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Re: New lax stick needed
Go to the online stores. They are very good and carry a very good selection. run a search on "women's lacrosse sticks"..

Posted Jun 6th 2007, 3:53am by Thomas Wilson
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Hey brother, check you mail. I responded.... cannot tell you if it was helpful, but I tried. Tex man

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Cornerstones for Success in Lacrosse: Coverage, Development and Execution with Tony Seaman,
    Towson University Head Coach,
    3X NCAA Division I Lacrosse "Coach of the Year"

    The start of a new season is a very exciting time for the coaches, players and fans. Coach Seaman presents three cornerstones that serve as constant reminders for his coaching staff; coverage, development and execution. Coverage includes preparing and drilling for all parts of the game. Fundamentals on offense and defense are essential for planning practice each day early in the season. Stick work, dodging and picks are the offensive elements. Positioning, footwork, checks, sliding and double teams are key defensive skills. Offensive and defensive situations are team oriented game dynamics that must also be part of practices. The coaching staff also monitors specific situations such as facing off, clearing, riding and substitutions. Nine personnel considerations are an additional factor to decide as coaches. Strength and conditioning is a 12-month process and makes players faster, stronger and more successful on the field. Coach Seaman takes to the field with his team to illustrate offensive and defensive drills at game speed.

    78 minutes. 2008.

    The start of a new season is a very exciting time for the coaches, players and fans. Coach Seaman presents three cornerstones that serve as constant reminders for his coaching staff; coverage, development and execution. Coverage includes preparing and drilling for all parts of the game. Fundamentals on offense and defense are essential for planning practice each day early in the season. Stick work, dodging and picks are the offensive elements. Positioning, footwork, checks, sliding and double teams are key defensive skills. Offensive and defensive situations are team oriented game dynamics that must also be part of practices. The coaching staff also monitors specific situations such as facing off, clearing, riding and substitutions. Nine personnel considerations are an additional factor to decide as coaches. Strength and conditioning is a 12-month process and makes players faster, stronger and more successful on the field. Coach Seaman takes to the field with his team to illustrate offensive and defensive drills at game speed.

    78 minutes. 2008.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - How to Create a Strong Team Defense with Lars Tiffany,
    Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Tiffany has a great understanding of what it takes to be great on defense - he was a 2-time team captain and starter on defense for three years under Dom Starsia (now niversity of Virginia head coach) at Brown. Good communication between the six defensemen and the goalie are required to create strong team defense. The goalie's only goal is to watch the ball and communicate to the on ball defender. The off ball defenders determine the slides. The 'hot player' designates himself as 'hot' and asks his teammates to fill and second slide. Other verbal calls dictate the slide patterns: crease/crease, crease/adjacent, adjacent/adjacent, and cross crease. Slide scheme development starts with the 1 v 1 decision-making drill and progresses to a full catalog of drills that include 2 v 1, 2 v 2 with an outlet, etc. On the field, Tiffany begins with on ball play. Decision-making is the key part of team scheme development. The first slide, second slide, third slide and recovery are all demonstrated in drills on the field. The DVD finishes with game clips of 6 v 6 defense, demonstrating a variety of slide packages.

    103 minutes. 2008.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Man Down Defense: A Catalog of Drills with Lars Tiffany,
    Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Tiffany presents a step-by-step development of the fundamentals of man down defense. He begins with a discussion on personnel. A decision must be made between the best defenders and a specialty unit. Players must be intelligent and have a good stick. Man down defense relies on anticipation of skip lanes and the ability to knock down passes and shots. Tiffany has created a catalog of drills that can help identify and improve the personnel for man down defense. The 2 v 1 knock down drill works on the drop step technique and the 4 v 2 drill puts two defenders in an urgent situation and requires communication and changing positions. The 5 v 3 drill addresses the skip lanes. A series of drills get progressively more challenging for advanced players. A drill to develop offense and man down defensive technique is the 3v2/4v3/5v4 drill. A section on terminology is important to define all-important verbal calls in lacrosse. Man down schemes used against the 3-3 offense include the center string, the diamond, 4v3 up top and 3v2 up top. Defending the 1-3-2 offensive, Tiffany diagrams on the white board using both 5 man and 4 man schemes. He then takes to the field to demonstrate many of the drills and schemes. Game clips of the man down defense show the system in action.

    105minutes. 2008.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Defensive 2-Pack LXD-02945A: with Lars Tiffany,
    Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Tiffany has a great understanding of what it takes to be great on defense - he was a 2-time team captain and starter on defense for three years under Dom Starsia (now niversity of Virginia head coach) at Brown. Good communication between the six defensemen and the goalie are required to create strong team defense. The goalie's only goal is to watch the ball and communicate to the on ball defender. The off ball defenders determine the slides. The 'hot player' designates himself as 'hot' and asks his teammates to fill and second slide. Other verbal calls dictate the slide patterns: crease/crease, crease/adjacent, adjacent/adjacent, and cross crease. Slide scheme development starts with the 1 v 1 decision-making drill and progresses to a full catalog of drills that include 2 v 1, 2 v 2 with an outlet, etc. On the field, Tiffany begins with on ball play. Decision-making is the key part of team scheme development. The first slide, second slide, third slide and recovery are all demonstrated in drills on the field. The DVD finishes with game clips of 6 v 6 defense, demonstrating a variety of slide packages.

    103 minutes. 2008.



    LXD-02945B: with Lars Tiffany,
    Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Tiffany presents a step-by-step development of the fundamentals of man down defense. He begins with a discussion on personnel. A decision must be made between the best defenders and a specialty unit. Players must be intelligent and have a good stick. Man down defense relies on anticipation of skip lanes and the ability to knock down passes and shots. Tiffany has created a catalog of drills that can help identify and improve the personnel for man down defense. The 2 v 1 knock down drill works on the drop step technique and the 4 v 2 drill puts two defenders in an urgent situation and requires communication and changing positions. The 5 v 3 drill addresses the skip lanes. A series of drills get progressively more challenging for advanced players. A drill to develop offense and man down defensive technique is the 3v2/4v3/5v4 drill. A section on terminology is important to define all-important verbal calls in lacrosse. Man down schemes used against the 3-3 offense include the center string, the diamond, 4v3 up top and 3v2 up top. Defending the 1-3-2 offensive, Tiffany diagrams on the white board using both 5 man and 4 man schemes. He then takes to the field to demonstrate many of the drills and schemes. Game clips of the man down defense show the system in action.

    105minutes. 2008.



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  • ChampionshipProductions - Gary Gait: Coaching Girls Lacrosse - Intermediate Stick Skills&Dodging with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    Coach Gait show coaches and their young players how to take the next step in becoming a successful lacrosse player. He picks up where Coaching Girls Lacrosse - Basic Skills & Drills left off, exploring the next level of skills coaches can teach their players. Effective passing starts with stick protection, which involves positioning yourself between the stick and the defender. Cradle the ball to protect it whether preparing to pass or shoot. Passing skills include throwing across the body, away from the body and straight toward your target. Side-arm technique is also covered. Once passing to different directions is mastered, players can move on to faking one direction and passing another. Practice passing at a greater distance to add power and speed to your skills. Once players have learned how to control the stick with two hands, they can start to develop the ability to use just one hand. Finally, the players can use their newly developed skills against a defender in live situations. Gait also shows trick passes, catches and shots that can be used to throw off defenders. He finishes by showing how to incorporate advanced dodging skills in your game.

    50 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Gary Gait - Coaching Youth Lacrosse 3-Pack LXD-02864A: with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    Lacrosse legend Gary Gait calls on his vast experience to provide you expert coaching instruction for Boys U11 lacrosse. Coach Gait is a big believer in line drills because players are on the move while executing these drills. He teaches his players to to keep the stick up and provide a target while catching on the run. Another basic skill is ground balls. A low, athletic stance is needed while players scoop up the ball on the run. Dodging is a skill taught by Gait, and is executed as a fake defense after passing. Other offensive concepts presented are popping the receiving, give and go and setting a pick. Competitive drills include ground ball drills, ground ball passes, dodging with defenders and live one-on-one. On the defensive side, Gait covers the proper stance, changing direction with use of a drop step and narrowing the channel, which is a defensive tactic to shrink the offensive player's channel to the net. This is a complete set of teaching points and drills for coaching lacrosse with boys under 11!

    30 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02864B: with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    In this detailed presentation, Gary Gait, arguably the greatest lacrosse player of all time, covers the critical lacrosse fundamentals and foundations for girls lacrosse players, beginning with basic stick skills. Gait demonstrates the proper technique for cradling the stick, catching the ball and throwing the ball. An excellent gauge for improvement is a player's ability to control the ball. This can be done by developing a cradle with the ball in the pocket. Young players can also improve by learning to attack a ground ball and scoop it off the ground. Shuttle drills add movement to skills. He includes single player and partner drills. His shuttle drills also develop good dodging skills. The finer skills of playing defense are also taught and demonstrated. Shooting and offensive skills are necessary when developing the complete lacrosse player. The regular, short and close shot are skills that require good technique and practice and are demonstrated as well. This is an excellent teaching tool for girls lacrosse coaches!

    67 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02864C: with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    Coach Gait show coaches and their young players how to take the next step in becoming a successful lacrosse player. He picks up where Coaching Girls Lacrosse - Basic Skills & Drills left off, exploring the next level of skills coaches can teach their players. Effective passing starts with stick protection, which involves positioning yourself between the stick and the defender. Cradle the ball to protect it whether preparing to pass or shoot. Passing skills include throwing across the body, away from the body and straight toward your target. Side-arm technique is also covered. Once passing to different directions is mastered, players can move on to faking one direction and passing another. Practice passing at a greater distance to add power and speed to your skills. Once players have learned how to control the stick with two hands, they can start to develop the ability to use just one hand. Finally, the players can use their newly developed skills against a defender in live situations. Gait also shows trick passes, catches and shots that can be used to throw off defenders. He finishes by showing how to incorporate advanced dodging skills in your game.

    50 minutes. 2007.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Gary Gait: Coaching Girls Lacrosse - Basic Skills&Drills with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    In this detailed presentation, Gary Gait, arguably the greatest lacrosse player of all time, covers the critical lacrosse fundamentals and foundations for girls lacrosse players, beginning with basic stick skills. Gait demonstrates the proper technique for cradling the stick, catching the ball and throwing the ball. An excellent gauge for improvement is a player's ability to control the ball. This can be done by developing a cradle with the ball in the pocket. Young players can also improve by learning to attack a ground ball and scoop it off the ground. Shuttle drills add movement to skills. He includes single player and partner drills. His shuttle drills also develop good dodging skills. The finer skills of playing defense are also taught and demonstrated. Shooting and offensive skills are necessary when developing the complete lacrosse player. The regular, short and close shot are skills that require good technique and practice and are demonstrated as well. This is an excellent teaching tool for girls lacrosse coaches!

    67 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Gary Gait: Coaching Boys Lacrosse - U11 Skills&Drills with Gary Gait,
    Syracuse University Women's Head Coach,
    Coach of the NLL Champions (2006);
    member of the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame (2005)
    and the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame

    Lacrosse legend Gary Gait calls on his vast experience to provide you expert coaching instruction for Boys U11 lacrosse. Coach Gait is a big believer in line drills because players are on the move while executing these drills. He teaches his players to to keep the stick up and provide a target while catching on the run. Another basic skill is ground balls. A low, athletic stance is needed while players scoop up the ball on the run. Dodging is a skill taught by Gait, and is executed as a fake defense after passing. Other offensive concepts presented are popping the receiving, give and go and setting a pick. Competitive drills include ground ball drills, ground ball passes, dodging with defenders and live one-on-one. On the defensive side, Gait covers the proper stance, changing direction with use of a drop step and narrowing the channel, which is a defensive tactic to shrink the offensive player's channel to the net. This is a complete set of teaching points and drills for coaching lacrosse with boys under 11!

    30 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Notre Dame 2-Pack LXD-02733A: with Kevin Corrigan,
    University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Corrigan presents full field and half field transition philosophies as well as breaks down "some of the best transition and unsettled drills that he has ever seen." Corrigan's teaching begins with the two-on-one recovery drill and a two-on-one live ball drill that makes players react and attack the net. Also included are spacing and transition drills. Next, he presents the defense to offense scheme. This occurs after a save or a shot is taken on the defensive end. Corrigan also includes the full field scramble, which involves many players at once. In all, this DVD is loaded with 14 drills. Multiple situations and repetitions are the benefits of these drills, which are done in a short amount of time. Coaching can be done before and after the drills, with an emphasis on repetition.

    57 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02733B: with Kevin Corrigan,
    University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach

    This DVD focuses on individual drills used on a daily basis at Notre Dame. Ball handling, ground balls and shooting drilled early in practice develop good habits that show up later in team play at practice. Drills included are ball bag drill, yo-yo drill, baseline escape, around the clock, escape drill, 2 v. 1 drill, three man handle, three man passing, monkey in the middle, three man weave and three in a box. Ball handling is another area that demands attention each day in practice. The step down drill, the sweeps and alley dodges, give and go, Z cut shooting, Z cut and follow, Z cut and pop, and Z cut and fade are all demonstrated. The advantages of these drills are that players get a lot of touches on the ball, shooting opportunities, and many repetitions.

    60 minutes. 2007.

    57 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02733B: with Kevin Corrigan,
    University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach

    This DVD focuses on individual drills used on a daily basis at Notre Dame. Ball handling, ground balls and shooting drilled early in practice develop good habits that show up later in team play at practice. Drills included are ball bag drill, yo-yo drill, baseline escape, around the clock, escape drill, 2 v. 1 drill, three man handle, three man passing, monkey in the middle, three man weave and three in a box. Ball handling is another area that demands attention each day in practice. The step down drill, the sweeps and alley dodges, give and go, Z cut shooting, Z cut and follow, Z cut and pop, and Z cut and fade are all demonstrated. The advantages of these drills are that players get a lot of touches on the ball, shooting opportunities, and many repetitions.

    60 minutes. 2007.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Championship Lacrosse 3-Pack LXD-02734A: with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    Becoming a better lacrosse player has everything to do with learning to play with and without the ball. Coach Danowski presents an excellent skill program for the spring, in anticipation of the upcoming season. The skills in this DVD are applicable to any offense in Lacrosse. He begins by demonstrating basic moves for the specific areas of the field for dodging (top, wings or behind). Each of these areas is broken down into right or left, or high or low. From the top, the split dodge and the merry-go-round move are taught. The wing is divided into high wing and low wing. On the wing, the goal is to attack the top foot of the defender when attacking. Options are the speed dodge and combo cut. Dodges from behind are keyed on the person with the ball making things happen. Speed, strength and change of direction are keys to scoring from behind. The step away, double and roll moves are universal techniques that are used behind the net and can improve any offense. Dragging the double is another move from behind the net. The objective of the step back/throw back and roll back/throw back are moves to increase movement away from the cage.

    43 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02734B: with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    A complete shooter has a variety of moves and can beat a goalie with a variety of shots on any given day. To help your players become complete shooters the staff at Duke demonstrates the finer points of the mechanics of shooting, shooting on the run and crease play. The key parts of shooting they hit on include front foot placement, hips, stomach, chest, shoulders and hands. A different skill is shooting on the run, which is likened to a lay-up in basketball. Players must develop the ability to jump off the inside foot to create space between them and the defender. Another term for "move to the ball" is "up the hash." This term describes a key skill for shooting and scoring and is also demonstrated. At Duke they teach the hands must be away from the body, called "kissing the shoulder." Players show this skill in the "Swat the fly" drill. A move before shooting is the diagonal/back door to the cage. This drill is demonstrated by Duke players live in practice. The next segment highlights the C cut and the fade cut. The pop and slip techniques are also explained. The skills and drills in this DVD are important to all offensive-minded lacrosse players.

    39 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02734C: with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    This DVD on lacrosse training will prepare your team to be its best on the field on game day. The primary focus of strength training is the prevention and reduction of injuries. A secondary benefit is that players become stronger and leaner. Exercises include lunges, high knees, backward lunge, high knee skips, butt kicks, shuffle, carioca, back pedal, frog jumps and 10 distinct ladder exercises. In four lines, players execute the turn and sprint drill. This drill works on firing off the line as you open your hips. The center of gravity should be almost directly over the point that your foot lands as your turn. Rotational acceleration is another key concept for the Duke Lacrosse team. This must be done with the chest and head up in a good athletic stance. Additional exercises in this program are lateral bounds, speed skater sprint, and lateral mirror. The strength-training component of this program highlights a typical Monday workout program in the Duke weight room.

    41 minutes. 2007.

    39 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02734C: with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    This DVD on lacrosse training will prepare your team to be its best on the field on game day. The primary focus of strength training is the prevention and reduction of injuries. A secondary benefit is that players become stronger and leaner. Exercises include lunges, high knees, backward lunge, high knee skips, butt kicks, shuffle, carioca, back pedal, frog jumps and 10 distinct ladder exercises. In four lines, players execute the turn and sprint drill. This drill works on firing off the line as you open your hips. The center of gravity should be almost directly over the point that your foot lands as your turn. Rotational acceleration is another key concept for the Duke Lacrosse team. This must be done with the chest and head up in a good athletic stance. Additional exercises in this program are lateral bounds, speed skater sprint, and lateral mirror. The strength-training component of this program highlights a typical Monday workout program in the Duke weight room.

    41 minutes. 2007.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Speed, Agility&Strength Training for Championship Lacrosse with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    This DVD on lacrosse training will prepare your team to be its best on the field on game day. The primary focus of strength training is the prevention and reduction of injuries. A secondary benefit is that players become stronger and leaner. Exercises include lunges, high knees, backward lunge, high knee skips, butt kicks, shuffle, carioca, back pedal, frog jumps and 10 distinct ladder exercises. In four lines, players execute the turn and sprint drill. This drill works on firing off the line as you open your hips. The center of gravity should be almost directly over the point that your foot lands as your turn. Rotational acceleration is another key concept for the Duke Lacrosse team. This must be done with the chest and head up in a good athletic stance. Additional exercises in this program are lateral bounds, speed skater sprint, and lateral mirror. The strength-training component of this program highlights a typical Monday workout program in the Duke weight room.

    41 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Shooting Technique&Drills for Championship Lacrosse with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    A complete shooter has a variety of moves and can beat a goalie with a variety of shots on any given day. To help your players become complete shooters the staff at Duke demonstrates the finer points of the mechanics of shooting, shooting on the run and crease play. The key parts of shooting they hit on include front foot placement, hips, stomach, chest, shoulders and hands. A different skill is shooting on the run, which is likened to a lay-up in basketball. Players must develop the ability to jump off the inside foot to create space between them and the defender. Another term for "move to the ball" is "up the hash." This term describes a key skill for shooting and scoring and is also demonstrated. At Duke they teach the hands must be away from the body, called "kissing the shoulder." Players show this skill in the "Swat the fly" drill. A move before shooting is the diagonal/back door to the cage. This drill is demonstrated by Duke players live in practice. The next segment highlights the C cut and the fade cut. The pop and slip techniques are also explained. The skills and drills in this DVD are important to all offensive-minded lacrosse players.

    39 minutes. 2007. 39 minutes. 2007." class="link">Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Offensive Techniques&Drills for Championship Lacrosse with John Danowski,
    Duke University Head Coach

    Becoming a better lacrosse player has everything to do with learning to play with and without the ball. Coach Danowski presents an excellent skill program for the spring, in anticipation of the upcoming season. The skills in this DVD are applicable to any offense in Lacrosse. He begins by demonstrating basic moves for the specific areas of the field for dodging (top, wings or behind). Each of these areas is broken down into right or left, or high or low. From the top, the split dodge and the merry-go-round move are taught. The wing is divided into high wing and low wing. On the wing, the goal is to attack the top foot of the defender when attacking. Options are the speed dodge and combo cut. Dodges from behind are keyed on the person with the ball making things happen. Speed, strength and change of direction are keys to scoring from behind. The step away, double and roll moves are universal techniques that are used behind the net and can improve any offense. Dragging the double is another move from behind the net. The objective of the step back/throw back and roll back/throw back are moves to increase movement away from the cage.

    43 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Full Field Transition/Half Field Unsettled: Drills for Unsettled Situations with Kevin Corrigan,
    University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach

    Coach Corrigan presents full field and half field transition philosophies as well as breaks down "some of the best transition and unsettled drills that he has ever seen." Corrigan's teaching begins with the two-on-one recovery drill and a two-on-one live ball drill that makes players react and attack the net. Also included are spacing and transition drills. Next, he presents the defense to offense scheme. This occurs after a save or a shot is taken on the defensive end. Corrigan also includes the full field scramble, which involves many players at once. In all, this DVD is loaded with 14 drills. Multiple situations and repetitions are the benefits of these drills, which are done in a short amount of time. Coaching can be done before and after the drills, with an emphasis on repetition.

    57 minutes. 2007. 57 minutes. 2007." class="link">Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - 18 Drills to Improve Individual Skills with Kevin Corrigan,
    University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach

    This DVD focuses on individual drills used on a daily basis at Notre Dame. Ball handling, ground balls and shooting drilled early in practice develop good habits that show up later in team play at practice. Drills included are ball bag drill, yo-yo drill, baseline escape, around the clock, escape drill, 2 v. 1 drill, three man handle, three man passing, monkey in the middle, three man weave and three in a box. Ball handling is another area that demands attention each day in practice. The step down drill, the sweeps and alley dodges, give and go, Z cut shooting, Z cut and follow, Z cut and pop, and Z cut and fade are all demonstrated. The advantages of these drills are that players get a lot of touches on the ball, shooting opportunities, and many repetitions.

    60 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - 2-2-2 'Deuces' Offense with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    The Deuces offense spaces the field well to create good dodging lanes from all four corners. Three sets of two players work together in pairs. Typically two players will be behind, two on top and two in the crease. A strength of the offense is using the pick, where one player in the pair frees his teammate. This creates confusion and indecision in the defense. By reading the defenders movement, the offensive player can spring free of the defender. Another teaching technique is the front swing. Zimmerman feels the game is all about deception, and the Deuce is full of deception. The player with the ball is taught to sprint into, through, and out of the pick. Once out of the pick, the man with the ball heads straight to the goal with his stick in feeding position. The second pair is known as the inside men and key techniques are demonstrated to enhance their productivity in the Deuce. Inside men maintain balance by staying opposite of the dodger. The third pair is known as the men up top. When out front, players are always ready to score. By being inside the restraining line, these two players present a dangerous threat to the defense. The straight-line principle is a concept that can really help young players. The Deuces offense will get your team high percentage shots while attacking from the inside and outside!

    42 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Extra Man Offense with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    Moving from a play-oriented approach to a set-oriented game has been a good move for Coach Zimmerman and his program. Zimmerman lays out the pros and cons of both styles of play here. For example, an experienced team may lend better to a freelance style than a play system. In certain game situations plays can be beneficial in the right spot. FEMO is the fake extra man offense used to practice against the man down unit. Zimmerman diagrams the 3-on-3 formation, in which high percentage shots are the goal. The 2-3-1 and 1-4-1 sets are diagrammed also. The garbage drill helps shooters to get low and through the ball and utilize the wrist shot. The back up, back in drill develops the ability to stop hot ground balls behind the net. Four lines of offensive and defensive players make up the implosion drill. Other drills are three man short, man up face off, and man up ride. From the 2-3-1 set the change of formation play is shown using practice video.

    38 minutes. 2007. Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Offensive Skill Development with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    Offensive Skill Development is a 'treasure trove' of essential lacrosse skills taught by one of the top coaches, and formerly one of the great players, in the game today! Zimmerman covers holding the stick properly and receiving the pass - ground balls are the key to the game; Zimmerman: "players today cradle the ball too much!" Three parts of fielding the ground ball are presented, including top hand pick up. Cradling should be held to a minimum and the stick should be in the loaded position. Zimmerman also covers dodging north and south. The split dodge incorporates change of speed and direction, use of hips and a focus on the defender's hips. Other moves are the face dodge and roll dodge. Other skills presented include: Shooting (hand placement and shoulder position) and cutting without the ball.

    31 minutes. 2007. 31 minutes. 2007." class="link">Discuss this
     

  • ChampionshipProductions - Don Zimmerman 3-Pack LXD-02732A: with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    Moving from a play-oriented approach to a set-oriented game has been a good move for Coach Zimmerman and his program. Zimmerman lays out the pros and cons of both styles of play here. For example, an experienced team may lend better to a freelance style than a play system. In certain game situations plays can be beneficial in the right spot. FEMO is the fake extra man offense used to practice against the man down unit. Zimmerman diagrams the 3-on-3 formation, in which high percentage shots are the goal. The 2-3-1 and 1-4-1 sets are diagrammed also. The garbage drill helps shooters to get low and through the ball and utilize the wrist shot. The back up, back in drill develops the ability to stop hot ground balls behind the net. Four lines of offensive and defensive players make up the implosion drill. Other drills are three man short, man up face off, and man up ride. From the 2-3-1 set the change of formation play is shown using practice video.

    38 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02732B: with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    The Deuces offense spaces the field well to create good dodging lanes from all four corners. Three sets of two players work together in pairs. Typically two players will be behind, two on top and two in the crease. A strength of the offense is using the pick, where one player in the pair frees his teammate. This creates confusion and indecision in the defense. By reading the defenders movement, the offensive player can spring free of the defender. Another teaching technique is the front swing. Zimmerman feels the game is all about deception, and the Deuce is full of deception. The player with the ball is taught to sprint into, through, and out of the pick. Once out of the pick, the man with the ball heads straight to the goal with his stick in feeding position. The second pair is known as the inside men and key techniques are demonstrated to enhance their productivity in the Deuce. Inside men maintain balance by staying opposite of the dodger. The third pair is known as the men up top. When out front, players are always ready to score. By being inside the restraining line, these two players present a dangerous threat to the defense. The straight-line principle is a concept that can really help young players. The Deuces offense will get your team high percentage shots while attacking from the inside and outside!

    42 minutes. 2007.

    LXD-02732C: with Don Zimmerman,
    UMBC Head Coach;
    3X NCAA Championship Coach

    Offensive Skill Development is a 'treasure trove' of essential lacrosse skills taught by one of the top coaches, and formerly one of the great players, in the game today! Zimmerman covers holding the stick properly and receiving the pass - ground balls are the key to the game; Zimmerman: "players today cradle the ball too much!" Three parts of fielding the ground ball are presented, including top hand pick up. Cradling should be held to a minimum and the stick should be in the loaded position. Zimmerman also covers dodging north and south. The split dodge incorporates change of speed and direction, use of hips and a focus on the defender's hips. Other moves are the face dodge and roll dodge. Other skills presented include: Shooting (hand placement and shoulder position) and cutting without the ball.

    31 minutes. 2007.

    31 minutes. 2007.

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  • ChampionshipProductions - Becoming a Champion Lacrosse Player with Gary Gait Arguably the greatest lacrosse player ever, Gary Gait's long list of accolades includes:
    • 1st team All-America (three times)
    • USILA player of the year honors (twice)
    • Lead Syracuse to National Championships in '88, '89 and '90.
    • Is Syracuse's all-time leading goal scorer (192 goals)
    • Gait holds numerous NCAA records, including: Goals scored in a tournament game (9) and single tournament (15).
    • He played for the Canadian National Team in the ILF World Championships in '90, '94 and '98, (And earned a place on the All-World Team each year!)
    • Gait is a 15X All-Pro and 6X MVP of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), as well as 'Rookie of the Year' (1991).
    • He ranks as the NLL's all-time leading goal and points scorer.

    Gait joined the Major League Lacrosse at its inception in 2001, helping the Baltimore Bayhawks to League Championships in 2002 and 2005 as a player-coach. Prior to that, Gait played for more than 10 years in the USCLA, winning its MVP award four times and its Championship twice. Gait served as an assistant coach on the University of Maryland women's teams that won seven consecutive NCAA championships in the 1990s and early 2000s. Lacrosse Magazine named him to its 'All-20th Century Team' and the NCAA named him to its '25th Anniversary Team'. Discuss this
     
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