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!
Lacrosse Player Creed
Team chemistry is the key component to a team’s success, at any level. It takes a special type of player to realize this and act in a way that benefits […]
Make Him Play You
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 an […]
Away From the Defense
In moving the ball around the circle, make all passes sharp, short, and to the outside, away from the defenseman.
Make Passes Hard
Make feed passes hard. No rainbow balls or hospital passes, please.
Never Stand Still
When you have the ball, never stand still – keep moving all the time – if necessary run backwards and forwards – but keep moving. When you are ready to […]
Feed Passes
All feed passes must be thrown crsiply and accurately. If it’s a bad pass, do your best and make a great catch to help your buddy out.
Circle Away From Pressure
Always move to meet every pass, and circle away from your defenseman.
Move to Meet the Pass
Always move to meet every pass, and circle away from your defenseman.
Fake Passes
When you have the ball, be constantly faking passes – keep your defense man’s stick moving. Go ahead, throw that sky-whammy.
Possessing the Ball
When in possession of ball, make the defense man play your stick – watch his stick – the position of it will determine the direction of your feed and the […]
Make Good Passes
Take pains to make every pass a good pass.
Never Pass to a Covered Player
Never make a pass to a man who is covered just to get rid of the ball. In lacrosse, passing the ball to a covered player can be a costly […]
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