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Up Your Game: Pre-season Fitness Plan…Will You Ready?

Plan to start your fitness routine at least 5 weeks prior to your season starting.  If you are plying other sports in the winter or maintain a level of fitness throughout the off season, you can edit the plan we offer by starting at weeks 3 and 4 and continue from there.  If you have […]

5 Ways to Impress your Coaches at Lacrosse Tryouts

1)  Play to your Strengths A balanced lacrosse team is full of athletes who have different skill sets. There are players who excel at shooting, passing, defense or other fundamental parts of the game. Whatever your specialty is, let it shine in lacrosse tryouts. For example, if you excel at recovering ground balls, play to […]

Are You Prepared for Your Sport

Fifty percent of injuries sustained by younger athletes playing organized sports can be avoided if the athlete is properly conditioned. As competitive levels increase in younger age groups, it is the responsibility of parents and coaches to be knowledgeable in proper conditioning programs and to know when to rest athletes to prevent unnecessary and avoidable […]

4 Drills That Will Up Make YOU A Better Attackmen

Whether you are a player or a coach, we have all of your attack lacrosse drills right here. Drills may be boring, but they are very important to improving your skills. Some of these drills can be done just by yourself, but most require another person (but it is always best with a full team). […]

PLAY BETTER DEFENSE

Five Rules For Becoming a Better Defender Being a defensive midfielder or an LSM in lacrosse is one of the most thankless jobs. You don’t get the glory of scoring, the relief of making saves, or the triumphs of takeaways. As a defensive midfielder, your main job is to just not make mistakes and when […]

Midfielder Training for Lacrosse: Becoming Elite

In lacrosse, midfielders are do-it-all players: they play offense, defense, wings, man-up, man-down, and so much more. In order to be an elite lacrosse midfielder, you must put in the proper training. Endurance is the first word that comes to mind when I think of midfielders, as they are constantly running up and down the […]

5 Mistakes Lacrosse Player Make Pre-Season

            Not playing multiple sports. Playing multiple sports in high school has some huge advantages. Lets first think back to how athletes of older generations trained for their respective season. The answer is most didn’t, in the past athletes played 3 or sometimes 4 sports. It was a natural periodization […]

How To Be a Better Attackmen

Five mental tips and one technical tip for the quarterback of the offense. Number One Rule for Attackmen…Don’t Turn the Ball Over Basic turnovers by an offensive player can be any of the following: Stick side high shot
 Stripped by a defender
 Air mailing a pass
 Jamming a ball to the crease to a teammate […]

How To Become A Dominant Lacrosse Defenseman

This was a question that was posed to me by a parent whose son plays longpole. The kid is an even 6 foot and weighs in at a buck forty-five, yet he’s got crazy potential and everyone knows it. As I prepared to answer the question, I could not help but start thinking about what it […]

How to Become a Great Midfielder

1) Focus On Your Legs The Reason:  Great midfielders have to be able to run hard, run fast, and do it all day. Knowing where to be, or what to do, means nothing if your legs can’t get you there. The Answer: Run. When you watch a game from start to finish, you probably think to […]

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