Posted by: Gordon
A few months ago I did a guest post for Odor Gladiator. Entitled “Something About Stink,” the post focused on the peculiar reasons that many athletes have for keeping their gear smelling rancid. In the past, the options to keeping your gear smelling clean year-round were: Febrezing it to death, which took a good bit of effort, or washing it regularly, which was cumbersome. I always thought I was ...
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In a little over a month we will be starting games for the 2012 Spring Season. With games we cannot escape getting penalties. I assure you, at some point during the season at least one player, and probably more, will receive a technical or a personal foul. I have yet to ref a perfect game, and no player has yet played in a perfect game. Because penalties are a part of lacrosse, it is important to educate players, coaches, and ...
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Rich Bayman one of our Youth Coaches send this to me a few days ago and it has a very strong message. It was given to him by a local coach but it is from Jay Bilas a basketball sports announcer and former Elite level Basketball player at Duke.
I have always wondered about toughness, as there are many forms of it. We say the word a lot and sometimes it’s ...
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Because I said so.
Well, not exactly. I could say we do not schedule team practices during Fall Ball because Coach Lou says no practices. Yet, that is still short of the mark.
I could say there are no set practices because that is how we always do things during the fall at AYL. Still, repeating the mantra of tradition for tradition’s sake is a painfully weak argument.
I need a good theory that I can back up and will address player and ...
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With the continued growth of Atlanta Youth Lacrosse, we at AYL are excited to announce our move to League Toolbox for online registration, scheduling, donations, and overall league management. Since last November I have hunted for a league management solution that could offer more to our members than our current registration software. After months of searching, League Toolbox stood higher than all of the rest. Below is a breakdown of how AYL will transfer from Sports ...
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With spring league playoffs approaching I am spending the next few posts talking about winning and losing. The central theme of these posts will be how to deal with the pressure of playoffs, losing with dignity, and winning with grace. So to all of the players getting ready have a lot of fun and remember the following:
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we ...
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Atlanta Youth Lacrosse is proud to introduce “AYL TV!” Today’s video focuses on one of many personal fouls in lacrosse – the crosscheck.
Rule 5, Section 2 – Crosse Check (NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rule Book)
“A player may not check his opponent with his crosse in a cross-check position. That is, a check with that part of the handle of the crosse that is ...
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‘Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through lacrosse.
No coaches were stirring
Not even Coach Lou.
The children nestled snug in their beds,
While their stick rested right near their heads.
Mama and Papa settled on back
As Mary Jo’s photos danced on their Mac.
With Fall Ball complete,
And all the players replete.
Because games lost and won
Were done with much fun.
They played through the cold,
But as the coaches foretold,
“If you play with your left hand
You ...