These are the skills we will be teaching the boys. Concepts apply from Instructional through Sr, but expertise and complaxity increases with age. If you have any questions, please ask your coach.
Groton Mystic Lacrosse Association
Coaching Standards 2012
“Lacrosse is a thinking game”
BOYS
All players:
Hold stick properly, covering butt end
Pass and catch right and left handed
Play with your “eyes up”
Play “on your toes”
Come to the ball – “run thru the pass”
Off ball movement
Ball…pass…pass
Offense:
Learn to see the 2 on 1
“Give and Go”
Set pick away from ball – “pick away”
Shoot right and left handed
Open field run “thru the check”
Defense:
Defense is played with the legs
Off ball - Stick up
Keep opponent a stick’s length away from your body
Over-play right
Check bottom hand (or back hand when opposing player is scooping)
Use “lift check” if beaten and opposing player is shooting