Training Academy
ACES TRAINING ACADEMY
Sacramento ACES is the Sacramento Valley’s premier lacrosse training organization. ACES Academy consists of training sessions designed to enhance skill, athletic ability, and lacrosse acumen. No detail is too small when it comes to developing a player’s game. ACES Academy features the most experienced coaching staff in the region; ACES Academy staff consists of college coaches, current and former professional and NCAA players, some of the area's top high school coaches, and boasts over 500 years of combined coaching and playing experience.
ACES Academy teams participate in Sacramento area games as well as regional Northern California tournaments. In addition to Academy games and tournaments, ACES Academy players are the first to be called up to an ACES Elite team when a roster spot for a tournament becomes available and each season, numerous ACES Academy players have received invitations to join ACES Elite teams. This is because it is our philosophy to promote from within and provide the highest performing Academy members the chance for greater opportunities when they present themselves.
ACES Academy Evaluation
2025/2026 TRYOUTS
Are you interested in joining the ACES ACADEMY for training 2025 but can't make out tryout?
SMALL GROUP assessment AND
TRYOUTS SESSIONS
Please Register for a Group Assessment and
we'll coordinate a time for evaluation
ACES Academy Evaluation
2025/2026 TRYOUTS
Are you interested in joining the ACES ACADEMY for training 2025 but can't make out tryout?
SMALL GROUP assessment AND
TRYOUTS SESSIONS
Please Register for a Group Assessment and
we'll coordinate a time for evaluation
Join the Sacramento ACES to be a part of the premier Sacramento based Lacrosse program,
known for building skill, athleticism, and lacrosse IQ in young athletes.
ACES Academy
Tournament Schedule
INvictus
May 31, 2025
High School, U14
Sacramento
Marin Classic
June 1 , 2025
U12
San Rafael
Tahoe Summit Classic
June 14-15 , 2025
U14, U12
Sacramento
Rouge Valley Rising
June 28-29, 2025
High School
Medford
Sac Sixes
July 12-13, 2025
High School, U14, U12
Sacramento
TEAM
Small sided team concepts to maximize repetitions
6v6 Samurai style games
Settled and Transition team play dynamics
High repetition play to ingrain concepts at game speed
OFFENSE
Teaching the fundamentals of passing with correct form from various release points
Catching the ball with appropriate grips in tight, mid range shallow cuts, coming up field below goal line extended and posting
up top. Catch the balls with soft hands and deep or catching in front and keeping in front to avoid a trailing defender.
Dodging approaches & options coming coming out of the dodge as well as dodging off the pass with an approaching defender.
Swing passes or one more feeds
Taking off ball inventory
Finding cutting lanes or skip passing lanes.
Offensive communication.
Shooting techniques from different release points.
Odd man situations to identify the 2 on 1
Man up offense-Small sided games.
Riding affectively.
Ground Balls
Creating slickness via multiple stick handling progressions
Learning to utilize stick fakes to freeze slides, shift defenses and misdirect sticks in passing lanes
DEFENSE
Defensive positioning, footwork and approaches.
Off ball positioning.
Defensive toolbox checks and bumps.
Man down defense
Getting sticks up in passing lanes.
Sliding the correct way and teaching how to make contact the correct way
Being a threat to pass, feed and shoot.
Creating slickness via multiple stick handling progressions
Defensive communication.
Ground Balls
Small sided games.
Odd man situations and reads.
GOALIES
Goalies will work on positioning, baiting, stance, not giving up rebounds, communication, outlets, playing small sides games to work on stick skills and footwork.
FACE OFF AND WING PLAY
Stance, reads, outs, wingmen adjustments, listening for calls from sideline, shooting, feeding, passing, defensive toolbox building to be confident if they get stuck on defense. We will also cover the cat and mouse game of substitution.