Coach Meghan Orgeman discusses the mission of coaching, leading, and teaching girls. The highlights include these key points: Socialize our girls to be imperfect within a supportive network of people who care deeply for them. […]
Defensive L-Cone Pro Drill with Patrick Tuohy – 3d Garden State
Watch as Coach Patrick Tuohy explains, and players demonstrate the Defensive L-Cone Pro Drill. The defensive player will navigate the cones returning to field a ground ball. The sequence is right foot plant, return, then […]
3x West Genny Drill with Troy Haefele – Middlebury College
Watch as Coach Troy Haefele explains and shows practice clips of the 3x West Genny Drill. The focus of the drill is on improving stick skills, finishing reps, and decision making. Coach covers the setup, […]
Great Teams Don’t Happen by Accident with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Watch as Robert Grasso discusses La Jolla Country Day School leadership programs for athletics and how developing a culture is the key for a successful team. He explains great teams don’t happen by accident and […]
Setting Effective Goals
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Olympic athletes, like most high achievers, commonly set goals to guide and motivate performance. These elite performers would not engage in action […]
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 […]
What Does it Take to Hold Someone Accountable? with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey explains that it takes expectation, equipping, and encouragement to teach students and athletes to be accountable. You can have a very high standard but if you don’t teach them how to achieve it, […]
Shooting: Inside Finishing Drill with Michelle Tumolo – Army West Point
Watch as Coach Michelle Tumolo explains and demonstrates this high-rep inside shooting drill. The drill focuses on catching the ball and shooting, utilizing both hands. The player attacks a cone and receives a pass and […]
Space Invaders Drill with Dan Chemotti – Univ. of Richmond
Watch as Coach Dan Chemotti explains, and players demonstrate the Space Invaders Drill. This is a conceptional drill that focuses on concepts over patterns. The players are given 3 options to create space by using […]
Leadership Drives the Culture with Jon Gordon – The Jon Gordon Companies
Watch as Jon Gordon explains that leadership drives culture. It is important to identify what you stand for, what you want to be known for, and what you value. Culture is not static, it is […]
Teaching Three Mistake Routines
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Flush It The idea with this routine is that it is important to flush a mistake or error. A toilet is flushed […]
4-on-3 Nuggets and Flow Drill with Kevin Conry – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kevin Conry discusses, and players demonstrate two drills, progressing from a 4-on-3 to a 6-on-6, that are designed to improve movement from an off-ball position to an on-ball position. Coach Conry also […]
Leadership: What Type of Team Do You Want to Be? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso discusses how coaches must determine with their players what type of standards and values they must set that define their teams. It is important to ask questions so that players understand why they […]
Step Away Drill with Ryan Moran – Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County
Watch as Coach Ryan Moran explains and shows practice and game film of this step away drill. The player will get to the GLE and step away going from one-handed to two-handed, making the pass. […]
Developing a Thriving Culture
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Being a successful organization is all about developing a thriving culture. An organization without a positive culture may thrive in the short term but hardly ever […]
Bull in the Ring Faceoff Drill with Casey Dowd – Princeton Univ.
Watch as Coach Casey Dowd explains, and players demonstrate the Bull in the Ring Faceoff Drill. Two players will be facing off in a live situation with the wings involved in the drill. The focus […]
Create a Culture of Maximum Effort with Joe Perruzzi – Lewis Univ.
Watch as Coach Joe Perruzzi discusses creating a culture of maximum effort. He believes that max effort should be the standard and it is contagious, making other players want to push themselves. Do not hesitate […]
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 […]
What May Matter Most Is What You Do Not Say or Do Not Do
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Players will likely forget what you said and what you did, but they will not likely forget how you made them feel.” Great coaching takes an […]
4-Around-1 Defensive Drill with Peter Toner – Gettysburg College
Watch as Coach Peter Toner explains, and players demonstrate this 4-around-1 defensive drill. This is an approach-and-recovery drill in which the defender will work for 20 to 25 seconds. The defender will approach and breakdown […]
Sidestep and Switch Shooting Drill with Ryan Moran – Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County
Watch as Coach Ryan Moran explains, and players demonstrate this sidestep and switch shooting drill. The player will be told to go as there is no feed in and they will execute a sidestep switch […]
Daily Practice Organization with Kevin Conry – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kevin Conry presents an example of his daily practice plans. It is key to make sure the coaches, players, and managers know what they are doing so the practice is organized and […]
Square Passing Drill with Marcus Willis
Watch as Coach Marcus Willis explains, and players demonstrate this square passing drill. The offense is set up in a 3-1-2 with 3 middies up top and 2 attackmen behind. The drill works on V […]
Dummy Dodging – Follow the Leader Drills with Brooke Eubanks – (Retired) Univ. of California, Berkeley
Watch as Coach Brooke Eubanks explains, and players demonstrate these dummy dodging and shooting drills. The players will set up dummies in any pattern and the 1st player in line will choose the actions and […]
Coaches’ Stressors & Mental Health with Dr. Peter Ormsby – Univ. of North Carolina Pembroke
Watch as Dr. Peter Ormsby discusses coaches’ stressors and mental health. He cites case studies that indicate the three main stressors are performance-related, organizational-related, and personal. Performance stressors deal with injuries to athletes and poor […]
10-Minute Clinic: Everyday Drills to Develop Defensive Skills with Patrick Tuohy – 3d Garden State
In this Lacrosse Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Patrick Tuohy, Director of 3d Garden State, shares concepts and drills for defensive skills. Concepts and drills covered: Hip Mobility Exercises Dynamic Warm-Up Drills L-Cone Drill Z-Cone […]
Practice Plan: Non-Negotiable with Nat St. Laurent – Ohio Northern Univ.
Watch as Coach Nat St. Laurent explains what is non-negotiable in practice planning for his defense. Before they step out on the field as a defense, they will meet as a group to focus on […]
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 […]
Oklahoma Drill with Trey Wilkes – Univ. of Delaware
Watch as Coach Trey Wilkes explains and shows video clips of this defensive Oklahoma drill. The drill works on teaching the fundamentals and keys of quick dodge approaches. It focuses on footwork and engagement while […]
Coaching Yourself: Managing Your Emotions
By: Rainer Martens & Robin S. Vealey Originally Published in: Successful Coaching Just like athletes, coaches must manage their emotions to perform effectively. Your personal example of managing your anxiety is a powerful model for […]