40 Thieves (HS JUNIOR VARSITY)
Our JV High School program is designed to help both the freshman and sophomore players who are transitioning from middle school to a high school program, as well as current HS juniors and seniors that need more focus on fundamental development and basic offensive and defensive concepts. There will continue to be a large focus on stick skills and foundational lacrosse IQ development, including off ball movement and introductory slide packages, in order to build a foundation for more advanced development at the varsity level.
By High School we expect advanced players to understand core offensive/defensive principles and have very sound stick skills. However, we will continue to drill them on a daily basis, push the girls to train/play faster and develop the ability for the stick and legs to operate independently of each other when running on the field. Odd-man and small-sided drills remain a critical part of our player training, and at this age players should be making the skip passes and mastering their ability to move off ball and find seams in the defense. Defenders will do both team and individual drills to understand and begin to master off-ball positioning, approach to the ball, dictating the path of a dodger, slide and recovery. Players will be taught more advanced team concepts and team offense and defense will remain “principle based” but those principles will become more complex.
SCHEDULE
FALL 2024
ULAX GAMES
Saturdays
9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19
2-5PM
Manhattan
Robert Moses Playground
FULL TEAM PRACTICE
Sundays
9/8, 9/22, 10/16, 10/27
10am-12pm
Brooklyn
BBP / Pier 5
BROOKLYN PRACTICE
Mondays
9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4
6-8:30pm
Brooklyn
Major Owens Center
MANHATTAN PRACTICE
Thursdays
9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10/, 10/17, 10/24, 10/30 (Wed), 11/7
6-7:30pm
Manhattan
Stephen Gaynor School
TOURNEYS
Warwick Applefest
Monday 10/14
Platinum Games
Sunday 11/10
WINTER 2024-25
BROOKLYN PRACTICE
Mondays
12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 1/6, 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10
6-7:15pm
Brooklyn
Major Owens Center
MANHATTAN PRACTICE
Fridays
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7
6-7:30pm
Manhattan
Stephen Gaynor School
SUNDAY SIXES
12/8, 12/15, 1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 3/2
bet 6-7pm (1hr games)
Brooklyn
Major Owens Center
SPRING 2025
Full Team Practice
Sundays
3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18
Time / Location TBD
(1) Shooting Clinic
(1) Goalie Clinic
Note: players are not expected but are welcome to play in both weekday practices- Brooklyn and Manhattan!
