Watch as Coach Justin Ward uses a whiteboard to explain and demonstrate his dodging, picking and cutting tactics. Coach also goes into off-ball play and feeding tactics. Ward emphasizes that making an entry, deception, and […]
Drills to Elevate Faceoff & Wing Play Performance with Maiah Bartlett – Denison Univ.
Watch as Coach Maiah Bartlett discusses drills to help elevate faceoff and wing play performance. Bartlett breaks down the lecture into two parts: individual development and unit development. She goes into detail about how they […]
Building a Winning Plan: The Strength Coach’s Role in Team Preparation with Massimo Gioffre – Univ. of Denver
Watch as Coach Massimo Gioffre discusses how to build a winning plan and the importance of a strength and conditioning coach in team participation. Over the course of the presentation, Coach talks about and explains […]
Defensive Drills for Your Pre-Practice and Positional Practice Segment with Ryan Wellner – Univ. of Notre Dame
Watch as Coach Ryan Wellner explains and players demonstrate defensive drills for pre-practice and positional practice segments. Coach has a player who pivots, catches the ball from one side, gets separation, and sees the other […]
Live Demo: Individual and Small Part Drills for Your Defenseman with John Gorman – Hofstra University
Watch as Coach John Gorman explains individual and small part drills for defense while players demonstrate. Gorman works through footwork, small part concepts, combo drills with offense, and stickwork.
Whiteboard: Offense vs. Defense with Will Corrigan – US Air Force Academy and Eric Koch – Denison Univ.
Watch Coaches Will Corrigan and Eric Koch use a whiteboard to explain and demonstrate offense vs. defense. Coaches then explain various drills and tactics for the audience to use.
Rutgers Defense: Values, Drills, and Concepts for the Spring Season with Jimmy Ryan – Rutgers Univ.
Watch as Coach Jimmy Ryan breaks down the values, drills, and concepts when preparing for the spring season.
4v4 Box Defensive Focus with Kevin Conry – Univ. of Michigan
Watch as Coach Kevin Conry explains and shows video of this 4v4 box defensive focus drill. The drill involves defending a large area with less people, making it more challenging as there is more ground […]
Coaching Tips: Athletes Who Have Experienced Trauma with Dr. Lee Dorpfeld – Univ. of South Florida
Watch as Dr. Lee Dorpfeld discusses some tips for coaches who are dealing with athletes that have experienced some form of trauma. These athletes are not trying to push your buttons or be difficult but […]
Circle Shooter Drill with Mike Hungerford – Farmingdale High School (NY)
Watch as Coach Mike Hungerford explains and shows video clips of this circle shooter drill. The game is played 2v2 with an additional player from each team outside the portable crease. A groundball is inserted […]
10-Minute Clinic: The Faceoff Drill Dinner Menu with Casey Dowd – Princeton Univ.
In this Lacrosse Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive/Recruiting Coordinator Coach Casey Dowd from Colby College (Waterville, Maine) shares drills and repetitions for faceoff development. Faceoff Drills Discussed in this 10-Minute Clinic: […]
Defensive L-Cone Drill with Patrick Tuohy – 3d Garden State
Watch as Coach Patrick Tuohy explains, and players demonstrate the Defensive L-Cone Drill. The defensive player will sprint forward and as he approaches the cone, he will break down extending the stick in a poke […]
Model, Teach, Test, Reward with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Watch as Stephen Mackey discusses how leadership is critical in the teaching progression of athletes. He explains “Model, Teach, Test, Reward” as a method of teaching that produces results. How you, as a coach, works […]
Being a Good Teammate
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the […]
Drills to Develop Off-Ball Defense with Steve Grossi – Towson Univ.
Watch as Coach Steve Grossi explains and shows video of drills to develop off-ball defense. He will focus on number’s build up and scramble defense drills with detailed explanations of each: 2v1 Hockey, 4v3 to […]
What Are We Doing to Create a Championship Culture? with Robert Grasso – La Jolla Country Day School (CA)
Robert Grasso asks the question, “what can we do to create a championship culture?” Every team has a culture – are you working to develop the kind of culture you want? Robert states that if […]
Fear Is Powerful, but It Is Better to Build and Not Break with Kate Leavell
Kate Leavell explains that fear is a powerful tool that works as a short-term motivational tool but requires more and more overtime to be effective. Eventually fear does not work, as the recipient tunes it […]
Dummy Invert Drill with Trey Wilkes – Univ. of Delaware
Watch as Coach Trey Wilkes explains how this drill is great for teaching the fundamentals and keys to defending dodges from behind (at X). The focus is on the hips, footwork, engagement, and teaching your […]
Assistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett – (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some point you might […]
Defending the 2-Man Game with Keegan Wilkinson and Dave Scarcello – Marist College
Watch as Coaches Wilkinson and Scarcello explain and show video of this ‘working around the pick’ drill. It is important to set the foundation with the defender getting underneath the screen then re-engaging the hands […]
Social Media: Your Messages/Views Are Always a Reflection of Your Employer with Garry Rosenfield – Coaches Inc.
Watch as Garry explains that coaches need to know their social messages and their views they express are always a reflection of their employer/program. Coaches are always on duty, thus always representing their school or […]
Potential Will Get You Fired
Coach Mickey Marley’s Twitter Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning You are probably thinking, what in the world does this guy mean with the statement potential will get you fired. Potential […]
Practicing Picks with Bobby Benson – Providence College
Not sure how to practice your pick play? Watch as Coach Bobby Benson (previously at Johns Hopkins Univ.) demonstrates a couple different drills you can use to practice picks while also incorporating other aspects of […]
Maple Stickwork Drill with Dan Chemotti – Univ. of Richmond
Watch as Coach Dan Chemotti explains, and players demonstrate this maple stickwork figure 8 drill. This is a one-handed drill and the top hand is the boss hand that goes for passing, catching and shooting. […]
Goalies Who Drop Their Hands with Eric Hagarty – Endicott College
Watch as Coach Eric Hagarty explains that when goalies have issues like dropping their hands, chicken wings or standing straight up, your coaching staff should find the issues and isolate it. Work individual drills and […]
Lane Drill with Amy Bokker
Watch as Coach Amy Bokker explains and shows video of this lane drill. The drill is part of the warmup and the first part of the progression into the ride. Using the lines on the […]
How Strong Is Your Bounceback?
Provided by: Raise Your Game The reason I’m so passionate about embracing failure is that I used to shy away from it. In fact, it wasn’t until I was in my early thirties that I […]
Punt Return Sliding Drill with Joe Amplo – US Naval Academy
Watch as Coach Joe Amplo explains and shows video of the Punt Return Sliding Drill. This drill works on the point of contact where the slide man meets the dodger. When the slider reaches the […]
Stick Maintenance and Upkeep with Lars Keil – Massachusetts Youth Lacrosse
Watch as Coach Lars Keil (formerly at Harvard University) emphasizes the importance of stick maintenance and upkeep, highlighting that it falls under the responsibility of each player. The coach assumes the role of reminding their […]
Optimism
By: Alan Stein, Jr. Originally Published in: Raise Your Game Confidence comes from an understanding of your own agency, your own influence, and your own ability to make things happen. Bob Rotella is a sports […]