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u/exlaxbros ยท 2 pointsr/lacrosse

What do you want to do with coaching, long-term? That answer will have some effect on your next steps as far as what you're willing to do to get it.

As others have said, learning from people in informal settings. The formal coaching education path is a lot more forged than it used to be, but the majority of learning as a coach happens through informal means. Formal coaching education is stuff like USL clinics, conferences, etc. Informal education is all the rest of it--talking to people, shadowing other coaches' practices, etc. These are only going to happen if you want them to and are somewhat aggressive about pursuing them.

I'm similar to you. Played MCLA, in my fourth year of HS coaching, USL-2, and not in a hotbed area. A lot of my learning is online, stuff like Duke's coaching clinics are available and useful in that regard.

http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPID=2027&SPSID=654167

There are also Facebook groups for coaches as well as lacrosse coaches. Check out Coaching Mastery Group as a decent example.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, both specific to lacrosse and about coaching more broadly. Winning Youth Coaching is a great podcast about sports coaching overall with some lacrosse specific coaches on there too, including the host. http://winningyouthcoaching.com/

I'm attending the University of Denver's online MA in sport coaching program. It's awesome, but definitely only a move if you're serious about coaching as more of a career interest due to the tuition tag.

I made /r/coachingarticles as a sort of bookmark folder for me to link dump stuff that I've found useful, from my grad program and otherwise.

I also read a lot. Petro's Lacrosse Book is a good one: https://www.amazon.com/Lacrosse-Technique-Tradition-Second-Classic/dp/0801884101

Oh, LaxPlayBook.com has a free youtube channel that is a good resource too. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOeQMADCPxLvt3bMc92iAA

Ultimately though, now that you're past the basics/x's and o's stage, it's going to come down to a lot of individual player management, team culture, team leadership, etc. more than it is new schemes and plays. That means you've got sport psych and stuff to read too, and there are tons of books out there about building team culture, etc. Legacy by James Kerr is an excellent one.

u/yeetthebeats ยท 3 pointsr/lacrosse

First off welcome to the game!!! Goalie/D-Pole Here, to answer your questions...

#1Chocking up is shifting your grip high up the stick for more control. The farther down your hands are the more power you have, but the less control. So when people tell you to choke up, it's so that you have more control. Try Bringing your top hand all the way to the plastic to start out. (as time goes on and you get better you will be able to choke up less and less.

#2 Best thing you can do is invest in a "ladder" (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00COEI4G2/ref=twister_B07BMBW72J?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1) work it daily with drills you can find online. Other may be able to be more exact than me.

#3 Because the stick is so long every action you make is amplified tenfold. This does make wallball hard, but after a bit, it won't be. Try this routine (20 righty, 20 lefty, 20 throw right catch left, 20 throw left catch right + fun ones like behind the back and such.

#4 Lacrosse defense has 3 main components, The slide package, The goalie and individual plays.

  • A slide package differs from team to team but in general, if a point guard beat their man in basketball someone would run to pick him up before he could shoot. It's the exact same with lacrosse. The job of the "hot" guy is to pick up an offensive player that has beaten their man, in this process he has to leave his man. The "two" guy runs and covers the man the Hot guy had left. As the ball moves around the goal these jobs will change from person to person.
  • The Goalie (if he's good) will be directing who is "hot" or "two" Your job is to protect your goalie, Force the other team to shoot far and inaccurately. LISTEN TO YOUR GOALIE, he calls when to slide and will point out open people.
  • Last is individual plays, when someone dodges you cant let them get by you. Basketball is a huge asset here. Use the same stance and push him away. Only check his stick when you are sure you can take the ball away. Good Luck.

    #5 Main Rules: No pushing in the back, No Fat body checks hitting them meters into the air. Play the ball and don't attack player individually unless your opening up space for one of your other teammates to get the ball.

    #6 Everyone starts somewhere, work hard, run hard, and listen to your coach and you will do fine.

    #7 Being a big guy is a massive asset you can push other guys out of the way easily and no one will want to dodge on you.

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    GOOD LUCK MAN I WISH U THE BEST
u/Marconan ยท 5 pointsr/lacrosse

Hey there buddy. I have been coaching for 8 years and recently spent more focus on goalie coaching to help out our program. I will give a brief overview of some things. If you know a bunch of the theory just skip down to the bottom for some links

First off here is a great book to get you started. The editor needs to be banned for how horrible the layout and language is but there is no denying the plethora of knowledge contained in these pages.

Fitness: The goalie should be your best athlete. Loads of fast twitch muscle fiber makes for quick reactions. However we all know, as coaches, how often things that should be actually become a reality.

Stance: The Goalie should have his stick vertical (or close to) with his arms away from his body and knees bent. here is a goalie in a ready position. In my opinion he is a little low in his stance but I believe he is doing this purposely because of the incoming underhand shot.

Your feet should be pointed towards the shooter, and you should try to be on the appropriate part of your arc to take up as much space from the shooter's angle as possible.

Hands: Like I said they should be off of your body. The top hand should be up by the neck of the stick and the bottom hand should be about forearm length below that. The closer your hands are together, the quicker you can rotate your stick, however, too close together and you will sacrifice the range of your save (harder to reach those balls on pipe).

Saves: There seem to be 2 methodologies to teaching how to save. 1. Attack with your Feet, 2. Attack with your Hands. The reality is you need to do both. You should be stepping, usually at a 45 degree, towards the ball with whichever foot is closer to the shot. Your back foot should follow up bringing you back into a ready stance with your body in front of the ball.

At the same time you should be punching your top hand to the ball. Propelling with both your hands and feet will allow your keeper to cover as much of the cage as possible and being aggressive towards the shot will increase their save %.

Clearing: With any drill you run you can and should often have someone break out as an outlet for the Goalie. This gets the goalie acclimated to automatically looking upfield to start the offense after a save is made.

Drills: Here are a couple links for drills you can run,

From Mind the Crease

From Inside Lacrosse Forums

US Lacrosse Mobile Coach (A great app for all coaches!)

u/BaconBob ยท 12 pointsr/lacrosse

Military academy and wall street a-hole here...here's my take. Your mileage may vary.

First and foremost, there is no substitute for initiative. Well done. It may make you seem like a keener to people who are less committed to succeeding but, in my opinion, it is the first step to leading.

The second step is a desire (passion) for outworking everybody. Cultivate it in yourself. Commit to doing it everyday. Embrace the grind.

Now for the hard part...where it becomes more of an "art" than a science...

The best leaders I've been around in life and sports practiced servant leadership. It seems counter-intuitive and your work will never be done but servant leadership is the tide that lifts all boats and if can make it part of who you are it will serve you well in sports and life. Even if you're on a team with a bunch of losers who don't get on board it is a tremendous character builder and you'll be a better person for it.

How to begin:

Always be the first one at practice and the last to leave.

If there's "shitty" or "not fun" job to do, always be the first to jump on it and recruit help when you need it...don't try to do it all yourself...that's a "hero", not a "leader" and will eventually burn you out. Do that shitty job everyday with a positive attitude. When a shittier job shows up, jump on that and delegate others to do the less shitty work you were working on. (shagging balls after practice, lining fields, setting goals up, keeping the locker room clean, gathering the team for talks from the coach, etc). If you can't find anything that needs doing, ask your coach if he's got anything. Do this every day.

When someone is struggling be the first to jump in and help/coach them up, always positive and always working harder than anyone else. Do this everyday.

Personally, I fucked it up when i was a player. I busted my ass, I was first and last at practice every day, I jumped on the shitty jobs and did all of that stuff but I failed because I was not positive with teammates who were struggling. I rode their asses like dogs because I thought that's what leadership was and I regret it a lot. If a guy is struggling the last thing he needs is some hard charging teammate berating him. Doesn't mean you have to coddle a struggling player, stay on him just keep it positive. Help him figure out a way to get it done, whatever "it" is. Always be looking out for the little guy. If you can help a bench player contribute, you've improved your team and helped yourself.

Good luck!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_leadership



EDIT:
If this resonates with you in any way I recommend you spend a couple bucks on amazon and grab one or both of these books:

https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Dong-Ha-Bluejacket-Books/dp/155750587X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473342236&sr=8-1&keywords=bridge+at+dong+ha

https://www.amazon.com/Gates-Fire-Novel-Battle-Thermopylae/dp/055338368X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473342915&sr=8-1&keywords=gates+of+fire

One is nonfiction the other is fiction based on real history. Both are great reads.


u/EightballBC ยท 1 pointr/lacrosse

My son is 12 and has played defense for the past 6 years. We've done the cut down pole route the past few seasons. Basically, I went to lacrossemonkey.com, looked at what was on clearance, and bought a head and shaft. When he stops growing, or the growth slows, I'll go ahead and spend some money on a decent head and shaft. But right now, he's gone through 3 longpoles in the past 4 years so I'm not investing in an expensive shaft...

Right now I see a Maverick Wonderboy for like 55 (great price for a good d-shaft), and I see Amazon has a Warrior Revo 2X (unstrung) for like $16 which is a killer price. https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Revo-Unstrung-Head-Black/dp/B004W8D6Y8 To fit it on a non-Warrior shaft, you may have to heat up the throat a little (via a hairdryer like at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrcDrizjP-M, or via boiling water which you can google).

That's a ridiculous price for a pretty good d-head (and not too heavy like a Tank). Neither are anywhere close to top of the line, but they're definitely better than the crap they sell at Dicks or whatever, and they'll serve your kid well for awhile.

u/idontnou ยท 1 pointr/lacrosse

If you have the indoor space and resources, get a Stinger X rebounder: https://www.allballpro.com/products/stingerx

And use Swax lax balls with it: https://www.swaxlax.com

The Stinger rebounder is $600 but is worth it if your committed due to how fast the ball comes back to you vs a normal rebounder. If the price is a little steep, then a normal rebounder like this one will work fine: https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Folding-Lacrosse-Throwback-Rebounder/dp/B007RIAB6G/ref=sr_1_4?crid=V92PA4D34AHS&dchild=1&keywords=lacrosse+rebounder&qid=1570982344&sprefix=Lacrosse+reboun%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-4

u/Beastage ยท 2 pointsr/lacrosse

I just searched "lacrosse stick" on Amazon and there are at least five sticks that are priced $25-$30 on the first page. If you are just messing around get one that is normal sized (midfield/attack).
Here is one stick for $30: http://www.amazon.com/STX-Complete-Beginners-Lacrosse-Platinum/dp/B003798IBO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_2

It won't be the best quality, but it will work for what you want it to do. If you consider playing on a team you should get a better beginner stick in the $40-$60 range to start.

u/mbballance ยท 2 pointsr/lacrosse

If you wanna go expensive--->http://www.amazon.com/Champion-Sports-Lacrosse-Backstop-White/dp/B005I66MIA something like this

If you wanna go cheap. ---> Maybe mosquito netting from a local army surplus store or camping store. They're pretty cheap and could be tied together. Would take a bit of set up and rigging but would probably turn out alright. You could also try monofilament net if you could find a store that sells it.

u/QatarHero ยท 2 pointsr/lacrosse

If you're willing to spend $20-$40, you could look into buying a powerball. I've got one and it works pretty well

u/czscout ยท 3 pointsr/lacrosse

One college legal head that is super pinched is the Rabil X. It uses the Noz technology with the nitrogen insert so it is super light. Another really tightly pinched college head is the Evo Pro X6. Not as tight all the way up as the Rabil but it's X6 so the scoop is 6 inches across while the Rabil's is 6.5 inches.

Rabil X: http://www.lax.com/lacrosse-equipment/Warrior-Rabil-X-Lacrosse-Heads-18325.html

Evo Pro X6: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002KHZT84?pc_redir=1405491338&robot_redir=1

u/hawt ยท 3 pointsr/lacrosse

Anyone who liked this documentary should read the book Mike Pressler wrote about the experience: http://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-About-Truth-Shattered/dp/1416551492

It is truly infuriating to read.

If I ever have a son, I'd want him to play for Mike Pressler at Bryant.

u/[deleted] ยท 1 pointr/lacrosse

Small input from me here but as a former baseball/softball player many of my teammates wore Heart Protectors like this one I don't know how much help this could be but if you are concerned about the lack of padding it could help. My team also wore soft helmets like these that really helped my team cut down on concussions. The goggles and mouth guards are the minimum equipment. There is some quick changing directions which could be tough on your knees, but playing attack or defense could minimize that for you. You could tell your mom that stick to body contact is heavily discouraged in the women's game. As for the protection you could consider investing in the things I mentioned above

u/Mikey4tx ยท 1 pointr/lacrosse

I've used that one at the local lax store. It's absolutely amazing... but expensive.

I've used this one for a couple of years: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007RIAB6G?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

It has held up and does the job.

u/newswilson ยท 3 pointsr/lacrosse

Many orthodontist can make you a custom one.

You can also get one Shock Doctor: http://www.amazon.com/Shock-Doctor-Double-Strapless-Mouthguard/dp/B0028RBTW6