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
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceThe "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
/in Box/Indoor, Dodging and Carrying Drills, Numbers Advantage Drills, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceWe 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!
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games, Riding Against the Clear /by Ryan WallaceMake 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
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceWhere 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
/in Passing and Catching Drills, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceKeep 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!”
/in Ground Ball Drills, Lax Lingo, News, Offense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceWe 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!
Skeleton Offense Dodging and Shooting Drill
/in Offense, Practice Drills & Games, Shooting Drills /by Ryan WallaceUse 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
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceGood 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
/in Passing and Catching Drills, Practice Drills & Games, Shooting Drills /by Ryan WallaceAll 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.