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 […]

Shelby Osborne is a high schooler with a big dream that just came true: She has been tapped as the first-ever female defensive back in college football history. The Lafayette, Indiana, girl has played just about every sport there is, but she found that football is her real passion. “It has to do with the […]

With nearly 25 million participants, baseball and softball combined to rank as the most participated team sports in the united states in 2016 according to the annual report produced by the sports & fitness industry association (SFIA), major league baseball announced today. With nearly 25 million participants, baseball and softball combined to rank as the […]

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, […]

St. Louis area’s Christine Raye pulls double duty for Kirkwood youth and high school programs Webmaster of the Week: May 22-28 Name: Christine Raye Sites: Kirkwood Pioneer Hockey, Kirkwood Youth Hockey Association Position: Communications director/Webmaster Use of platform: Dibs, Registration, Sitebuilder, PowerPay Background: It’s hard to believe given the amount of hours she devotes to […]

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 […]

I grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin and spent most of my club years playing out of the Fox Cities. When I was a freshman in high school, I (unknowingly) began the recruiting process. I had never really thought far enough ahead to even consider playing volleyball in college, but before we knew it I […]

THE FIVE HOLE IS THE SPOT BETWEEN THE GOALIE’S LEGS AND IN THIS POST WE’ll DISCUSS TIPS, ADVICE, DRILLS FOR SAVING THOSE SHOTS. The “five-hole” is a nickname for the space between a lacrosse goalie’s legs and for some goalies making consistent saves on five hole shots is the biggest challenge they face. As I’ve […]

This time of year, the sports media attention is focused on March Madness and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. A couple of months ago, it was the Bowl Season. NCAA Division I athletics have become synonymous with collegiate sports; so many student-athletes and families are raised upon DI sports and understandably feel DI is […]

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 […]