Rippin' Rope Lacrosse Camps is designed for boys and girls ages 7 and up, as old as those entering senior year in HS, looking for improvement with all lacrosse skills, concepts, and strategy at each position on the field.  
 Rippin’ Rope Lacrosse’s mission is to provide its boys and girls campers with a lacrosse camp experience where all participants can have fun, learn about the right way to play the game of lacrosse, and be exposed to the valuable life lessons of hard work, physical education, camaraderie, and the building of positive self esteem. 
 

Melissa Whitehead - Girls Camps Director

• Current Varsity Girls Head Coach at Wilmington Charter School- 14-3 record 1st year, Blue Hen co-champs

• Former Division I scholarship player at University of Delaware, starter on defense freshman year

• Coach of Long Island Yellowjackets Lacrosse Club - 138-43 record

• Coached players who played at Northwestern, Duke, UNC, UMBC, & University of Florida

• 2-time All-County player in high school on Long Island, NY




Pete Duncan (third from right)- Owner, Rippin' Rope Lacrosse, LLC
and Boys Camps Director

• Founder of Rippin' Rope Lacrosse (LLC) Camps in 2003

• Current Varsity Boys Head Coach at Tatnall School, 63-25 record over 5 years, state finals 2006 

• Players have gone on to play at Syracuse, Princeton, Bucknell, Delaware, Hofstra, Washington & Haverford

• Former scholarship attackman/midfielder at Division I University of Delaware 

• Double Goal Certified coach by Positive Coaching Alliance and Level 2 Certified coach by US Lacrosse

• 2-time state champion at Mountain Lakes High School, NJ - 1995-96

• US Lacrosse High School All-American - 1996 

Rippin' Rope Lacrosse Camps will feature several of the country's top players and coaches as instructors and guest speakers. The Rippin' Rope daily lectures will feature leading college, pro and high school coaches & players who will focus their talks on a specific topic that given day.  Harrow Lacrosse visited in 2005, and Cascade Helmets in 2006, serving as guest speakers about leading lacrosse industry equipment. 

Expert individual instruction will focus on the following areas:


Defense - Footwork, Slides, Checks, Stickwork, Clearing

Midfield- Offense/Defense, Fast Break, Shooting, Ground Balls, Playing Physically

Attack - Shots, Off- Ball Motion, One-on-one play, Picks, Feeding, Riding

Goalie - Talk, Footwork, Clearing, Positioning, Play outside crease, Outlets

Faceoffs - Techniques, Drills, Counter-moves

Longstick - Checks, Ball Handling, Pursuit, Wing play, Transition D



Sample Camp Day:


Step 1 - Arrive each day by this time, get on your proper equipment
(including Rippin' Rope reversible jersey), begin to throw ball around,
shoot, stretch on your own.


Step 2 - Camp meeting as group. Announcements are made, any questions and/or concerns can be brought up.


Step 3 - Counselors lead camp stretch.


Step 4 - Break up into station drills by age and skill level. At least one
staff member at each station.  6 stations usually for 10 minutes each.


Step 5 - Water Break.  July is hot!!!


Step 6 - Resume/review station work.


Step 7 - Guest speaker for the day.


Step 8 - Camp contest for prize.


Step 9 - Games are divided by age and/or skill level.


Step 10 - Camp huddle, re-state announcements. Camper of the Day choice.


Step 11 - End of camp. Make sure to pick up your belongings.  Grab a coach for some extra work.