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How to Play Lacrosse

These are skills that even the best players in the world work on, day in and day out. The thing about lacrosse is, the better you get at it, the more fun it becomes to play. If you can give yourself a strong foundation in all these basic fundamentals, then you will be well on your way to becoming a great player!

As discussed before, on-ball play is when a defender is covering the man with the ball. Playing one-on-one for a defender is much like playing one-on-one for a midfielder. The […]
Off-ball defense or covering a man who does not have the ball, is one of the least understood aspects in youth lacrosse. Youth defensemen either stay right on their man […]
Beyond knowing basic footwork and obeying rules, it is unnecessary for a youth player to learn defense until he has reached this intermediate stage. It is important for youth players […]
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Intermediate-level players should continue to work on the stickwork drills that they learned as beginners. There is really no limit to how good a lacrosse player can become with his […]
As players start getting better and the competition starts to improve, groundballs become more and more crucial to success. Less accomplished players can be important to successful teams by becoming […]
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Intermediate-level players, much more so than beginners, need to start concentrating on their shooting ability. Shooting is like other fundamentals in lacrosse. The more the player works at it, the […]
One aspect of lacrosse that players must continue to improve is cradling. The better a player gets at cradling, the better feel they have for having the stick in their […]
It is important for an intermediate player to continue to work on his passing every day. Using the beginner drills that this site outlines is a good way for an […]
Lacrosse, considered to be America’s first sport, was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians. Modern lacrosse has been embraced […]
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Intermediate players have to make an effort to continue improving their catching skills. There is no limit to how good a player can get at catching a ball. Here are […]
Lacrosse catching is a basic lacrosse skill that is not as easy as it is made to look by accomplished players. It is a skill that takes regular practice and […]
There are two types of boys’ lacrosse penalties: personal fouls and technical. The penalty for a personal foul results in a one to three-minute suspension from play and possession to […]

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