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
SPRING 2025
(7) Skills Sessions
Sundays @ 10-11:30a Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5, Field 3
3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18
PLUS choose ONE Thurs Practice option (not interchangeable)
(7) Conditioning Sessions
Thursdays @ 6:30-8p Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 5, Field 3 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15
OR
(7) Skills Sessions Thursdays @ 7:45-9:15p Stephen Gaynor Field House (UWS) 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15
Summer 2025
TRYOUTS
April 6th, 2025- time/loc TBD
April 27th, 2025- *rain date
*TENTATIVE*
Brooklyn Practice
Tuesdays
5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1
6-7:30p
Location TBD (permits pending)
Manhattan Practice
Thursdays
5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3
6-7:30p
Location TBD (permits pending)
Sunday AM Practice
6/1, 6/15, 6/29
Brooklyn Bridge Park (permits pending)
Tournaments (confirmed)
6/8/25 Lax By The Sea- Allentown, NJ
6/22/25 Summer Slam- Westchester, PA
6/29/25 Apex 120- Westchester, PA
7/6/25 Lax Blast- Farmingdale, NY
Note: EXCEPT SUMMER players are expected to only participate in one weekday practice but are welcome to attend both- Brooklyn and Manhattan!
