Did you just volunteer to coach your son's lacrosse team? Is he in elementary school? Could you use a little help? This book is for you. Nowhere else will you receive such detailed help that drills down to the issues you're likely to encounter. No other book will deliver so many, easily implemented solutions suitable for very young kids. How do you deal with each piece of lacrosse equipment? The answers are in Chapter 8. How should you run a practice? Chapter 9 has you covered. What are the basic lacrosse skills and how do you teach them to little boys? Chapter 11 takes you through them step by step. What issues arise with little kids in games? The issues and their solutions are all in Chapter 16. And there is much much more. Kids' Lacrosse focuses on lacrosse for boys in elementary school. There is little or no information available on how to manage or coach this age group in lacrosse. This book fills that gap.

Lacrosse is one of the nations fastest-growing youth sports, and the girls game is overtaking the boys. Played with different rules and tactics, girls lacrosse requires its own specialized guidebook. Friendly and encouraging, Coaching Girls Lacrosse is the first book to provide the fundamentals every unprepared parent needs to teach and motivate a team of 6- to 12-year-olds.

Get the secrets to coaching like a leader in lacrosse. Lacrosse is a lightning-fast game that requires precision and agility from its players. As a coach, your strategies must be just as precise, agile, and quick. Arm yourself for the job with tips and tactics from one of the most successful lacrosse coaches in NCAA history. Revered for his ability to effectively share his secrets of the game, Carl Runk has earned hundreds of career wins and NCAA Division I tournament appearances. In Carl Runk's Coaching Lacrosse, he goes beyond X's and O's to give you in-the-grass guidance for getting the very best from your team before, during, and after every game. Packed with helpful illustrations, this handbook covers all the fundamentals and equips you with the drills and strategies you need to take your coaching skills to the highest level. You'll learn to: Turn your team's strengths into an unbeatable offensive strategyMaster every defensive combinationExecute fast breaks with head-turning powerTrain your goalie to be impenetrableControl the game with skillful face-offsAnd much more

A novices guide to coaching one of the nations fastestgrowing youth sports

Unlike other lacrosse titles, this latest addition to the acclaimed Baffled Parents Guide series arms newcomers with a total road map for mastering all aspects of coaching a 6- to 12-year-old boys lacrosse team. From skill fundamentals to managing a game, it covers all the bases in a clear, step-by-step format. At the heart of Coaching Boys Lacrosse is a set of original drills designed to keep kids engaged and motivated while teaching them the subtleties of the game. This book has been endorsed by University of Marylands renowned lacrosse coach, Dave Cottle, whose teams have been ranked in the top 10 nationally for 11 consecutive years.

Step on the field and begin playing in no time! In Lacrosse Essentials, you'll learn the fundamentals of the sport through sequential instructions, detailed photo sequences, and expert advice from coaching legend Jack Kaley and longtime coach Rich Donovan. Lacrosse Essentials takes you inside the game, covering these essential skills and strategies: * Passing * Catching * Shooting * Riding * Clearing * Goaltending In addition to mastering the fundamentals, you'll be challenged to expand your repertoire of skills and use those techniques and tactics for a competitive advantage. The many activities and drills will speed learning and improve performance. You'll also get the latest information on offensive and defensive strategies, systems, and situational play to take your game to the next level. Lacrosse Essentials is the best-and quickest-way to learn, practice, and play the great sport of lacrosse.