Watch as Coach discusses what the expectations are of each individual player. It is important to remember that you are still dealing with young men who have a lot of challenges and you must keep […]
Don’t Take Financial Advice From Broke People
By: Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning Throughout my thirty-seven years of coaching football, it always amazed me how much advice I got, whether I wanted it or not. […]
Reagan-Ike Drill to Speed Up Play with J.B. Clarke – Limestone College
The Reagan-Ike Drill came about as Coach was trying to force his team to play quickly in a 3-on-4 or 5-on-6 situation. He felt they were not moving the ball and carrying it too much. […]
Shooting Development with Kevin Conry – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach explains that there is a designated time for the players to work on shooting mechanics in the developmental period. Assistant coaches will review film, critique the shooting period, and will assign specific […]
Extra Man Offense: Sideways 3-3 with Chris Wojcik – Univ. of Notre Dame
Watch as Coach 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 inside and […]
Lane Drill with Amy Bokker – Ohio State Univ.
Watch as Coach 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 field puts […]
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 […]
Predator Mindsets with Gene Zannetti – Z-Winning Mindset
Gene Zannetti discusses the predator mindsets of effort, attitude, and aggressiveness. Use positive reinforcement when your athletes demonstrate a positive attitude, have great effort and are aggressive. This is what coaches need to focus on […]
Goalies: Outlet Passes with Eric Hagarty – Endicott College
Watch as Coach explains the technique he wants his goalies to use on outlet passes. They need to make a good save, then get the head up, turn their hips, slide the hands down, and […]
Language of the Leader with Jeremy Boone – Athlete By Design
Axiology is the science of human value and decision making and this assisted in a study of how athletes, coaches, and athletic directors make decisions. Based on this study, Jeremy suggests that the word ‘amazing’ […]
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/Interviews 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 interviews are always a reflection of their employer. Coaches are always on duty, thus always representing their school or institution, team, and […]
Potential Will Get You Fired
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 is great, right? Potential […]
Mental Toughness with Pete Jacobson – WinSmarter
Watch as Coach defines mental toughness as the ability to perform at or near full potential regardless of circumstances. A symptom of lack of mental toughness is an athlete choking in competition as many young […]
Cristo Rey Transition Drill with David Metzbower – Univ. of North Carolina
Watch as Coach explains and shows video clips of this up-tempo transition drill. The goals are moved up to the restraining line and a coach will call out a number usually 1 through 4. The […]
Punt Return Sliding Drill with Joe Amplo – US Naval Academy
Watch as Coach 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 point of […]
Stick Maintenance and Upkeep with Lars Keil – Harvard University
Watch as Coach explains that stick maintenance and upkeep is the responsibility of each player. It is the responsibility of the coach to remind their players about this responsibility as it has an impact on […]
5 Keys to Building Unstoppable Confidence
Provided by: Jeff Zannetti Re-define Success & Failure Many of today’s student athletes are making the common mistake of focusing their attention solely on results, what others may think of them and fearing letting down […]
Behind the Net Attacking Progression from X with Marc Van Arsdale – Loyola Univ. Maryland
Watch as Coach explains attacking from behind the net as players demonstrate dodges and shooting. With the speed dodge it is important to get high enough and get the back leg around with the finish. […]
Goalie Tracking Drill with Michael Horowitz – Saint Joseph’s Univ.
Watch as Coach explains the tracking drill that works on a goalie’s hand/eye coordination. Many times, a goalie is looking at the shooter or their eyes but in this drill the focus is on looking […]
Taking Charge
Provided by: Raise Your Game The true test of a great leader is revealed not in what he does but what his people do without him. How does your team act when you’re not there? […]
Practice Stats with Eric Wolf – Long Island Univ.
Watch as Coach explains that him and his team are not statistically driven in practice due to staff restrictions. The staff does track drills and the number of times they work them a week. Drills […]
Flying Rats 3-2 Drill with J.B. Clarke – Limestone College
Coach explains that the Flying Rats 3-2 Drill is the best drill that they do for offense, defense and stickwork. He will diagram the offensive and defensive players positioning and detail both groups, their responsibilities […]
Swiss Drills with Mike Hungerford – Farmingdale HS (NY)
Watch as Coach explains and shows video clips of these Swiss Drills (4 on 2). The offensive players have a restricted area of movement using cones or portable creases. The 2 defenders are in a […]
Knockdown Defensive Drill with Eric Koch
Watch as Coach explains and shows video of this knockdown defensive drill. He wants players to be active with sticks up and to be big as long as possible, deterring offensive opportunities and buying time […]
Self-Evaluation
By: William Taylor and Mike Sheridan Originally Published in: Sport Coaches Handbook Provided by: Human Kinetics We know that expert coaches continually reflect on their own coaching. Therefore, it makes sense that coaches exploring the […]
Goalie: Playing the Pipes with Brian Phipps – Archbishop Spalding High School (MD)
Watch as Brian Phipps plays with his heel on top of the pipe as he wants to stay athletic and keep everything the same. His rib cage touches the pipe and he also has the […]
Part Whole Method Teaching with Kevin Conry – Univ. of Michigan
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 […]