Watch as Coach discusses the steps to building a successful practice plan and compares them to building a house. If your foundation is good, everything will be stable. Every practice should have a separate development […]
Backward Glove Drill with John Sung – VA Tech Univ.
Watch as Coach explains this tennis ball drill and demonstrates with a goalie. The goalie will place their gloves on backwards and have a rapid-fire session using tennis balls for multiple reps. Coach will analyze […]
How Thanksgiving Can Change Your Coaching Career…Seriously!
I started coaching as a favor and it was a huge mistake. I’d recently graduated from college and was working for the NYC Fire Department. My high school wrestling coach reached out to me and […]
Defense: When Is the Job Done with Chris Kolon – Univ. of Detroit
Watch as Coach explains that the job of defense is done when their offense has the ball. Make sure your defensive drills incorporate the concept that the job is not done with a ball on […]
Develop Relationships with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan Stein, Jr. discusses the importance of developing relationships with your players. Know your personnel and play to their strengths. Work with the players on their fundamentals and basics. Develop relationships with the […]
3 Steps to Deal with Self Doubt
By: Jeff Zannetti At some point during the season a lot of lacrosse players, even very confident players, are having self doubts before and during games and practices. Is it wrong to have these self […]
Practice Change-Ups with Jason Pino – Middletown North HS (NJ)
Watch as Coach discusses a few change-ups they use in practice including music to raise performance and help the players dial in and focus. Starting practice with up-tempo drills instead of your normal stick work […]
Mini Meatloaf Drill with John Sung – Virginia Tech Univ.
Watch as Coach explains and shows video of the Mini Meatloaf Skill Development Drill. This drill involves downfield and diagonal passes with the players moving to the pass, not away. Keep the eyes up, staying […]
6 Keys to Building a Championship Culture
By: Jeff Zannetti 1. It all starts at the top: Live the code that you put in place by practicing what you preach on a daily basis. I would rather see a sermon than hear […]
Lacrosse is Medicine with Lyle Thompson – Chesapeake Bayhawks
Medicine is healing and that makes you feel better and increases the level of enjoyment. Lyle Thompson explained that the game of lacrosse is medicine for him. He describes his feelings with these three words: […]
Numbering the Field with JB Clarke – Limestone College
Numbering the field is an easy and effective way to communicate on offense and defense. Coach explains that you can number the field in your own way and describes how this helps from lining up […]
Off-Ball Feeding and Shooting Drills with John Danowski – Duke Univ.
Watch as Coach explains, and players demonstrate these off-ball feeding and shooting drills. Passers will focus on bouncing, separating, and feeding the shooter for a step-in shot. Crashing has the shooter throwing the ball to […]
How the “Why?” Generation Is Making Coaches Better with Stephen Mackey
Stephen Mackey gives an interesting take on how today’s generation always asking ‘why?’ can make your coaches better. When coaches communicate, they should always start with ‘yes’ and not ‘no’. If you start with ‘no’, […]
No Excuses
Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Guess what is the easiest thing in the world to make? Well, it’s an excuse. Anybody can make one, and most people do. It’s easy […]
