Preseason Development Academy

Our Preseason Development Academy is a focused training series built for players preparing for the demands of the upcoming high school season. With two sessions per week (Sundays and Thursdays), the work centers on raising execution speed, tightening fundamentals, and ensuring skills hold up as pace increases.

Each session targets high-school readiness through sharper stickwork, stronger positional understanding, and faster decision-making under pressure. Training is built around small-sided, game-real environments that increase touches, sharpen reads, and transfer directly to competition.

The environment stays focused on development. Players train through high-rep situations designed to build confidence, adaptability, and composure as demands increase heading into the spring.

Open to all middle school (7th & 8th graders) and high school players.


Areas of Focus

The Player Development Academy combines technical skill work, athletic development, and situational gameplay to build complete, confident players. Training is designed to maximize touches, repetitions, and decision-making through a balance of individual instruction and competitive application.


Thursday Trainings

  • Station-based training model
  • Individual skill development and positional concepts
  • High-repetition progressions to refine mechanics and stickwork
  • Situational awareness and positional execution


Sunday Trainings

  • One hour of speed and conditioning training
  • 60–90 minutes of lacrosse training
  • Individual and positional skill work
  • Small-sided gameplay emphasizing pace and decision-making
  • Competitive 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 scenarios



Ages

Grad Years 2026 (12th grade) - 2031 (7th grade)

Cost

  • $175 Skills Training


Costs Cover:

  • Coaches pay and rental facilities


Where

Playmakers Lacrosse in Vadnais Heights, Minn. (3200 Labore Road, #102, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110)


Dates & Times

Thursdays (Nov. - Feb.) 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  • February 2026: 5, 12, 19, and 26


Sundays (Jan. & Feb.) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

  • February 2026: 1, 8*, 15, and 22


*denotes practice will be from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm


2025/26 Season

Our Preseason Development Academy is open to all girls in grad years 2026 (12th grade) - 2031 (7th grade), working on the fundamental concepts of lacrosse, small skill-building games, and having fun. 

All players must have a valid USA Lacrosse Membership through February 28, 2026

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