Player Development Philosophy

  • Basic Proper Fundaments, with a few twists
    • Hold Stick/Cradling/GB/Throw/Shooting/Catching
    • Twists are things like Threat Position, Wind Up, throw/catch in all directions
  • Skill progressions
    • Within each skill
      • Static/Dynamic/Competitive
    • Skill to Skill
      • Wind up/ Pump Fake/face dodge/hitch and go
  • Concept progressions
    • Progression of skills>options
    • Options > Decision Making > Concept = Skill to Concept Philosophy
    • Progressive layers of decision making
    • IQ building
  • Play every position
    • Middie/Attack
    • Defense/LSM
    • Poles create transition and pressure
  • Odd man situations
    • Force heads up play on offense
    • Force decision making
    • Force defensive reads/shows
  • Play Lacrosse not Lacrosse Plays
    • Smarter
    • Makes Decisions Faster
    • Higher Degree of Success