Coaching

Tips

How Coaches' Behavior

Impacts Athletes' Motivation

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Common Sports Injuries The Stone Clinic (.doc file)

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Prevention of Lacrosse

Injuries The Stone Clinic (.doc file)

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Men's

Game:

California Coaching

Clinic 2003 Men's Coaching Outlines (pdf

file)

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Building Success With Small

Teams: Rob Urstein, Head Coach, San Francisco

University High School

Rapid Stickwork Development (Using the

"wall"): Peter Worstell, Scorpion

Lacrosse

How to Shoot: Doug Carl, Sonoma State,

Transition Success: Matt Hogan, St. Mary's,

Annapolis, MD

Coaching Coaches - managing assistant coaches

and staff: Joel Holland, Head Boys Lacrosse

Coach/Athletic Director, Sonoma Academy

Up-tempo Practice Plans - the first step:

Jamie Poor, Asst Coach, Sonoma Academy

Drills: Matt Hogan, St. Mary's, Annapolis,

MD

Advanced Goalkeeping: Mike DeMeo, Head

Coach, UC Berkeley

Articles

from USLaxCamps.com:

The

Role of Leadership

by Ryan Wellner

Celtic Lacrosse Camps

Throughout sports we are constantly reminded

of how champions are made, how championship

teams are assembled and how in every battle

we follow someone toward our end goal. No

truer are these ideals followed than in lacrosse

games...

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All the Right

Moves

Some tips to make sure you're getting

the most out of your recruiting process

by Jim Fritz

Jim Fritz's Indoor/Outdoor Lacrosse

Camps

As a college coach and camp director the

No. 1 question I am asked these days, besides

how can I be a better player, is how can

I (or my son or daughter) get recruited....

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Breaking Ground

Scooping groundballs is a skill every lacrosse

player needs at all levels of play

by Tom Ryan

Tom Ryan's All-Star Lacrosse Academy

Picking up groundballs is one of the most

basic skills in lacrosse. Most people take

this ability for granted. Yet there are certain

individuals who for some reason always seem

to be gobbling up the looseballs and gaining

crucial possessions....

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Dodge Ball

Developing good dodging skills is crucial

not just to your own success, but also to

the ability of your offense to score

by Mark Millon

Millon Lacrosse

One of the most important skills needed

to become a better lacrosse player is the

ability to dodge...

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Shooting on

the Run

by Greg Traynor

Tsunami Lacrosse Camps

One of the most difficult offensive skills

to master in lacrosse is shooting on the

run against defensive pressure. When we're

young we all want to shoot the ball 100

mph into the upper right-hand corner. This

is easier said than done..

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Mental Edge:

Mental Skills to Help Players Reach Their

Full Potential

by Pat Bernardo, Ph.D.

Lacrosse coaches and players understand

that the mental/psychological aspects of

sport are very important, yet, little or

no attention is systematically applied in

this area. Having a mental edge through

the use of mental and psychological strategies,

often helps athletes to reach their full

potential. Lacrosse players would be wise

to also work on the mental part of their

game...

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USLacrosse Convention

2003 Men's Topic (pdf

file)

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Women's

Game:

California Coaching

Clinic 2003 Women's Coaching Outlines (pdf file)

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Basic Skills for Women's

Lacrosse: Jennifer Lee, Menlo School

Drills Forum: Jill Malko, Head Coach, UC Berkeley

"Demystifying the Rules of Women's Lacrosse

for Players, Parents, Coaches and Spectators"

: Linda Thayer, USL National Official

Team Defense = Defensive System: Jill Malko,

Head Coach, Cal

Player Development and Injury Prevention in

Lacrosse: Kristen Christopher, MA, CSCS, Stanford

"Running a Practice, Obtaining a Winning

Season and Overall Team Spirit…"

: Debra Holland, Head Women's Lacrosse, Saint

Mary's College

Individual Defense: Michelle Reiss, Leland

HS

Basic Drills

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Offensive and Defensive

Plays

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USLacrosse Convention

2003 Women's Topic (pdf

file)

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