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One of my good friends and officiating mentors, Don Stoppenbach, gave me a great example many years ago that evolved into the Sideline Q&A Sessions that Atlanta Youth Lacrosse fans have come to expect and enjoy. While I did not get to do as many Q&A sessions as I wanted to this year, I was able to do a good many during the first few weeks of the season, and all of our parents and fans came up with great ...
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The following article may be found here: http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Left/Officials/MensOfficialsInformation/RockintheUSLLAREDOTraining.aspx
I get to toot my own horn a little bit here! I am very excited to report that I am attending a LAREDO (LAcrosse REferee DevelOpment) clinic in Vail, Colorado this summer. US Lacrosse did a short story on the LAREDO program, and I was asked to contribute a few quotes about it. Here is the full article:
Officiating a high school boys’ lacrosse game in ...
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EDIT – The following Goalie Guidelines were incorrectly attributed to the wrong author. Ken Brubaker from Western Michigan details the following guides for goalkeepers.
The day in a life for most goalies is as follows:
1. Show up with the team, suit up, maybe do some stretches or conditioning with the team. If the goalie is lucky, a coach or shooter normally may attempt some type of routine or ball placement warm. 95% of the shots come from topside, with no obstructions ...
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Today I managed to slowly drive my Jeep back home. I had to pay the consequence of leaving my car outside some stranger’s house for a whole day and trekking back to it the next day because I was convinced of my ability to drive on icy roads. I left you yesterday this tale of my stupidity. Now I get to delve into why I did what I did.
Ever since I was little I wanted to grow up. Trouble was my ...
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