I was digging through an old folder and found this drill - looks like it was created winter of 2014. I remember making this up during a training session in the gym at Highland Catholic Middle School (yay space constraint). It was just a way to get ground balls, stick work and finishing all in one drill and have it be meaningful for a small group of mixed positions. I think as I got older, I got in a bad habit of leaving simple, easy, drills behind. But this is an awesome multi - player drill to not only get stickwork reps, but, could be the base to more stuff. As I am writing this I envision I could throw in a goalie and Player 2 could turn into a defender as soon as they swing the ball to Player 3 for a 1v1 to the goal 🤷‍♂️

I know team taglines are popular with teams, especially putting that in this time of year during planning... Some teams use the same one all the time (ex. Syracuse Head.Heart.Hustle) and some change from year to year with input from the players themselves. Three big ideas that were used with my team last year: 1. "Climb" - referring to "Climbing the mountain" - just trying to be process focused and let the outcome take care of itself. 2. "Champions on our worst day" - literally meaning, raising our level of play to where our worst was good enough to win, but figuratively, not letting our emotions dictate the behavior of a championship team. Can I do what I need to do on days I don't feel like it or don't have the juice? 3. "A lot to accomplish but nothing to prove" - this comes from the fact that our team was finally relevant. Finally a team in contention. Still not a ton of widespread respect (at least it felt that way). But we can't be trying to "prove ourselves" instead we should be trying to "accomplish our goals" - tries to reframe the mindset into focusing internally and blocking the noise. What did you guys use? Or, what are your favorites over the years?

What is the ideal roster size for a lacrosse team? For context, I am thinking a 12U age to Varsity HS team. Teams playing 10v10 full field. Things I am factoring in my head: Ample playing time, enough bodies in case theres an injury/absence but also what can optimize practice productivity? Follow up question: What would be considered "ample" playing time for a youth player in a game?

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Just had a great call with @Alex Kelly and @Ted S about Film and Analytics. It was awesome learning from Coach Kelly tonight on how he approaches film with the Spuds and how he's starting to think about analytics and implement them into his strategy. This call has been added in the classroom under Film Study. I also shared on our podcast Down the Alley and Youtube to continue to spread awareness of this community. Continue to give us feedback and ideas as we build out the classroom content!