Robert Grasso asks the question, “what can we do to create a championship culture?” Every team has a culture – are you working to develop the kind of culture you want? Robert states that if […]
Fear Is Powerful, but It Is Better to Build and Not Break with Kate Leavell
Kate Leavell explains that fear is a powerful tool that works as a short-term motivational tool but requires more and more overtime to be effective. Eventually fear does not work, as the recipient tunes it […]
Assistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett – (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some point you might […]
Potential Will Get You Fired
Coach Mickey Marley’s Twitter Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning You are probably thinking, what in the world does this guy mean with the statement potential will get you fired. Potential […]
Practicing Picks with Bobby Benson – Providence College
Not sure how to practice your pick play? Watch as Coach Bobby Benson (previously at Johns Hopkins Univ.) demonstrates a couple different drills you can use to practice picks while also incorporating other aspects of […]
Goalies Who Drop Their Hands with Eric Hagarty – Endicott College
Watch as Coach Eric Hagarty explains that when goalies have issues like dropping their hands, chicken wings or standing straight up, your coaching staff should find the issues and isolate it. Work individual drills and […]
Lane Drill with Amy Bokker
Watch as Coach Amy Bokker explains and shows video of this lane drill. The drill is part of the warmup and the first part of the progression into the ride. Using the lines on the […]
How Strong Is Your Bounceback?
Provided by: Raise Your Game The reason I’m so passionate about embracing failure is that I used to shy away from it. In fact, it wasn’t until I was in my early thirties that I […]
Stick Maintenance and Upkeep with Lars Keil – Massachusetts Youth Lacrosse
Watch as Coach Lars Keil (formerly at Harvard University) emphasizes the importance of stick maintenance and upkeep, highlighting that it falls under the responsibility of each player. The coach assumes the role of reminding their […]
Optimism
By: Alan Stein, Jr. Originally Published in: Raise Your Game Confidence comes from an understanding of your own agency, your own influence, and your own ability to make things happen. Bob Rotella is a sports […]
Dodge and Bounce Shooting Drill with Justin Turri – St. John’s Univ.
Watch as Coach Justin Turri explains, and players demonstrate this ‘behind the net dodge and bounce’ shooting drill. The bounce should occur a yard or two below the goal line extended. Changing posture and speed […]
Offense: Sweeping Slides with Acacia Walker-Weinstein – Boston College
Watch as Coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein explains and players demonstrate attacking a face guard with this sweeping slides drill. The drill lengthens and removes the 2nd defender from the dodger.
Knee Down Drill with Mike Horowitz – Colorado College
Watch as Coach Mike Horowitz explains that the purpose of the Knee Down Drill is to isolate the hands and to work on speed and technique. Mike Horowitz was previously a coach at Saint Joseph’s […]
Shooting (Dummy Extension) Drill with Brooke Eubanks – (Retired) Univ. of California, Berkeley
Watch as Coach Brooke Eubanks explains, and players demonstrate the Dummy Extension Shooting Drill. The bags are placed just off the pipes on the crease. The dummies represent a defender right on the hands and […]
Good Coaches
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual “A good teacher creates an environment that allows the student to succeed.” – Bill Parcells, 2x Super […]
Picks Behind the Goal with Bobby Benson – Providence College
Watch as Coach Bobby Benson explains, and players demonstrate picks behind the goal. Coach will cover the standard picks and focus on some of the popular ones. He explains the term ‘butt and back’ when […]
What Does Control Really Mean?
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Is it that you have total command of a situation? Is it that you have some command of the situation? Or, is it that you […]
Tennis Ball Game with Mike Hungerford
Watch as Coach Mike Hungerford explains that the tennis ball game is played like half-court basketball. It is 3v3 with one defender playing as a goalie making the action 3v2. One team begins with the […]
Stickwork Drill with Janine Tucker – (Retired) Johns Hopkins Univ.
Watch as Coach Janine Tucker explains this ‘inside out’ hard corners stickwork drill for attackers and middies. The goal is to get the players moving their feet and getting as many touches as possible. Coach […]
Identifying Which Cues to Use for Each Athlete with Nick Winkelman – The Language of Coaching
Watch as Nick Winkelman discusses identifying which cues to use for each individual athlete. Before you can influence an athlete, you must try to understand them, and it is important to be flexible and adaptable […]
Six Steps in Mastering Tough Conversations
Provided by: Raise Your Game Effective coaches and leaders stand firm in telling their people what they need to hear, not necessarily what they want to hear. Trust and truth go hand in hand and […]
10-Minute Clinic: Picks in a 2-Man Game with Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey – Univ. of Notre Dame
In this Lacrosse Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Coaches Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey from the University of Notre Dame share concepts, strategies, and types of picks to use in the 2-man game. Type of […]
The Five Most Powerful Words in Coaching
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Coaches tap into infinite resources to teach their players the fundamentals and mechanics of their sport, and yet, they often fail to tap into the most […]
Options for Defending a Pick with Kevin Warne – Georgetown Univ.
Watch as Coach Kevin Warne explains that when kids approach the ball in a pick situation, they get nervous and tentative. Players must play the ball and anticipate, as picking is based on timing and […]
Social Media: Knowing Your Audience with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that it is important to be informed and have your own opinions, but it is also important to know who your audience is on social media and realize that not everyone […]
Stick Protection Technique with Ryan Moran – Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County
Watch as Coach explains and shows practice clips of stick protection and teaching technique for 1-hand ball handling. In this pivot drill, coach wants his players to keep the left arm up with knuckles to […]
The Role of a Parent in Supporting a Young Athlete
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Be very particular when choosing a coach or trainer for your athlete, but once you do, step aside and let them do what you chose them […]
10-Minute Clinic: Life, Lacrosse, and Leading with Bill Tierney – Univ. of Denver
In honor of University of Denver’s Head Coach Bill Tierney’s last regular season game before retirement, this Lacrosse Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic features coaching tips and philosophies from his presentation at the 2019 IMLCA […]
Are You a Prospect or a Suspect?
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Questions College Coaches Should Ask and High School Players Should Be Able to Answer Better People=Better Athletes=Better Players and Teammates I am frequently surprised how rarely […]
Cushion and Hold Passing Drill with Matt Brown – Univ. of Denver
Watch as Coach Matt Brown and a player demonstrate this simple cushion and hold passing drill that is also a great way to progress into teaching the top hand fake.