Tag " Atlanta Youth Lacrosse"

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, [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

‘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. [...]

Do it Yourself: The Perfect Pocket Gordon Corsetti shows everyone how to take your newly strung lacrosse stick and put a quality pocket into it that will keep the ball where you want it when you play. Cheers, Gordon Tweet