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A New Mentality Toward Body Contact
June 2, 2023
In today's version of hockey, puck possession is more coveted than big hits
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Create Better and More Engaging Practices by Scripting
June 2, 2023
Simple pre-planning allows you to become more in synch with your players and assistants
Simple Games to Develop Fundamental Motor Skills
June 2, 2023
ULTIMATE FRISBEE? FREEZE TAG? SHARKS AND MINNOWS? DODGE BALL? RELAYS? WHAT DO THESE GAMES HAVE TO DO WITH THE GAME OF LACROSSE? For young athletes, simple games can be very useful in the development of both athleticism and physical literacy. Lacrosse is a sport with which there are numerous technical and tactical situations where athletes have to read […]
Common Football Injuries at Practice – What to do!
June 2, 2023
Minor bruises, scrapes and abrasions and how to treat.
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Lacrosse Goalie Mental Training: Feed the Good Wolf
June 2, 2023
There’s an old Cherokee Native American story that I use for coaching goalies and teaching mental toughness. I discuss this parable in my goalie book however I wanted to share it here on the blog for those who haven’t yet read the book. It’s called the Tale of Two Wolves and in this post I’d like to […]
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Tennis 101: Playing Points
June 2, 2023
Tennis is a sport where “love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. that is, it can be confusing. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. That is, it can be confusing. Here, we’ll look at the […]
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What Can We Learn From Baseball?
June 2, 2023
The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments bring interest, excitement and fun to many who play the game, coach the game or simply enjoy watching their child play the game. The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments […]
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The Landing Paradox: Training Volleyball Players to Jump and Land
June 2, 2023
The first lesson coaches and athletes should understand is that most volleyball players do not land, they fall, and if the ground was not there they would just continue falling. Simplifying the task to allow for the athlete to learn to land safely and effectively is important, but doing so reduces the challenge and does […]
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The Winning Loser
June 2, 2023
Winning. It’s what we play the games for. it’s the root of one’s competitive fire. And it’s something that is much bigger than sport- life is a competition, with people constantly trying to better than the person next to them. “Just win, baby.” “You play to win the game.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only […]
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How to Defend the 4v3 Fast Break
June 2, 2023
Today I want to cover how to defend a common defensive scenario: the 4 on 3 fast break. By now you should understand that a lacrosse goalie is the field general on defense. Therefore, every lax goalie must understand how his/her defense should defend a fast break so he/she can direct them accordingly. The fast break […]
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