Face-offs are a personal battle. Facing off is a specialist skill that requires a lot of discipline and training. The following…
Extreme Shuttles Drills – Cindy Timchal – US Naval Academy
Watch as Assistant Coach Gabby Capuzzi explains and players demonstrate these extreme shuttle drills.
Skills: Ground Balls to Over the Shoulder Drill with Andrew Fink – Univ. of Saint Joseph
Watch as Coach Andrew Fink explains and players execute this ground balls to over the shoulder drill.
Time and Room Shooting – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Tony Ventiquattro explains and demonstrates time and room shooting.
Defense – Prime Time Drill – JB Clarke – Univ. of Tampa
Watch as Coach JB Clarke explains and Coach Kennedy and players demonstrate this midfielders footwork drill.
Defense – Two Man Picks Inside
The general rule inside is that you should defend your opponent topside. Also, when defending inside (from the crease to 10 yards out), you can’t afford…
Shooting Drill: Feeding with Jen Muston – York College
Watch as Coach Jen Muston explains and players demonstrates this shooting drill emphasizing crease dodges.
Defense – Backside Holdup Drill – Jon Torpey – High Point Univ.
Watch as Coach John Torpey explains and players demonstrate this individual hold drill.
Defense – Ground Ball Footwork Drills – Remington Steele – Furman Univ.
Watch as Coach Remington Steele explains and defenders demonstrate ground ball footwork drills.
Dodge Progressions – Mike Morgan – Merrimack College
Watch as Coach Mike Morgan explains and players demonstrate these dodge progressions.
UMass Pop Shooting: Trilogy Lacrosse with Terry Mangan – St. John’s Univ.
Watch as Coach Terry Mangan (St. John’s Univ.) presents this UMass pop shooting drill.
3-2-1 Ground Ball Drill – Lars Tiffany – Univ. of Virginia
Watch as Coach Lars Tiffany explains and players demonstrate this 3-2-1 ground ball drill.
Trojan Team Drill – Offense and Defense Skills with J.B. Clarke – Univ. of Tampa
Watch as Coach J.B. Clarke explains and players demonstrate the Trojan Team Drill.
ACL Injury Prevention – Assessment – Jake Moore – DPT; APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Watch as Coach Jake Moore explains and an athlete demonstrates these ACL injury prevention – assessment exercises.
Creating a Highlight Tape – Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Coach Terry Mangan (St. John’s Univ.) gives his insights to creating a highlight tape.
Offense – Backdoor Timers Drill – Joe Amplo – Marquette Univ.
Watch as Assistant Coach Stephen Brundage explains and players demonstrate this backdoor timers drill.
Full Field Clearing Drill
Purpose – This is the only clearing drill offered as a culminating activity. This drill emphasizes all the fundamentals you want to reinforce in clearing.
Two Shot Shooting Drill – Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Coach Terry Mangan (St. John’s Univ.) presents this two shot shooting drill.
Cone Weave Drill – Remington Steele – Furman Univ.
Watch as Coach Remington Steele explains and a goalie demonstrates this stick work and clearing cone weave drill.
Warmups – Resisted Stretches
Resisted Single-Leg Hamstring Stretch: Purpose – This exercise stretches the hamstrings and glutes. Hip mobility is essential for engaging in lacrosse-specific…
Watching for and Avoiding Burnout
Coaches sometimes joke that there are only two times when they feel stressed-day and night. Although that story represents the extreme case, certainly…
Wall Ball Exercises – Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Amanda Trendell of Trilogy Lacrosse explains and demonstrates these wall ball exercises.
Team Stations General Drill – Lars Tiffany – Univ. of Virginia
Watch as Coach Lars Tiffany explains and players demonstrate this off ball/on ball general drill.
Clearing Box Drill – Jen Muston – York College
Watch as Assistant Coach Brooke Sabol explains and players demonstrate this clearing box drill.
Extra-Man Offense: 1-4-1 to a 3-3- Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Trilogy Lacrosse presents extra-man offense: 1-4-1 to a 3-3.
2 on 1 Strategies
Once your team gains possession of the ball, you will often encounter a 2v1 situation. Whenever you have a man-advantage situation, you want to…
Goalie Footwork Drill – Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Joe Banno of Trilogy Lacrosse presents this goalie footwork drill.
2 on 1 Groundball Drill – Don Zimmerman
Watch as Coach Don Zimmerman explains and his squad demonstrates this 2 on 1 groundball drill.
1 on 1 Approach and React Drill – Trilogy Lacrosse
Watch as Ryan Boyle of Trilogy Lacrosse presents this 1 on 1 approach and react drill.
Defense – Lil Irish Drill with J.B. Clarke – Univ. of Tampa
Watch as J.B. Clarke explains and players demonstrate the Lil Irish Drill.