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TGS ⟩ Boys Lacrosse Goalie Camps ⟩ Virginia ⟩ Alexandria ⟩ Camp

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The Best Goalie Camp in the Country

Coach Pilat has created an innovative curriculum for lacrosse goalies wishing to improve their skills this summer. The Virginia session of The Goalie School is held on the beautiful Episcopal High School campus in Alexandria, VA. This camp is easily accessible to goalies from Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania

This camp is easily accessible to goalies from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland and Tennessee. Camps are now open for registration. Sign up before they are full!

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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Don’t miss out! This Goalie School Camp at the beautiful Episcopal High School campus in Alexandria, VA limits enrollment to ensure maximum teaching and playing for all Goalies. Once camp is full, no more registrations will be accepted.

Campers can expect extensive video taping, talks from All American Goalies, and intense instruction and drills to improve performance of the goaltender.

The Goalie School will be offering one session of overnight camp with a commuter camp option.

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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
Campers stay 2-per room. If you have a roommate request and have not notified us, please do so no later than 10 days before the start of camp. As much as we try to take care of each and every camper, roommate requests are not guaranteed! We will try and put you right next door or on the same floor as your roommate request.

DORM: TBA
BATHROOMS: shared
LINENS: Not provided; Bed size Twin XL
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

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

DAY CAMPERS

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

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 July 1, 2021. 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

VIDEO REVIEW:

VIDEO REVIEW: The camper will meet 1 on 1 with a Goalie coach to go over their play that is recorded at the camp on their cell phones. The coach will have a written sheet and together the camper and goalie coach will write down both strong areas and areas for improvement in the goaltenders form and technique. The goalie will have sufficient time to ask questions about what they see on the video and how they can improve their performance in the goal. Each session will last approximately 20 minutes. The video review sessions will take place off the field, during some of the down time at camp. Price: $50

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

Episcopal High School

Episcopal High School, founded in 1839, is a boarding school located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Head Coach Bill Pilat

Directing camp will be Bill Pilat, the former head coach of the Roanoke College program. Coach Pilat has over 400 career wins and his 70% win percentage is the best in the history of the ODAC. In November 2025, he was awarded Howdy Myers Man of the Year by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
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Pilat ranks seventh all-time in career wins among all men's lacrosse coaches (all levels). He is fifth in Division III for wins among active or retired coaches.
When the Maroons punched their ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament two seasons age, they became the 13^th team to do so under Pilat’s guidance.
In 2015, Pilat earned his 300th career win, becoming the 15th men's lacrosse coach in all of NCAA Divisions I, II or III to accomplish that milestone. During his tenure as coach, Pilat has led the team to 11 ODAC Championships and now 16 NCAA Tournament appearances after appearing in the NCAA Tournament yet again in the 2015 season. The Maroons finished the season with its program record-setting seventh consecutive 10-win season.
Pilat has been named the ODAC Coach of the Year in a vote of his league peers, the most of any ODAC coach. He has claimed nine Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships, the latest coming in 2013.
Pilat was an integral part of Roanoke’s lacrosse excellence both as a player and a coach. As a player, Pilat was a three-time All-American, two-time ODAC Player of the Year, and the 1985 Roanoke Male Athlete of the Year. Also in 1985, Pilat received the C. Markland Kelly Award and the Hero’s Award as the nation’s top goaltender. With 710 collegiate saves, he has 29 more stops than any other keeper in school history. In addition to leading the program in career saves, Pilat has also coached six of the nine other players ranked in the top 10 all-time saves list at the school. Three of those goalies have earned All-American status.
In addition to coaching and recruiting, Pilat has been very active in the lacrosse community. A former member of the Division III Advisory and All-American committees, he has served as the president of both the ODAC and Division III Coaches associations. He has been the chairman of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s Century Club and was a member of the U.S. World Lacrosse Team player selection committee. Pilat is also one of the nation’s most recognizable summer camp directors. The Bill Pilat Goalie School is regarded as the nation’s best camp for goalies. Pilat’s latest venture is a new goalie video aimed at improving the skills and fundamentals of both novice and advanced keepers.
Pilat graduated cum laude from Roanoke in 1985 and earned a master’s degree from Alfred University in education in 1986. While at Alfred, he served as a graduate assistant with the Saxons’ lacrosse program. Pilat spent the 1987 season as a member of the Washington & Lee University staff, helping the Generals to a national semifinal appearance, before returning to Roanoke as an assistant in 1988.
He currently resides in Roanoke with his wife, Diana, also a 1985 Roanoke graduate. Their two children are Will and Emily. Will was a multiple time All-American at Roanoke, graduating in 2016 and won the 2018 National Championship as an assistant coach at Wesleyan.

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