Watch as Coach Patrick Tuohy explains, and players demonstrate the Defensive L-Cone Drill. The defensive player will sprint forward and as he approaches the cone, he will break down extending the stick in a poke […]
Model, Teach, Test, Reward with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey discusses how leadership is critical in the teaching progression of athletes. He explains “Model, Teach, Test, Reward” as a method of teaching that produces results. How you, as a coach, works […]
Being a Good Teammate
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the […]
Drills to Develop Off-Ball Defense with Steve Grossi – Towson Univ.
Watch as Coach Steve Grossi explains and shows video of drills to develop off-ball defense. He will focus on number’s build up and scramble defense drills with detailed explanations of each: 2v1 Hockey, 4v3 to […]
What Are We Doing to Create a Championship Culture? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
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 […]
Dummy Invert Drill with Trey Wilkes – Univ. of Delaware
Watch as Coach Trey Wilkes explains how this drill is great for teaching the fundamentals and keys to defending dodges from behind (at X). The focus is on the hips, footwork, engagement, and teaching your […]
Goalie Propeller Drill with Christian Buck – Christian Buck Consulting
Watch as Coach Christian Buck explains and demonstrates with a goalie this propeller drill. Coach points out that when the goalie is defending against high-velocity shots there is not a lot of time to react. […]
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 […]
Defending the 2-Man Game with Keegan Wilkinson and Dave Scarcello – Marist College
Watch as Coaches Wilkinson and Scarcello explain and show video of this ‘working around the pick’ drill. It is important to set the foundation with the defender getting underneath the screen then re-engaging the hands […]
Social Media: Your Messages/Views Are Always a Reflection of Your Employer with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that coaches need to know their social messages and their views they express are always a reflection of their employer/program. Coaches are always on duty, thus always representing their school or […]
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 […]
Maple Stickwork Drill with Dan Chemotti – Univ. of Richmond
Watch as Coach Dan Chemotti explains, and players demonstrate this maple stickwork figure 8 drill. This is a one-handed drill and the top hand is the boss hand that goes for passing, catching and shooting. […]
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 […]
Extra Man Offense: Sideways 3-3 with Chris Wojcik – Univ. of Notre Dame
Watch as Coach Chris Wojcik explains and shows video of a sideways 3-3 formation in an extra man offense situation. The advantages of the sideways 3-3 is that it is difficult to defend on the […]
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 […]
Punt Return Sliding Drill with Joe Amplo – US Naval Academy
Watch as Coach Joe Amplo explains and shows video of the Punt Return Sliding Drill. This drill works on the point of contact where the slide man meets the dodger. When the slider reaches the […]
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 Michael Horowitz – Colorado College
Watch as Coach Michael Horowitz explains that the purpose of the Knee Down Drill is to isolate the hands and to work on speed and technique.
Sit/Hesitation Dodge Drills with Ryan Moran – Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County
Watch as Coach Ryan Moran explains and shows practice and game video of these sit/hesitation dodge drills. The sit move can help to get around the crease or execute a roll dodge. The 1st video […]
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 […]
Selecting Captains with Taylor Wray – Saint Joseph’s Univ.
Watch as Coach Taylor Wray explains the qualities to look for when selecting captains. First on the list is the ability to reach out to teammates and offer assistance or criticism. The candidates for captain […]
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 […]