHECK-OUT: Check-out at 2:30pm

OVERNIGHT CAMP AMENITIES

• 2 nights lodging • All meals
• Reversible Nike practice jersey

EXTENDED DAY CAMP AMENITIES

• Lunch & Dinner
• Reversible Nike practice jersey

DAY CAMP AMENITIES

• Lunch
• Reversible Nike practice jersey

OVERNIGHT CAMPERS

HOUSING & ROOMMATES
2 campers per room. If you have a roommate request, and have not already given it to us, please do so as soon as possible. If you don't have a roommate request, you will be placed in a room with someone near your age. It will be a great opportunity to meet someone new!

DORM: TBA
BATHROOMS: shared
LINENS: Not provided
AIR CONDITIONING: Yes
SUGGESTED SPENDING MONEY: $100
MEDICAL FACILITY: a certified trainer will be on staff and available at every field session of camp

SUPERVISION
The staff reside in the dormitories with the campers and participate in all activities. Drugs, alcohol and tobacco are strictly prohibited, and constitute, along with general misconduct, grounds for dismissal from camp without a refund.

EXTENDED DAY CAMPERS

On the first day of camp, all day campers should arrive between 10:00-11:00am for check in. On all other days, the arrival time is 8:45am at the Dorm for attendance. Departure is 9:00pm on MON & TUE, 2:30pm on WED and campers can be picked up at the field.

Monday: Campers check-in between 10:00-11:00am and stay until 3:30pm. Lunch is provided.
Tuesday: Arrival time is 8:45 am and campers stay until 9:00pm. Lunch and dinner is provided.
Wednesday: Arrival time is 8:45 am and campers stay until 2:30pm. Lunch is provided.
Daily Schedule: MON 10AM-9PM, TUE 9AM-9PM, WED 9AM-2:30PM

DAY CAMPERS

On the first day of camp, all day campers should arrive between 10:00-11:00am for check in. On all other days, the arrival time is 8:45am at the Dorm for attendance. Departure is 3:30pm on MON & TUE, 2:30pm on WED and campers can be picked up at the field.

Monday: Campers check-in between 10:00-11:00am and stay until 3:30pm. Lunch is provided.
Tuesday: Arrival time is 8:45 am and campers stay until 3:30pm. Lunch is provided.
Wednesday: Arrival time is 8:45 am and campers stay until 2:30pm. Lunch is provided.
Daily Schedule: MON 10AM-3:30PM, TUE 9AM-3:30PM, WED 9AM-2:30PM

LOCAL ACCOMODATIONS

Some local hotel options listed below:

Best Western Westminster Hotel: 451 WMC Dr, Westminster, MD 21158 - (410) 857-1900
Seasons at Magnolia Manor: 111 S Springdale Ave, New Windsor, MD 21776 - (301) 466-6644

CAMP EXTRAS

COACH PILAT'S INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS:

Coach Pilat has produced two videos for goalies. Purchase Advanced Techniques (2015) and Basic Techniques (2001)!

THE BALL STOPS HERE COMBO PACKAGE: Players of all ages can learn from over 90 minutes (combined) of concentrated instruction on both videos and Coach Pilat recommends both videos to any goalie. Order yours today! Price $55

BASIC TECHNIQUES - THE BALL STOPS HERE I: Was produced in 2001 and is still a valuable resource to learn the basics of goaltending as well as a few new tricks. Content Includes - Basic Proper Goalie Warmup, Basics of Stance, Stopping Screened Shots, Stick Skills and Basic Clearing, Stopping One-On-One Shots, Basic Proper Technique for stopping all shots, Unique drills, Goalie Arc Play, Pipe Play, Field Communication.

ADVANCED TECHNIQUES - THE BALL STOPS HERE II: Advanced Techniques is designed for goalies and coaches who are ready to move to the next level. Content Includes - TGS Method (Advanced Goalie Routine), Advanced Warmup, Advanced Drills, Mental Strategies, Scouting Opponents (watching film), Advanced Clearing Concepts, Weight Training for Goalies, Stick Repair and Stringing.

CAMP APPAREL:

Campers have the opportunity to pre-order an TGS Nike t-shirt or hat in the camp registration process through June 1. You will receive items purchased on the first day at camp check-in.

TGS Nike T-Shirt - Price $35
T-Shirt Sizes Available in Adult Small, Medium, Large and X-Large
TGS Embroidered Nike Baseball Cap - Price $35
TGS Embroidered Bucket Hat - Price $35

Note: DVD's and apparel items will be HANDED out at camp check in.

PRIVATE COACHING:

PRIVATE COACHING: A 30 minute instructional session with Coach Pilat or with a TGS Senior Coach that can add that little extra specific technique work your Goalie is looking for. Each coach will work with two goalies only during this training session (2 Goalies - 1 Coach). Goalies will get to be evaluated by the coach and also have a "goalies choice" segment where your goalie can ask the coach to observe any aspect of their play that needs attention. The session will take place outside of the regular camp instructional sessions. Training time will be given to camper at check in. There are limited sessions available at each camp and they sell out quickly! Price: $75

Sample Daily Schedule

7:30 AM Overnight campers wake-up
8:00 AM Overnight campers breakfast
9:00 AM Coaches talk, goalies filmed in cage, station work
Noon Lunch
1:30 PM Finish filming goalies in cage, agility work, rapid fire
2:30 PM Small group coaches talk, clearing stations
4:00 PM Day campers depart
5:00 PM Dinner
6:30 PM Goalie 10 on 10 games
8:30 PM Overnight campers in dorms
9:00 PM Rest time, camp store, pizza orders
10:45 PM Lights out

Mcdaniel college campus facility

McDaniel College

McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland, on a hilltop ideally situated between the Chesapeake Bay and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Just 30 miles from Baltimore's Inner Harbor and 60 miles from Washington, D.C., students here enjoy the resources of major cities, yet reside on a campus where the scenery inspires visitors to state that McDaniel College is "one of the loveliest campuses in the U.S. and convenient to everything on the East Coast."

Camp Director Mary Schwartz

Directing camp is Mary Schwartz. Coach Schwartz retired in 2022 from Roanoke College after guiding the women's lacrosse program to the 2007 and the 2009 NCAA Tournaments and the 2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship.
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A four-year letter winner at the goalie position at the University of Maryland, Schwartz helped the Terps to three NCAA Division I championship games (1982, 1984, 1985) and was named to both the ACC’s All-Tournament team and the North/South Senior All-Star game in 1985. As a goalie with Maryland’s field hockey team, Schwartz also was a four-year letter recipient and still remains fourth on the Terps’ all-time goals against average list.
Schwartz began her coaching career in 1989 as an assistant field hockey coach at North Alleghany High School (Pa.). After three years at North Alleghany, Schwartz moved on to Mt. Lebanon High School (Pa.) where she served as the head coach of the girls’ lacrosse team for two years. While in Pennsylvania, Schwartz founded the Pittsburgh Women’s Lacrosse Club in 1991. After that, Schwartz coached at Shady Side Academy (Pa.), where she coached the school’s first four high school All-Americans and earned the Midwest School Girl’s Lacrosse Association Coach of the Year Award (1994).
Schwartz’s accomplishments garnered her a coaching career at the college level. In 1996, she became the head women’s lacrosse coach of Davidson College (N.C.). Schwartz joined Roanoke College’s women’s lacrosse team in the 2005 season as the program’s eighth head coach since the program began in 1978.
Schwartz has served on several NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Committees, including a stint as the chairperson of the NCAA Division I South Region selection committee. She has also served as a Second Vice President of US Lacrosse and as an Executive Board member with the organization. As of 2016, she is currently serving her second year as a NCAA Division III At Large Representative for the IWLCA Board of Directors. Schwartz also serves as the Athletic Department’s Senior Women’s Administrator and supervises the Student-Athletic Advisory Committee.

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