Peter Lawrence, Head Coach Hartford
Machine Ground Balls
We got this great fast paced drill from Coach Lawrence with his unique twist on a full field scramble lacrosse drill many of you are running now. It is a ground ball lacrosse drill, it is a transition lacrosse drill, it is a 5V5 ‘Even’ lacrosse drill and [...]
54 Scramble Lacrosse Drill, Coach DeLuca, Cornell
In our recent interview with Coach DeLuca from Cornell, Coach talked at length about the tremendous benefit of practicing lacrosse drills in a true ‘scramble’ scenario. The game is extremely fluid and every moment in each game can be different, so creating or practicing lacrosse drills in truly [...]
Great Tips for Coaching Goalies
Guest Article from Coach B
Assistant Coach, Western Michigan , Director, GP Select, aka Kenneth Brubaker
I want to offer special thanks to Coach B for his second article in our library by this really cool coach. Read this and you will never coach your goalies the same way you do now [...]
4V4 Transition for Fun Lacrosse Drill
In our recent interview with Coach Chris Wojcik from Harvard, I was so impressed with this young coach, he shared this unique lacrosse drill, which he described as his player’s favorite drill, and it is easy to see why… Even as much as we love 4V4 in our drill set, [...]
Skeleton Drill to Improve Your Offense!
In our recent interview with Coach Ray Rostan from Hampden-Sidney he shared a unique skeleton drill that on the offensive end that really impressed me. I understand the benefit from running different skeleton drills, and the tremendous opportunity to teach and coach in this setting. My ongoing concern [...]
3V2 Like You Have Never Seen it Before!!
OK, I have been around a long time. And like you I am passionate about the way I run practice yet always looking for new ideas. Having the opportunity to interview so many great coaches offers me a lot of twists on how to keep drills [...]
Coaches,
Thanks so much for the interest in having me come out to your areas and do coaching clinics.
LAXCOACHMIKE COACHING CLINICS
YOUTH, REC, HS COACHES
Here are the topics we cover in the classroom, as well as on the field,
The Laxcoachmike Lacrosse Coaches Clinic,
* The Changing Nature of the Game and Equipment
* The Changing [...]
Lacrosse Drill, Dartmouth 2V1 Swing Drill
In our recent interview with Dartmouth Head Lacrosse Coach, Andy Towers, he shared some really great insights on lacrosse practice plans and some great lacrosse drills. I loved his ‘Swing Drill’ which he suggested came from Coach Torpey, and may originally have been a ‘Box’ Lacrosse Drill. Not [...]
Spice Up Your Practice
3V2 Small Field with Variations
with a little help from Coach Shriver
I just got a little rejuvenated about this drill from the interview with Coach Shriver from Boys Latin. Every once and a while the lacrosse coaches and the lacrosse players love the same drill, and I love this one. And [...]
1V1 Build Up Lacrosse Drill, from Coach Goldberg
In our recent podcast with the great lacrosse coach Jeff Goldberg, he shared this incredible lacrosse drill with us. In lacrosse practice we are always looking for lacrosse drills that directly emulate lacrosse game scenarios. In this lacrosse drill, not only do we get real lacrosse [...]