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September Beginner Clinics

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September Beginner Clinics

Due to popular demand and recently acquired field space, Atlanta Youth Lacrosse is excited to announce our September Beginner Clinics for boys grades 3rd-6th. These clinics are open to beginner players, i.e. players of one year experience or less, and are held at Hammond Park in Sandy Springs.

The September Beginner Clinics will focus on building basic skills that each player needs to be successful at lacrosse. We will teach: cradling, ground balls, catching, passing, dodging, and shooting. These ...

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The Sportsmanship Game

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The Sportsmanship Game

This year Atlanta Youth Lacrosse is proud to announce the first ever Sportsmanship Cup!

This is a game where all players will be chosen for the sportsmanship they displayed during the season by their coaching staff.

It could be the player that is a beginner or the most experienced player.  All-Star games are fun, but we as an organization decided to put a little twist on the traditional All-Star game. Selecting players showing incredible sportsmanship throughout the season fits the mission of ...

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Principles of Coaching

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Principles of Coaching

I believe that if you take a few team Principles and leverage them around a program of creating responsibility, self-motivation, attitude and respect within each player, you will have a formula for individual and team growth and accomplishment.

Principle 1:  Have Fun

Every moment both practices and games should be fun.  Eliminate as much down time in practice as possible,   keep your drills as up tempo drills (no drill should last more then 8-12 minutes) (some drills can be as little as ...

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