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Lacrosse is a fast-paced and hard-hitting sport that sets itself apart with unique mechanics. Gameplay is similar to hockey, with two teams competing to score in their opponent’s goal, but unlike any other game, players use a netted stick to pass and shoot a ball. Lacrosse requires skill and accuracy, but also an incredible amount of stamina.

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Six Tips for Offseason League Communications
May 23, 2018
Looking forward, establish and communicate the key dates that everybody will need to know. This includes player registration, board meetings, facility reservations, clinics, etc. Virtually any blueprint for professional success, individual or corporate, includes a requirement for effective communication. Lacrosse leagues are no different. Making sure that all coaches, parents, and administrators are in sync, […]
Seven Things I Wished I Knew When I Started Coaching
May 16, 2018
“There always seems to be some issue — someone needs a ride, you don’t know when the game is going to be played, someone’s missing because they’re playing another sport. You have to find a way to make it work.” One of the hardest things about coaching is getting started. Everything seems new, and you’re […]
Six Rules Every Boys’ Lacrosse Coach Should Know
May 9, 2018
Coaches and officials need to work together for the benefit of the players, and the buck stops with the head coach when addressing problem behavior. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) boys’ lacrosse rulebook is 92 pages long — some of them containing language that would make an act of Congress comparably […]
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Tips for Lacrosse Parents
May 7, 2018
Life is full of challenges, and playing a sport allows us the ability to strive, fail and strive again. If we don’t ever face disappointment or failure as a child in a safe environment like sports, we will never be prepared for adversity later in life. Goals, aspirations and physical abilities change over time. If we […]
Attack Tips for Lacrosse
April 25, 2018
Don’t dodge if there is an open man. Don’t hold the ball long unless you are planning a dodge. Keep it moving with quick, short passes. Make your defenseman play you and you alone every second you are in the game. Keep moving all the time so that he must center his attention on you […]
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Five Easy to Use Lacrosse Coaching Resources
April 24, 2018
Here are five readily available resources — many of which are in multiple formats for flexible consumption — US Lacrosse provides to coaches.
Ten Years, Ten Mentors and Ten Lessons
April 22, 2018
Ten years of officiating has been full of love — be it the tough kind from a mentor, the brotherly kind from a peer or the solo kind from the game. I started officiating lacrosse in 2008 when I was 20 years old, cutting my teeth in the Georgia Lacrosse Officials Association (GLOA). My officiating […]
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Help Coach! I’m Afraid of the Ball
April 19, 2018
A goalie's guide to overcoming the fear of the shot
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Ten Tips for Lacrosse Beginners
April 15, 2018
Being able to throw and catch with both hands and swap hands quickly will make you a better player. CATCH THE BALL AS IF CATCHING AN EGG As you catch the ball in the lacrosse stick head, let the stick give as it receives the pass. This means dropping the head back with the ball […]
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Letting Go: A Key to Athlete Development
April 4, 2018
Think about that for a second. Every time your athlete works to scoop a ground ball, it is different.
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