Lacrosse Resources is our newest Category. Here we are going to focus on helping Coaches, Players and Parents to prepare for all facets of the game. We will have a number of drill ideas, and also proper conditioning techniques as well as eating habits before, during and after competition.

To get us started, James Jurcic has spent the last decade figuring out how to be more successful in coaching youth lacrosse and helping other coaches do the same. He has a number of great tips and some guidance that he’s agreed to share with us.

He has written a book called “Lacrosse Drills & Practice Plans” this past year, based on his own personal lacrosse coaching
system that he developed over the years…

http://www.lacrossepracticeplans.com/ar.html

We hope that you find the coming posts resourceful.

—— Please enjoy Jame’s first edition. ———

I hate to stretch.

We all know flexibility is critical, not just for lacrosse-
but daily LIFE.

However, for some reason, I find flexibility is the most
neglected fitness area. For some reason 5 year olds, 15 year olds
and 50 year olds don’t like to take the time to stretch out the
muscles after a good workout.

So, I’m really working to incorporate flexibility into
my practices.

I figure I’ll try and give them a good habit early on
(maybe they will thank me when they’re my age)…

I’ve been having a “stretching lesson” at the end of
each practice.

So, before we home, we take 10 minutes or so
and stretch. Each player is assigned one muscle to think
of a stretch for.

We go around in a circle until each player has led the group
in “their stretch”.

By getting the team involved in coming up with the stretches
they are more interested in participating.

The confidence in leading a group is a bonus.

And for me- I just stretch along with them
and let the players coach each other.