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How does a player get better to make a select/elite/travel team if they don’t make the team? This is a problem. The kids who make the team get concentrated lacrosse knowledge and the vision of a capable lacrosse coach. The kids that don’t are left to their own devices. Generally, the kids that make the team get better than the kids that don’t make the team. Then the next year rolls around – guess who makes the team? The same ...
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Sometimes we can lose sight of our true purpose as coaches. We get wrapped up in the goal of winning so much that we forget our job is to serve the players on our team. Why does this happen? Well I have a few theories:
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“Planned obsolescence is a business strategy in which the obsolescence (the process of becoming obsolete—that is, unfashionable or no longer usable) of a product is planned and built into it from its conception. This is done so that in future the consumer feels a need to purchase new products and services that the manufacturer brings out as replacements for the old ones” (http://www.economist.com/node/13354332).”
Have you planned obsolescence into your lacrosse game? Are you practicing ...
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With Coyote Tryouts coming up I have heard a lot of questions from players and parents about how to have a good tryout. The rules below come from my experiences trying out as a player, coach, and evaluator. Follow these rules and you will have a successful tryout, but remember, they are no guarantee for making the team. They will, however, improve your chances.
Rule #1 – Hustle Everywhere
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The Atlanta Coyotes have moved to atlantacoyotes.com!
The Coyotes grew so large they needed their own website, and our new website shows how awesome the coyotes are. On the new site you will find:
Remember players and parents, November tryouts will be here before you know it. A few blog posts each month will focus ...
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New Partner Sandy Springs:
Atlanta Youth Lacrosse is proud to announce a partnership agreement with “The City of Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks.” The City of Sandy Springs is a leader in youth sports development, offering athletic programs for thousands of children each year. Atlanta Youth Lacrosse, the oldest youth lacrosse program in the state, has partnered with Sandy Springs providing “learn to play camps” and sports days for the Recreation and Parks Department. Atlanta Youth ...
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