After my freshman year at Syracuse I was asked to help out with a local club team from my home city. As your typical college student, I saw it as a paycheck and opportunity to have an easy job that involved my favorite sport. I’d never imagine it would teach me so many lessons along the way. From coaching middle […]
Sometimes, it’s good to put the lacrosse stick down and just use your hands. Not to mention, there are so many other sports out there that use a ball as well, that you can get creative in your training with them! Below are 5 different ways to use 5 different balls in your lacrosse training! Basketball- Simply have a partner […]
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Five For Friday- Kick It Into Gear For Season One of our followers, Sophie, submitted a question that we’re sure is on all of your minds- How do you get in shape for season?! Great question, Sophie. Whether you’re a goalie, midfielder or somewhere in-between, chances are you’ve been thinking about how to get into lacrosse shape. We give you […]
Had an interesting question posed to us, and thought it was make a great Five for Friday entry. The question was, “What experiences, books or information have had the most influence in your life?” An awesome question indeed. For those of you that don’t know, I like to read…a lot. It definitely was not a passion until later on in life, […]
Had a great question asked to us the other day by Nicole about the UWLX and how to get to the next level as a keeper- “From a keepers stand point, what does it take to try out for UWLX and is it possible for someone who lives on the west coast to make a team?” It’s a great question and […]
Eat. Sleep. School. Lax. Repeat. Sound familiar? Maybe no school in the summer but otherwise your daily routine throughout the year? We were recently made aware of the fact that 70% of kids quit sports before they hit the age of 13. THIRTEEN. With the way specialization has started in youth sports, it’s no wonder many athletes burnout long before […]
This one is for all of those goalies out there. A question that I get often is, “Do you practice your left (off) hand?” Here 5 quick thoughts for this Friday about using your off-hand as a goalie!: In Goal…probably not. That is not to say it has never been done, in fact there have been goalies known to switch […]
We had a great question submitted to us by Lindsey in our Question Bin this past week! Question: What should a goalie look for in game film? What should they look for in their own play and what should they look for in a shooter’s play. Answer: What a great question! Often times it seems like players are either blindly watching film […]