Coaches: Stick to Your Practice Schedule!
One of the easiest ways you can make the Parent-Coach relationship better is start and end your practices ON TIME! Manage your time and make your coaching life easier for yourself!
“Hammer” 1-on-1 Triple Ground Ball Drill
This is a simple, fun drill that you can do with boys and girls players of all ages and levels to practice Scooping under pressure, Dodging, Defense, and get some Conditioning, all at the same time!
Box Lacrosse Up-Pick Shooting Drill
We saw both teams at the Minto Cup using this same great two-ball shooting drill to warm up for Game 2 last week.
6 Plays to use against a “Shut-Off”
Here are six common plays you can use to generate Offense and score goals when the Defense is keeping your best player from getting the ball.
2-Man Inbounds Play from “X”
This is a simple, standard play we see teams from all over using to score quick goals after a shot out of bounds on the End Line!
3-on-2 “North-South” West Gennies
This is another simple version of the classic 3-on-2 West Genessee drill, one of the best practice drills of all time!
3-on-2 “Half Gennies” West Genessee Drill
This is a simple and fast adaptation of one of the best practice drills of all time! We use it in pregame warm-ups to get feet, sticks and the ball moving, and get shots on goal!
3-1-2 Man-Up Diamond Rotation Up Top
This is a great new play we see most top college teams using the last two seasons to move the ball, move the defense, and get a man open in good shooting position for easy goals!
Two “Shallow Clear Through” Man-Up Plays
Here are two easy plays we see from high school and college teams using this simple technique to generate good shooting opportunities when they have the extra man!
Lax Lingo: “Play Between the Whistles!”
Turn every change of possession or ball out of bounds into extra scoring opportunities and numbers advantage situations with this simple technique!
New Trends: Pick & Roll “Two-Man Game” Defense
The "Two-Man" Pick & Roll Game is a standard offensive play for almost every team now. You can use the same tools we see College and Pro Teams using to defend against it!
3-on-2 Cross-Over Drill
We see lots of teams using this great drill in Pregame Warm-Ups for both Box and Field Lacrosse Tournaments to work on stick skills, ball movement, and defense, all at the same time!
Midfielders: Do NOT Sub on Defense!
Make sure all your players know this simple rule, so you don’t give up easy Fast and Slow Break goals! Make the other team score their goals the hard way!
Defense: More Coaches are using this NEW “Two” Slide
Where is your Second Slide coming from? As offensive plays and formations change from season to season, Defenses have to respond with different strategies and tactics as well. Make sure your team keeps up!
“Flying V” Passing and Catching Drill
Keep all your players' feet and sticks moving with this fun, simple small-group practice drill that we got from Pro Players!
Ground Balls: “Scoop It and Move It!”
We saw a youth team at a tournament this weekend do an absolutely perfect job of winning ground balls and moving it two passes to an open man to attack the goal! Teach your players this simple concept that turns ground balls into goals!
Lax Lingo: The “Gilman!” Clear
This is a special play that any experienced Coach should know, even if you may never use it. Even if not useful all the time, it's definitely a part of Lax History.
Skeleton Offense Dodging and Shooting Drill
Use this fun shooting drill with players of all ages to practice basic concepts for many common offensive sets. You can build it up to be more complex, with more passes and tons of different shots!
The “ABCD’s” of Individual Defense
Good 1-on-1 Defense is a key skill for every lacrosse player to have, no matter what position. These four basic steps make it easy to teach this critical concept to shut down your opponents, and win more games!
“Triple Threat” Shooting Drill
All your players will work on three different game situation shots in this Super-Fun Shooting Drill! See how fast you can get the ball moving, and your players passing, catching and shooting.
Attack 2-1 “21” Ride
Use this common Ride to pressure the ball, force long, difficult Clearing passes for the other team, and score more exciting Goals off of Turnovers!
Basic Defensive Positioning and “The Pipeline”
Defense can be very difficult to teach younger and inexperienced players. Even college players struggle with easy defensive concepts. Use these simple tools to get your Defense finely tuned for this season!
4-on-3 Fast Break: “Give and Go!”
This is a relatively simple variation on the common 4-on-3 Fast Break that you can teach your players to score more goals when the Defense is "Cheating" and starting their rotation to the ball too early!
Box Lacrosse Man-Up Cut and Pick Away
We saw several Box Teams using this simple, standard Pick and Roll Play multiple times at tournaments this weekend. Score goals in as little as two passes! This is a play we see teams all over the country using. It's nothing fancy, just knowing where to look. Box Lacrosse is great for younger players to […]