Tennis is a sport where “love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. that is, it can be confusing. Tennis is a sport where “Love” means zero and the scoring system is different for games, sets and matches. That is, it can be confusing. Here, we’ll look at the […]

The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments bring interest, excitement and fun to many who play the game, coach the game or simply enjoy watching their child play the game. The sport world, and baseball in particular, is filled with incredible, exciting moments. These sport moments […]

The first lesson coaches and athletes should understand is that most volleyball players do not land, they fall, and if the ground was not there they would just continue falling. Simplifying the task to allow for the athlete to learn to land safely and effectively is important, but doing so reduces the challenge and does […]

Winning. It’s what we play the games for. it’s the root of one’s competitive fire. And it’s something that is much bigger than sport- life is a competition, with people constantly trying to better than the person next to them. “Just win, baby.” “You play to win the game.” “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only […]

Skylar Diggins stars for her team, but her dad teaches her an important lesson As a six-year-old, Skylar plays co-ed basketball. That means boys and girls play on the same team.  On her team, she is the only girl, and her teammates do not pass her the ball in the first game. But Skylar hustles, […]

Today I want to cover how to defend a common defensive scenario: the 4 on 3 fast break. By now you should understand that a lacrosse goalie is the field general on defense. Therefore, every lax goalie must understand how his/her defense should defend a fast break so he/she can direct them accordingly. The fast break […]

Today I’m going to talk about an extremely important part of playing goalie – clearing. Clearing is just as important as saving the ball and it should be a favorite of all goalies because it means either you’ve just made a save or your defense has forced a turnover. Is there a better feeling than […]

Many youth teams struggle to find someone who wants to play goalie. One of the main reasons is simply that youth goalies feel that practices are no fun. For the youth coaches out there who are wondering how to make practices more fun for youth lacrosse goalies when it seems like for most drills the […]

Much confusion still swirls around eligibility and athletes when it comes to The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s stance on crowdfunding — even after the NCAA clarified its rules in 2015, giving the method of personal fundraising explicit approval under student-athlete eligibility guidelines. The NCAA’s clarification came nearly a year after it published an educational column that attempted to […]

If you're a brand new lacrosse goalie wondering what you need to know to make saves, this is for you. All the basics of making a save in lacrosse!