I’m not going to lie. One of the main reasons I took to defense was because I did not have to run very much. Every time I cleared the ball across the midfield line I prayed that the offense would hold onto it so I could catch my breath. I was fairly quick and athletic for my age, and I was not a fat-body, for lack of a better term. Quite honestly, I was a perfectly average young player but ...
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Ah, the delightfully fun game of Marco-Polo. For those unfamiliar with this favorite game go to your local pool before it closes for the summer. If enough kids are around a game of Marco-Polo will eventually get started in the shallow end.
How Marco-Polo went from renowned explorer of Asia to namesake of a children’s pool game, I will never know. Regardless of how the game got its name, I want to focus on what Marco-Polo removes: sight.
Lacrosse is a game ...
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I love cone drills. They can be as simple or as complicated as your imagination. Make a triangle, square, circle, semi-circle, or a bunch of zig-zags and you have a ready-to-go speed and agility drill.
Some of the drills in the video are ones I have done for many years. The others are from xlathlete.com’s – Cone Drills.
If you want to build quick feet, acceleration, and fast changes of direction you need to implement cone ...
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My first experience with the agility ladder was in ninth grade. I trained at a gym in Buford, GA five times a week, and every day we started with the agility ladder. Initially, I knocked around the ladder repeatedly, but I eventually got the hang of how to place my feet into each square as quickly as I could.
For any athlete interested in improving their foot speed and overall quickness, the agility ladder is a must have. Most sporting outlets ...
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I am back from my much needed summer vacation with more lacrosse insights, coaching strategies, and new videos!
This week is christened Agility Week. Each post will focus on specific speed/agility drills, designed to improve your footwork and overall athleticism. If you are serious about improving your game for the more competitive Spring Season, I highly encourage interested players to try these drills out. Start out slow until you get the basic motions down, then pick up the speed. The one ...
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