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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Two-Man Game: Brush Pick with Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey – Univ. of Notre Dame
Watch as Coaches Chris Wojcik and Ryder Garnsey explain and demonstrate this two-man game brush pick. The picker is stalking the defender and reading him as he comes to set the pick. You want to […]
Goalie Top Hand & Ball-Tracking Drill with Kyle Turri – St. John’s Univ.
Watch as Coach Kyle Turri explains, and demonstrates with a goalie this top hand, ball-tracking drill. The goalie lines up in front of the goal with knees on the ground and without a stick. This […]
Educating Athletes That Social Media Is Their Life Resume with Kim Karr – ICANHELP
Watch as Kim Karr emphasizes the importance in communicating with your athletes and parents that their posts on social media represent their life resume. Colleges and athletic departments are checking potential recruits’ and applicants’ social […]
Head Coach Blueprint: Cover Letters Are the Key to Getting Interviews with Chris Fore – Eight Laces Consulting
Watch as Chris Fore discusses how to get that first head coaching job. The key factor of getting an interview for the head coaching position is the cover letter. A great cover letter can make […]
You Are What You Eat
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life One of the most dramatic and consequential shifts in my lifetime in the personal habits of people, including many athletes, is the casual way in which […]
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 […]
Mental Toughness: A Skill That Can Be Developed with Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran Univ.
Watch as Dr. Colleen Hacker explains that mental toughness is a skill, and it can be developed. It is about how an individual responds to adversity, difficult situations, setbacks, and failure. Mental toughness is not […]
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 […]
The Butterfly Effect
Originally Published in: The Leadership Playbook One person can have such a strong effect on the world such as Martin Luther King, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Jordan, and Mother Teresa. In the same way, […]
Full-Feature! Individual Defensive Drills with Peter Toner & Nick Cardile – Gettysburg College
7 DAYS ONLY! Access to this 54-minute session from an IMLCA Convention that is available in our IMLCA Video Library will expire on Friday, August 9, 2024 – Enjoy! In this session, Coaches Peter Toner […]
Goalie Turns with J.B. Clarke – Univ. of Tampa
Watch as Coach J.B. Clarke discusses which way a goalie turns when the ball is fed over the goal. If the ball is looped over the goalie’s shoulder, they want to turn over the shoulder […]
Our Mission Coaching/Leading/Teaching Girls with Meghan Orgeman – Alexandria Area High School (MN)
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 – Lafayette 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, […]
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
Watch as 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 incredible amount of […]
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 […]