Nike Boys Lacrosse Camp at Castleton State College Castleton, Vermont
The Village of Castleton is in Vermont’s scenic Lakes Region and is 12 miles west of Rutland, the state’s second largest city. Burlington, Boston, Montreal, and New York are a few hours away and easily accessible by bus or train.
At the Nike Lacrosse Camp at Castleton State College, our goal is to stimulate a love for the game by immersing you in the sport and giving you the kind of focused, intensive training essential to improvement. Over the course of camp, your enthusiasm and self-confidence will grow along with your skills.
Highlights Include
- Complete Skills Camp for Boys Ages 9-17
- Superior instruction from College Coaches
- 8:1 camper to instructor on field ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamentals, position training, drills and scrimmages
- Team discounts available
- Special goalie instruction and discounts available
- Every camper receives a reversible Nike practice jersey
- Nike and STX Prizes for outstanding play, sportsmanship and improvement
Camp Setting
Castleton Spartan Stadium
Instruction each day will take place at the Castleton Spartan Stadium. The multi-use artificial turf facility opened in the fall of 2009 and is one of the finest in New England.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Bo McDougall
Bo McDougall enters his second season in 2013 as Head Coach of the Castleton lacrosse team. Coach McDougall is also an assistant with the Spartan football team.
In McDougall’s first season at the helm, the Spartans posted an 11-9 record, finished 7-1 in the North Atlantic Conference and was named NAC Coach of the Year. Castleton took the regular season NAC crown, but fell in the NAC Championship game to New England College. The Spartans qualified as the two seed in the ECAC New England lacrosse tournament, but fell to University of New England in the semifinals.
McDougall coached four first team All-NAC players, including the NAC Defender of the Year and the NAC Rookie of the Year.
Read Full BioA 2006 graduate of Saint Lawrence University where he lettered in both football and lacrosse, McDougall spent 2011 as an assistant coach with the football and men’s lacrosse teams at Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) foe and in-state rival Norwich University. While at Norwich McDougall was responsible for coaching the outside linebackers with the football program, while serving as the defensive coordinator for the men’s lacrosse team.
In 2011 the Norwich lacrosse defense ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense, while leading the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) at 6.85 goals per game, finishing third in the GNAC standings at 9-5, 6-2.
Prior to his most recent stint at Norwich, McDougall spent two seasons at Saint Lawrence as a Graduate Assistant with the Saints football team. While there he received his Masters in Education Leadership and coached the team’s inside linebackers. Before that he spent two seasons at Norwich coaching the tight ends on the football team, and serving as the defensive coordinator with the lacrosse team.
McDougall is the first full-time head coach in Castleton lacrosse history, with the position being added this off-season helping to solidify the department’s coaching staff. McDougall will once again be relied upon to coach the defense at Castleton, as well as directing all other aspects of the program.
With the football team McDougall coaches the wide receiving corps, while assisting with recruiting and other facets of the third-year program.
Discounts Available
Camp Details
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:30 am Breakfast (Overnighters)
- 9:00 am Stretching and Conditioning
- 9:30 am Line Drills and Stations
- 10:30 am Position Work
- Noon Lunch and rest
- 1:30 pm 1v1, 2v2, and fastbreaks
- 3:00 pm Drill stations and scrimmaging
- 5:30 pm Dinner and supervised free time
- 6:30 pm Back to field for games
- 9:00 pm Extended Day Campers depart
- 10:00 pm Overnight Campers to rooms; Lights out!
Can't wait to go back!
My son was fortunate to take part in Castleton State College's first year hosting a Nike Lacrosse camp this August. From the moment of check-in, we experienced the organization, planning and professionalism that went in to putting together this fantastic camp. The coaching was terrific, enthusiastic, and supportive. My son's only complaint was that it ended too soon! We'll definitely be signing up again next year.
Castleton State College Overnight Camper
Thanks!
This Castleton camp was one of the best weekends I've had. Made many new friends and learned to love the game of lacrosse even more. I already plan on telling my school teammates about this camp and how much fun it was. Thanks for the great camp!