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Let’s kick off the shoes, and toss those stinky knee pads. Let’s hang up the jerseys and grab a tank top. Oh, and on your way out the door, don’t forget your favorite hat, sunglasses and flip flops as we head to the beach! Beach volleyball fosters a relaxed, peaceful and laid back culture from […]

There is a lot of pressure on parents these days. We want the best for our children and we don’t think twice about taking action when we see we’re able to fill a need. But are we doing enough? “When did parenting get to be so stressful?” began a recent post on the Changing the Game […]

Reach out to un-registered players by setting up a smart groups with SportsEngineHQ

If your organization tracks volunteer hours and has volunteer fees - this is a method that works well.

Simple pre-planning allows you to become more in synch with your players and assistants

There’s an old Cherokee Native American story that I use for coaching goalies and teaching mental toughness. I discuss this parable in my goalie book however I wanted to share it here on the blog for those who haven’t yet read the book. It’s called the Tale of Two Wolves and in this post I’d like to […]

What would you do with $100 million to improve the sport you love?

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 […]