Sum It Up Lacrosse: A Great Camp for Kids In NJ

Over the past few months, I’ve learned a lot about a great camp in New Jersey: Sum It Up Lacrosse. They host camps for boys and girls at multiple locations over the summer. The camps are geared towards kids entering kindergarten all the way up to 8th grade. They’re run by talented, enthusiastic coaches. If your looking for a great camp for kids (or clinics in the fall), be sure to check them out. Today we’re happy to have one of the Sum It Up Lacrosse staff guest posting on the blog! They’re sharing the “Top 3 Secrets for Sum It Up Lacrosse’s Success”. 

TOP THREE SECRETS FOR SUM IT UP LACROSSE’S SUCCESS

By: Kaitlyn Dalziel

How did we get to be the best lacrosse company in NJ for teaching beginners and intermediate players? Fun, focus, and finesse for sure, but here are the top three secrets to our success:

1. PLAYER-OF-THE-DAY AWARDS

At Sum It Up Lacrosse, we believe that all children should be recognized by the coaches at some point during their time with us for a special achievement. It could be for the longest throw, the fastest shot, or simply for being an awesome teammate and friend. Our revered Player-of-the-Day stickers, usually hand-decorated by the coaches on the girls’ side of camp, are often treasured for years to come on bulletin boards and refrigerators.

2. STICK SKILLS WITH CANDY

On the last day of camp, we find nothing sharpens the accuracy and power of a young player’s shot than a piñata filled with candy taped to the corner of a lacrosse goal. For ground balls, we like to reinforce the importance of getting low to scoop the ball by having the kids pick up candy at the same time they get down for a ball. Stick protection is key in lacrosse, so in order to teach the skill of cradling, we add a little candy to our players’ sticks to improve their focus. Hey, it works.

3. SWAX LAX TRAINING BALLS

For building self-confidence and reinforcing good stick skill techniques, there’s nothing better than our own Swax Lax lacrosse training balls. Invented by Sum It Up director Laura Gump, the balls are the exact same dimensions and weight as a regulation lacrosse ball so they don’t bounce out of kids’ sticks while they’re learning and practicing, and they don’t hurt as much if hit as a hard ball. (They’re also much friendlier to large screen TVs and other valuable keepsakes if your child loves to practice his stick tricks in the house!)

Get in the game! Register your child for a summer camp session.