The Pro Shooting Academy will offer two sessions in 2024. Our Baltimore session will be led by Virginia attackman McCabe Millon, while our New Jersey session will be led by Syracuse attackman Joey Spallina. PLL Hall of Famer Mark Millon will oversee both locations as well. The PSA is designed for highly-skilled offensive players who are hungry, dedicated, and willing to work hard to transform themselves into elite-level shooters and elevate their game. Defensemen or LSMs interested in dialing in their skills to be a threat in transition are also welcome!
Our Baltimore session will be held at the Park School of Baltimore on June 12th and 13th, 2024. Camp will run from 9 am to 2 pm on Wednesday and from 9 am to 1 pm on Thursday with a lunch break in between sessions (9 hours total). Our New Jersey session will run from 9 am to 3 pm at the Capelli Sports Complex in Tinton Falls, NJ (6 hours total). Both camps will follow the exact same curriculum covering everything it takes to become a great goal scorer. We will use advanced teaching methods and video analysis to study and improve release patterns, catching, body mechanics, and technique. In addition to mechanics, the coaches will share their favorite drills and cover in detail some of the mental aspects of shooting.
Curriculum to Include:
- Step Down
- In Close
- On the Run
- Release from Multiple Planes
- Mental Aspects of Shooting
- Visualization
- Hand Speed
- Importance of the Correct Release
- Location and Accuracy Release Pattern
- Pre-shot Action
- Using Hands to Create Angle
- The Catch and Footwork
- NCAA Style Drills w/ Huge Number of Reps
Austin Stewart
Lynchburg graduate ‘16
2x All-American
ODAC Player of the year
All-State Player of the year
'15 NCAA Record: Goals scored in single season (109)
300 career points (School Record)
Joey Spallina
-Syracuse Attackman (#22)
#1 player in the class of 2022
USA Lacrosse Magazine National Player of the year
All-time leading scorer in Long Island History (507 points)
UA All-American and Nike ASG Participant
Mark Millon
UMASS graduate ‘93
3x All-American
MLL Player of the year
Team USA
All-World Attackman
National Lacrosse HOF
McCabe Millon
Virginia Attackman (#9)
#1 player in the class of 2023
2x HS All-American
2x All-MIAA Selection and 2x MIAA Champion
UA All-American and Nike ASG Participant (game MVP)
“Ive studied other sports teaching methods and I can tell you in golf, for example you cannot take a lesson without the use of video. There are too many moving parts and too much speed for your eye to catch the subtle nuances of what’s wrong and right. In all honesty its irresponsible to teach lacrosse players without it and at the shooting academy we will use it to analyze all facets of a players release pattern to identify strengths. Weaknesses and areas to focus in order to improve”.
-Mark Millon
Sample Session
8:30- 9:15 // Step Down Shooting
Overhand release pattern and hand speed |
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Athletes shoot watch film on field Drill: the importance of the bottom lower hand rotation drill
Drill: wrist flip drill
Drill: QB drill
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9:15- 9:45 // Step Down Shooting
Importance of the catch |
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The development of soft hands Drill: one hand vertical catch
Drill: Off side flip drill |
10:00- 11:10 // Step Down Shooting
Elite footwork |
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Concept of loading/using basketball pass and release Drill: catch and step no shot
Drill: technique with strong hand (Step down pass) MM demo: Off hand
MM demo: Getting open and quick release
MM demo: Where to shoot, sidearm |