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Two Face-Off Fast Break Wing Plays for Defense
We got killed at the X this weekend, leading to lots of 4-on-3 Fast Breaks coming our way. We asked some other coaches for…
Lynchburg 4-on-3 Fast Break Drill to Both Goals
We love any day when we have a full team at practice and a full field to work with. Keep all your players busy with lots…
Figure 8 Approach Ground Ball Drill for Defense
This is a simple variation on one of our favorite classic Line Drills. It gives your players, especially your Defenders,…
Albany Long Pass Ground Ball Pregame Warm-Up Drill
Get your players' feet and sticks moving with this simple drill we saw Albany using with their Defense before games this…
Tufts/Brown 5-on-4 Clearing Passing/Slow Break Drill
Our favorite game situation drill right now has a little bit of everything! Give your Defenders touches to get the ball down…

face off fast break wing defense play

May 3, 2021

Two Face-Off Fast Break Wing Plays for Defense

We got killed at the X this weekend, leading to lots of 4-on-3…

lynchburg 4 on 3 fast break practice drill both goals

April 20, 2021

Lynchburg 4-on-3 Fast Break Drill to Both Goals

ground ball defense approach practice drill

April 13, 2021

Figure 8 Approach Ground Ball Drill for Defense

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April 9, 2021

Albany Long Pass Ground Ball Pregame Warm-Up Drill

brown lacrosse 5 on 4 clear passing slow break practice drill

February 10, 2021

Tufts/Brown 5-on-4 Clearing Passing/Slow Break Drill

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January 14, 2021

Box 4-on-3 to 3-on-2 Double Break Drill

pro lacrosse pass down pick down transition offense play

November 19, 2020

PLL Pass Down, Pick Down in Transition

Use this simple play we got from the PLL this summer to create…

everybody find one man up attack ride

October 20, 2020

Lax Lingo: “Everybody Find One!” Man-Up Attack Ride

adjacent clear through shooting practice drill

October 15, 2020

Adjacent “Clear Through” Shooting Drill

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October 9, 2020

Lax Lingo: “Bounce!” Away from the Defense to Pass or Shoot

substitution game lacrosse offense play

September 22, 2020

All about “Substitution Game”!

Princeton Virginia Lacrosse High Wing Pick Screenshot 2020

April 15, 2020

Pick-and-Roll Plays from the 2020 NCAA Lacrosse Season

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Lax Lingo: “Heavy!” On-Ball Pressure Defense

November 24, 2020

We hear top NCAA and Pro coaches use this simple call to send…

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PLL Pass Down, Pick Down in Transition

November 19, 2020

Use this simple play we got from the PLL this summer to create…

everybody find one man up attack ride

Lax Lingo: “Everybody Find One!” Man-Up Attack Ride

October 20, 2020

When you're Man-Up for a penalty and need the ball back, there's…

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Adjacent “Clear Through” Shooting Drill

October 15, 2020

Practice one of the most basic offensive principles that every…

lax lingo bounce away from defense hands free pass shoot offense play practice drill

Two Slide and “Bounce!” Shooting Drills

October 12, 2020

Teach your players to "Bounce!" off the Defense when the Slide…

lax lingo bounce off defense pass shoot

Lax Lingo: “Bounce!” Away from the Defense to Pass or Shoot

October 9, 2020

Top college coaches use "Bounce!" to help players get away from…

even man down defense penalty release play practice drill

Man-Down Defense Penalty Release: When are you really “EVEN!”?

October 5, 2020

Don't give up easy goals after you just got out of penalty trouble!…

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Lax Lingo: “NO Up-Field Slide” When You Ride

September 28, 2020

This is one of the most common mistakes we see new and inexperienced…

substitution game lacrosse offense play

All about “Substitution Game”!

September 22, 2020

This is an easy way to score easy, extra goals that every coach…

PRACTICE DRILLS

box lacrosse practice drill 2 on 1 continuous

January 12, 2021

Box “West Gennies” Continuous 2-on-1 Drill

This classic pregame, practice, and try out Box Lacrosse drill…

3 on 2 west genny breakout practice drill

December 8, 2020

3-on-2 “Breakout!” West Genny Drill

2 on 1 ground ball to 3 on 2 practice drill

December 2, 2020

2-on-1 Ground Ball to 3-on-2 Drill

lacrosse loose ball 2-on-1 to 3-on-3 build up practice drill

September 10, 2020

2-on-1 to 3-on-3 Triple Rep Drill

August 13, 2020

Ground Ball “Up and Over” Shooting Drill

box lacrosse swing and shoot pregame warm up practice drill

February 12, 2020

Box Swing and Shoot Pregame Warm-Up Drill

Use this simple drill with your box and field teams to get your…

box lacrosse 2 on 1 cross over pregame warm up practice drill

January 23, 2020

Box 2-on-1 Cross-Over Drill

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September 25, 2019

Team USA Box 3-Man Shooting Drill

box man up off ball pick roll up top offense play

February 11, 2019

Box Lacrosse Man-Up Off-Ball Pick & Roll Up Top

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September 4, 2018

Box Lacrosse Up-Pick Shooting Drill

Bill Tierney

November 26, 2020

“Top of the Totem Pole” with Bill Tierney

Here are some short thoughts and words of wisdom, experience,…

give and go shooting offense practice drill

July 1, 2020

Give-and-Go Four Line Shooting Drill

defense ground ball escape practice drill

June 9, 2020

Defense Ground Ball “Escape” Drill

maryland 3 on 2 practice drill

June 3, 2020

“Maryland” 3-on-2 Half-Field Drill

defense break out shooting clearing practice drill

May 21, 2020

Defense Break-Out Shooting Drill

figure eight catch shoot practice drill

May 13, 2020

Figure Eight/Triangle Continuous Shooting Drills

everybody find one man up attack ride

Lax Lingo: “Everybody Find One!” Man-Up Attack Ride

October 20, 2020

When you're Man-Up for a penalty and need the ball back, there's…

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3-1-2 Man-Up Diamond Rotation Up Top

May 22, 2018

This is a great new play we see most top college teams using…

man up shallow clear through play

Two “Shallow Clear Through” Man-Up Plays

May 17, 2018

Here are two easy plays we see from high school and college…

4-on-3 Fast Break: “Give and Go!”

February 20, 2018

This is a relatively simple variation on the common 4-on-3 Fast…

box lacrosse man up cut pick away play

Box Lacrosse Man-Up Cut and Pick Away

February 15, 2018

We saw several Box Teams using this simple, standard Pick and…

5 on 4 slow trailer break man up offense play

5-on-4 Slow Break: “Trailer Break”

October 26, 2017

Add this common transition play to your arsenal after 4-on-3…

3-3 Man-Up: Work the “Soft Spot!

October 23, 2017

We see College and High School teams use this easy play against…

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Box Lacrosse “Open the Gate” Man-Up Play

January 24, 2017

We've seen this Man-Up Double Pick & Roll Play used by multiple…

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Man-Up 3-3 “Skips”

June 26, 2016

This is a great college man-up play that is so simple, we see…

face off fast break wing defense play

Two Face-Off Fast Break Wing Plays for Defense

May 3, 2021

We got killed at the X this weekend, leading to lots of 4-on-3…

even man down defense penalty release play practice drill

Man-Down Defense Penalty Release: When are you really “EVEN!”?

October 5, 2020

Don't give up easy goals after you just got out of penalty trouble!…

Man-Down Defense: One Man Shut-Off

August 6, 2019

This is a simple play we see teams use quite often to disrupt…

Defense: Defending the 4-on-3 Fast Break

November 8, 2016

Fast Breaks happen multiple times every lacrosse game. By understanding…

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Man-Down Defense: “5-Man Rotation”

October 11, 2016

This is the Man-Down Defense that we see many college and pro…

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Man-Down Defense “Box and String”

September 28, 2016

This is an older, more traditional Man-Down Defense that we…

box and one middle man down defense play practice drill

“Box-and-One [in the Middle]” Man-Down Defense

May 26, 2016

We see many youth and high school teams giving up easy goals…

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Transition Drills for Defense

May 10, 2016

These are some of our favorite practice drills and games to work…

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“Numbers Game” Man-Up/Man-Down Practice Drill

April 6, 2015

Our all-time favorite games to play with youth all the way up…

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It's the start of Lacrosse season! It's cold out, we have new teams and players to work with, most of us are under restrictions on contact and group size in practice, so it's the perfect time for tons and tons of focus on STICK SKILLS!

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We got this drill from some DI coaches at the begi

We got this drill from some DI coaches at the beginning of this year, but they called it "Lynchburgs", after the @lynchburg_m_lacrosse
Hornets in Virginia, currently 10-2 and sitting at No. 5 in the Nike/USL DIII rankings. They're having a great season, especially after knocking off perennial powerhouse @salisburymlax earlier this season.

We love any day when we have a full team at practice, and a full field to work with. Keep all your players busy with lots of Unsettled Situations, tons of Reps, and tons of action going to both goals!

This is a great drill to keep all your players active, letting them play both sides of the ball- Offense and Defense, in Unsettled Situations. This drill uses both goals and both ends of the field, so nobody is standing in line for more than a few seconds. You can scale it up or down depending on your team's size or skill level. There are so many options, and it requires very little explanation. Just let your players rep it out and play!

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American Olympic Champion Jim Thorpe playing lacrosse during his years at the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania sometime between 1907-1911.

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