By: Lee E. Brown and Vance A. Ferrigno
Originally Published in: Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness
Provided by: Human Kinetics
Lacrosse is a high-contact sport, with players engaging in contact 88 percent of the game. As a result, contact injuries are extremely common. It is important that athletes participate in speed, agility, and quickness training, Even though speed, agility, and quickness training is limited in its ability to prevent contact injuries, it can help reduce risk for some non-contact injuries and thus limit total injuries over the course of a season. It should also be emphasized that speed, agility, and quickness training is not used instead of specific ball-handling drills. Accurate passing and catching require skill-specific agility and accuracy and hours of repetitive practice to develop. As with all sports, there must be an equal balance between skill-based practice, strength and conditioning, and speed, agility, and quickness training.
