US Sports Camps, Inc. is proud to offer four sessions of Nike Boy's Lacrosse Camp in conjunction with MBSC, Maria/Mehdi Belhassan Sports Camps, the owners of the Offense Defense Tennis Camp and directors of numerous other Nike Sports Camps at Curry College.
Curry College is located in Milton, MA and is considered one of the most beautiful small college campuses in New England. Its close proximity to downtown Boston offers plenty of options for our special off-campus evening activities. See more information on "extra activities" below.
The MBSC/Nike Lacrosse Camp at Curry College runs from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon - the longest lacrosse camp program offered.
**Lead Instructor during the July 11th and July 25th sessions is Todd Francis, a former professional lacrosse player and assistant coach for the Boston Blazers. Coach Francis has over 30 years of lacrosse experience. He launched his lacrosse career as a All New England Player at the Williston Northampton School in Easthampton, MA. He went on to play at Cornell University where he earned All-American honors. After college, while working as an engineer in the Boston Area, Todd was captain of and played for the Boston Blazers for nine seasons. Over the years he has coached the US National Indoor Lacrosse team, at Newburyport High School and was the assistant coach for the Boston Blazers in 2009.
**Lead Instructor during the July 18th and August 1st sessions is Bill Daye, the Head Coach of the Boston Cannons. Coach Daye was an All-American and National Champion at the University of North Carolina. As a professional player for the Cannons he was awarded MVP of his team and voted to the MLL All-Star team in 2001. With coaching stints at UNC, Hopkins, and Boston College, 2009 marks Daye’s 4th season as the Cannon’s Head Coach. He is currently a Team Representative for Lacrosse Unlimited. Todd Francis will be assisting Coach Daye during these sessions.
Lacrosse campers receive 5 to 6 hours of daily instruction covering:
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Shooting 2. Dodging 3. Ground Balls 4. Fast Breaks 5. Feeding & Finishing
6. Cutting
7. Stick Skills
8. Clears
9. Face-Off
10. Wing Play
11. Offensive and Defensive Fundamentals
In addition, scrimmages (6x6 and full field) take place throughout each session. Campers are evaluated on the first day and are divided considering ability, position, size and age. All campers must bring their own equipment.
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SUPERIOR SUPERVISION:
The MBSC/Nike Sports Camps at Curry College has double the Supervision! We hire two separate staff groups: coaching staff and counselor staff. This ensures that coaches are not overworked and can adequately teach and coach lacrosse every day. It also ensures that your children are being well supervised during all non-sport hours. Also the owners/directors reside in the dorms with campers!
OVERNIGHT CAMP:
Over three quarters of our enrollment is comprised of overnight campers. All meals, lodging, formal lacrosse instruction and leisure time activities are provided for our campers. Overnighters stay 2 per room in student dorms located within walking distance to the fields. Roommates are guaranteed so long as both campers request each other.
DAY CAMP:
Offered to players who live within commuting distance to Curry College or will be staying off-campus. We recommend multi-week sessions but will also accept commuters as one-week campers. Day students will report Sunday, 2:00pm for an initial evaluation. Group lessons will be taught Monday through Thursday from 9:00am – 5:00pm. Day campers will be provided with lunch at our school dining room.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES:
MBSC/Nike Sports Camp at Curry College is one of the only camps that offer nightly OFF-Campus Activities. Our activities are pre-organized and include events such as: MLS Soccer Games, Boston Red Sox Baseball Games, Laser Tag, Bowling, Hard Rock Café, Charlie Horse, Funway Café, 6 Flags (weekend), Water Country (weekend), Whale Watch (weekend), and much much more!
Activities are not mandatory, and campers either choose to attend a few activities during the week, all activities, or no activities. Either way, for those campers who stay back: There will be plenty to do such as our ping pong room, watching movies, board games, card games, volleyball, and more. Counselors stay back to keep the appropriate ratios on the trip and back at the dorms!
OTHER MBSC/NIKE SPORTS CAMPS AT CURRY COLLEGE:
In addtion to Nike Boy's Lacrosse Camp, MBSC offers a Nike Girl's Lacrosse Camp, Nike Tennis Camp, Nike Golf Camp, Nike Basketball Camp, Nike Softball Camp and Nike Soccer Camp. Many campers who play more than one sport are able to play 1 week of lacrosse and another week of another sport (without ever having to move locations… they can even stay in the same dorm room!)
When mixing sports, campers must participate in at least 1 full week of each sport. Sports can not be mixed during the week. This is because each sports camp is an Intensified Training Program and should not be interrupted mid week.
MBSC OWNERS/DIRECTORS: Mehdi and Maria Belhassan. Mehdi has owned the camps since 1995. As a former tennis professional, and a father himself, he knows the values and dedication it takes to give “the best sports instruction.” Mehdi resides on campus throughout all camp sessions, and quickly gains the respect of all the campers. Maria directs all office and customer service operations of the camp. Maria is the background force, organizing summer events, registration packets, and the many other aspects to putting together a great summer production!
Please check back for upcoming schedule of sessions