Jersey Thunder Central
Location: Camp Dawson Fields, Montville NJ
Director: Nick Esposito, Current Assistant Coach at Caldwell HS
Description: The Thunder Central Lacrosse Club is a year-round program that is focused on developing athletes to reach their fullest potential as a player. This program includes team practices in the fall, winter, and summer, individual skill sessions in the fall and winter, and team tournaments generally focused in the fall and summer. See below for a more detailed annual schedule.
Jersey Thunder Central focuses on intermediate to advanced-level players who either have or are developing a passion for playing lacrosse at a high level. Our coaching staff is hand-picked to optimize this development.
Our Typical Annual Schedule
Tryouts: mid-July
Fall Season:
6-8 team practices at Camp Dawson, Montville NJ
2-3 tournaments, typically 1-day events within a 1-3 hour drive
Fall/Winter Individual Skill Workouts:
Approximately 30 individual skill workouts Sep-Feb at The Arena in Boonton and The Fieldhouse in Sparta if desired. These sessions are at no cost to you. Read more in the “Why Thunder” section.
Winter Team Practices:
6-8 team practices in Jan-Feb. The entire Jersey Thunder program uses Marauderdome at Mount Olive HS as its indoor practice facility in the winter.
Spring Team Practices:
5-6 team practices, typically on Sunday early evenings. These are timed purposefully so they do not interfere with town youth rec lacrosse schedules
Summer:
10-12 team practices
4-5 tournaments, typically 2-day (Sat-Sun) events that may be between 1-4 hour drive. This may require overnight hotel stays.
The summer season generally starts in early June and ends by mid-July, culminating with mid-July tryouts for the following year.
2026 SUMMER TOURNAMENTS:
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Sat/Sun June 6-7, Live Love Lax
Boonton NJSat/Sun June 13-14, Lehigh Laxfest
Lehigh University PASat/Sun June 20-21, Victor Summer Cup
Westchester PASat/Sun Jun 27-28, Saratoga Shootout
Saratoga Springs NY -
Sat/Sun June 6-7, Live Love Lax
Boonton NJSat/Sun June 13-14, Lehigh Laxfest
Lehigh University PASat/Sun June 20-21, Victor Summer Cup
Westchester PASat/Sun Jun 27-28, Saratoga Shootout
Saratoga Springs NY -
Sat/Sun June 6-7, Live Love Lax
Boonton NJSat/Sun June 13-14, Lehigh Laxfest
Lehigh University PASat/Sun June 20-21, Victor Summer Cup
Westchester PASat/Sun Jun 27-28, Saratoga Shootout
Saratoga Springs NY -
Sat/Sun June 6-7, Live Love Lax
Boonton NJSat/Sun June 13-14, Lehigh Laxfest
Lehigh University PASat/Sun June 20-21, Victor Summer Cup
Westchester PASat/Sun Jun 27-28, Saratoga Shootout
Saratoga Springs NY -
Sat/Sun June 6-7, Live Love Lax
Boonton NJSat/Sun June 13-14, Lehigh Laxfest
Lehigh University PASat/Sun June 20-21, Victor Summer Cup
Westchester PASat/Sun Jun 27-28, Saratoga Shootout
Saratoga Springs NY
Learn More About Our Other Programs:
Jersey Thunder West
Jersey Thunder Elite HS
