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How to Coach Lacrosse like John Wooden
We found some really interesting information about John Wooden, "the greatest coach of all time in any sport," (ESPN) that…
"Trigger" Slide and Recovery Drill for Team Defense
We got this great drill from working with some PLL players a few weeks ago. Let your players play, while also improving stick…
2-on-2 to 3-on-2 Ground Ball Drill & Variations
We worked with some pro players last week, and this is one of the first drills they did. The kids had tons of fun going to…
Albany Over the Cone Pregame Shooting Drill
We saw Albany using this simple cut, catch and shoot drill before games last season, and we loved it! Super simple, super…
Zone Busters: "On-Sides Responsibility" vs 3-3 Deep Zone Ride
Here we take a detailed look at how "On-Sides Responsibility" can actually help you beat the troublesome 3-3 Deep Zone Ride…

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September 12, 2022

How to Coach Lacrosse like John Wooden

We found some really interesting information about John Wooden,…

trigger team defense slide recovery practice drill

March 7, 2022

“Trigger” Slide and Recovery Drill for Team Defense

2 on 2 to 3 on 2 ground ball practice drill

February 18, 2022

2-on-2 to 3-on-2 Ground Ball Drill & Variations

albany over cone pregame shooting practice drill

February 2, 2022

Albany Over the Cone Pregame Shooting Drill

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October 22, 2021

Zone Busters: “On-Sides Responsibility” vs 3-3 Deep Zone Ride

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October 15, 2021

Lax Lingo: Who Has “On-Sides Responsibility”?

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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

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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

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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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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…

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

April 20, 2021

We love any day when we have a full team at practice and a full…

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Figure 8 Approach Ground Ball Drill for Defense

April 13, 2021

This is a simple variation on one of our favorite classic Line…

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Albany Long Pass Ground Ball Pregame Warm-Up Drill

April 9, 2021

Get your players' feet and sticks moving with this simple drill…

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

February 10, 2021

Our favorite game situation drill right now has a little bit…

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

January 14, 2021

Our Box players love this great NLL double numbers-advantage…

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

January 12, 2021

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

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3-on-2 “Breakout!” West Genny Drill

December 8, 2020

Just when you thought you knew all the different variations of…

2 on 1 ground ball to 3 on 2 practice drill

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

December 2, 2020

We are having tons of fun right now with this combination loose…

PRACTICE DRILLS

1 v 1 v 1 ground ball practice drill three variations

September 16, 2021

1v1v1 Ground Ball Drill & Variations

Turn your ground ball drills into competitive game situations…

clearing build-up practice drill for defense

August 26, 2021

Defense Clearing “Build-Up” Drill

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August 3, 2021

Defense Approach, Recovery, Skip Pass Drill

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July 16, 2021

“Boston” 8-Line Full-Field Clearing Passing Drills & Variations

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November 24, 2020

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

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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

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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,…

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

October 12, 2020

Two Slide and “Bounce!” Shooting Drills

even man down defense penalty release play practice drill

October 5, 2020

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

no upfield slide when you ride lacrosse defense

September 28, 2020

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

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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“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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In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth and the Super Bowl last Sunday, we take a look back at the best football-lacrosse player of all time.

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Brown starred at Syracuse Men's Lacrosse before a Hall-of-Fame career with the Cleveland Browns.

Great advice. Today and every day.

Great advice. Today and every day.

#NationalCoachesDay is over, but we guarantee your

#NationalCoachesDay is over, but we guarantee your former coach won't mind hearing from you.

Memories last a life time.

We don't always know the people for whom we made the most important impacts.

Reach out and say the things you wish you could say. It's why we coach.

A fellow coach had to remind us about this last we

A fellow coach had to remind us about this last weekend. We've done it correctly a hundred times, but this time we just...forgot. And we left one of our young new players almost in tears.

We all need to go back to the basics sometimes, even as coaches.

If you want your message to get through, choose the right time and delivery method, so your players are willing and emotionally able to receive your coaching.

If you haven't done it in a while, take a few minutes to review your @uslacrosse and @positivecoachus Double-Goal Coach materials for more helpful tips for communicating effectively with your young athletes.

We're using this great, simple drill with all our

We're using this great, simple drill with all our boys' and girls' teams in Fall Ball right now. It's a little twist on the old 2-on-1 Man/Ball Drill that probably everybody did on their first day of lacrosse practice ever. It's fast, it's tons of fun, it keeps all your players moving. Everyone in the drill is competing for the ball, and everyone gets a chance to scoop and pass.

You can do it any day at practice, with any number of players.

This is also a great drill to fix all those dreaded Loose-Ball Pushes, and reinforce proper approach and lift techniques!

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Whether you're running the standard 3-1-3 Clear, a

Whether you're running the standard 3-1-3 Clear, a 3-2-2, or an Open Clear with your team, this drill practices the exact field locations, looks, passing options, and distances that your players will need in games, no matter what your preferred Clearing Formation is.

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One of the first things we fix when working with n

One of the first things we fix when working with new teams is Clearing. You can't score if you can't get the ball from your Defense to your Offense!

This is one of the few drills that breaks down numbers-advantage transition situations on both sides of the ball. It has everything: Clearing, Riding, long passes, transition defense, Fast Breaks, Slow Breaks, Man Up/Man Down. Your players are going to love it!

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