First, a couple of things.
It’s never too early to start running your captain's practices for high school lacrosse season.
As a matter of fact, the earlier you can start organizing player-only tram practices, the better.
And even if your…
I’ve been around long enough to realize how important culture is for building a winning team formula.
You can have talented players, run sophisticated offenses, have lock-down defenses, yet still lose not just games, but your program, if you…
Here’s the shocking truth that applies across all high-performance sports, including lacrosse.
The intensity and quality of your practice directly determines your level of play in competition.
What does this mean exactly?
It means you have to practice hard…
Culture.
If you know me, it's one of my favorite topics.
Everything starts with team culture.
It’s not just important.
It is “the” most important thing for a sports team.
Team culture is the foundation of success…
Here's how I think about practice.
Yes, practice.
That's because practice is everything.
Every single practice is an opportunity.
An opportunity for lacrosse players and teams to get better.
When an athlete finishes a practice, they should be better…
Cathy Reese (Head Coach at the University of Maryland Women's Lacrosse) is arguably one of the greatest coaches ever in women's college lacrosse.
From my perspective, she's incredible as a coach.
While her accolades and contributions to the lacrosse game are…
Want to know my philosophy on coaching?
Here it is.
I can't remember a coach ever telling me their philosophy.
That's one reason I'm sharing mine with you now.
Honestly, I can't seem to remember if a coach has ever specifically told me…
I was on a recent zoom call for coaches with USA Lacrosse.
The program leader brought up an interesting concept.
She said that on their team, they vote for MVT (most valuable teammate), not MVP (most valuable player).
Hmm.
It definitely got me…
Quick story.
Legendary basketball coach, John Wooden, once taught a valuable lesson about the importance of teamwork during a 5-on-5 basketball scrimmage. There was a "ball hog" on the team. Let's just say that a "ball hog" is a…