About Us

Our Philosophy

IS TO EXPAND THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ALL PLAYERS FROM BEGINNERS THROUGH EXPERIENCED LACROSSE PLAYERS. THE GAME HAS GROWN AND CHANGED SO MUCH IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND OUR STAFF BELIEVES IN THE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS THAT NEED TO BE LEARNED, FINE TUNED, OR TAKEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

What We Do

NEXT LEVEL LACROSSE CAMP has incorporated some of the most talented coaches and players to oversee every child’s progression. Not only will you progress as a player, you will progress as an athlete.

We incorporate various drills and agility training to every player from every level to produce a fundamentally sound player. We will work on positioning, technique, shooting, dodging, ground balls, stick checking and assorted other training.

 

CAMP DIRECTOR STEVEN V. O'DONNELL Head Coach LaSalle Academy Boys * Attach/Midfield/Long Stick Midfield-@ University of New Haven *1982 Senior Captain *Member East/West All New England All-star team.  *1982-1986-Head Coach of Men’s Lacrosse at Providence College, Division I *1986-Pilgrim League Champions *1986-Head Coach New England College Lacrosse East/West All-star Team *Highest winning percentage of any PC coach to date. *1982-present-played on various club teams throughout New England *Participated for Team USA, Master Division in the 2002 World games in Australia  2nd place  . *1998-2007 Founder of Northern Rhode Island Lacrosse, President.  *11/01-11/05 Rhode Island Lacrosse (RILAX) Board of Directors *11/03-11/05 Vice-President of RILAX *11/05-11/07 President of RILAX *2006-present-Head Boys Lacrosse Coach- LaSalle Academy While at LaSalle: Record 47-12 18-1st Team All-State Players 39- Academic All-State Players 8-2nd Team All-State Players 4- US Lacrosse All-American’s 3-Adidas High School All-American’s 1- Academic All-American 2- Players participated in the North/South All-star Classic *US Lacrosse, Rhode Island Festival Coach, 2005, 2006 & 2007- U-15 or U-13 *2006 Head Coach-AAU Gold Medalist Team record (21-0-1) U-15 *2005-2010-NESLL Head Coach for Rhode Island Team-U-13 or U-15 *2007-New England Select Lacrosse (NESLL) U-15 Champions in the Black Division *2008-NESLL U-15 Champions in the Blue Division. *2007-Inducted as a member of the US Lacrosse, New England Chapter, Lacrosse Hall of Fame *2008 Rhode Island High School Coach of the Year. *June 2009-US Lacrosse Field Coach for TEAM USA, National Team tryouts *July 2009-Head Coach of Team New England for the Adidas National Classic 3rd place *July 2010-Head Coach of Team New England for the Adidas National Classic. 3rd place *2011-Head Coach Team New England-Adidas National High School Lacrosse Classic
MIKE CAPELLETTI Three- time All-Conference and two-time All-State player in High School. Conference Player of the Year as a senior, and led the state in scoring. Cappelletti has coached at Durham Academy (NC), East Chapel Hill High School (NC), and Cary High School (NC). He has won a state title, and had two state final appearances during his tenure as a coach at these schools. Coached more than 5O All-State players and 2O High School All-Americans. He is currently the assistant coach for Varsity Boy’s Lacrosse at LaSalle Academy.
CHARLIE BLANCHARD Assistant Coach at Bryant University. A two-time Division III 1st-Team All- American at Ohio Wesleyan University, Blanchard was also selected as midfielder of the year his senior season. He helped lead the Bishops to two championship game appearances. Selected to the NCAC All-Decade team and played professionally on the Boston Blazers for seven years, where he participated in the first Major League Lacrosse All-Star game. Inducted into the OWU Athletics Hall of Fame, Blanchard was also a team captain and Most Valuable Player in men's soccer.
About the Game Lacrosse, considered to be America's first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians. Modern lacrosse has been embraced by athletes and enthusiasts of the United States and the British Commonwealth for over a century. The sport of lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and hockey. Anyone can play lacrosse--the big or the small. The game requires and rewards coordination and agility, not brawn. Quickness and speed are two highly prized qualities in lacrosse. An exhilarating sport, lacrosse is fast-paced and full of action. Long sprints up and down the field with abrupt starts and stops, precision passes and dodges are routine in men's and women's lacrosse. Lacrosse is played with a stick, the crosse, which must be mastered by the player to throw, catch and scoop the ball. Today's lacrosse enthusiasts play this primarily amateur sport for love rather than financial reward. Two professional leagues (National Lacrosse League, indoor; Major League Lacrosse, outdoor) dot the North American landscape. But long after the more high profile collegiate athletes have used their skills to enter the professional sports arena, the finest men and women lacrosse players are using their talents in the dynamic amateur competition known as 'club' lacrosse. Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States. Youth membership (ages 15 and under) in US Lacrosse has doubled since 1999 to over 60,000. The National Federation of State High School Associations reported that in 2001 better than 74,000 students played high lacrosse. With club teams, private schools, and states not yet having sanctioned lacrosse, high school-aged participation is actually much higher. Varsity collegiate participation has grown by one-third since 1995, and collegiate and post-collegiate club teams field thousands of players as well. More data appears below. Once a minor pastime played in the shadows of baseball stadiums in the Northeast of the United States, lacrosse has become a national sport with more than 250,000 active players.