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Monday, March 31, 2008

Wall ball practicing tips

Tips:

What you do with one hand should always be evened out by the other! Don't ever just spend time on your right or left hand. Give each hand equal attention.
Don't just stand with your chest facing the wall. The opposite shoulder and leg of the arm that you are throwing with should be pointing towards the wall.
Faster is better. Are you going to throw a 10 mph ball in an actual game? I sure hope not. Make the wall as realistic as possible. Crank that thing as hard as you can.
Practice in full gear.
Choose a brick or square and throw your ball in it every single time.
When you drop the ball, treat it like a ground ball in a game. Get as much out if this as you can.
Have fun!

Drills (Do 30 times or more for each hand):

Standard: Simple throw while standing still.
Alternate: Throw with your right hand, catch with your left. Throw with your left, catch with your right. Repeat.
On-the-run: You will need a long stretch of wall to do this. It can be very hard. Just take it slow at first and get faster as you feel comfortable.
One handed throwing: This will improve your throwing form and strengthen your wrists.
One handed on-the-run: When you can easily do all of the above drills, challenge yourself by only using one hand on-the-run.
Behind the back: When you have spent significant time on the important drills, it's ok to have fun and work on some of your trick throws.

If you are having a particularly hard time catching the ball, be sure to watch the ball all the way until it enters the head on the stick.

Labels: Drills, Tips

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Shoot between the legs... and score!!!

Obviously being a show off is not the main point of lacrosse, but there's no harm in a good trick every now and then to get the audience excited. This trick is called the... Lacrosse Llama (for lack of creativity)!! It's where you shoot the ball in between your legs and into the goal. Here are the steps:

To complete this trick, you must be fairly close to the crease. It's a good one to pull when you are open and you have a one-on-one with the goalie.
While running, start cradling only with your dominant hand. Your opposite shoulder should be facing the goal.
Look at one of the top corners of the goal (to throw off the goalie) and turn your stick upside down and quickly do a one-handed shot through your legs and into one of the bottom corners of the goal. This is a similar motion to dribbling a basketball through your legs. It will be hard to get a lot of power into your shot, but the point of this trick is to keep the goalie from seeing your stick. If this trick is done properly, the goalie will not see the shot as it goes through your legs and into the goal. You could throw a fake before or after the actual shot to throw off the goalie even more.

Labels: Tips, Tricks


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Monday, March 31, 2008 Wall ball practicing tips Tips: What you do with one hand should always be evened out by the other! Don't ever just spend time on your right or left hand. Give each hand equal attention. Don't just stand with your chest facing the wall. The opposite shoulder and leg of the arm that you are throwing with should be pointing towards the wall. Faster is better. Are you going to throw a 10 mph ball in an actual game? I sure hope not. Make the wall as realistic as possible. Crank that thing as hard as you can. Practice in full gear. Choose a brick or square and throw your ball in it every single time. When you drop the ball, treat it like a ground ball in a game. Get as much out if this as you can. Have fun! Drills (Do 30 times or more for each hand): Standard: Simple throw while standing still. Alternate: Throw with your right hand, catch with your left. Throw with your left, catch with your right. Repeat. On-the-run: You will need a long stretch of wall to do this. It can be very hard. Just take it slow at first and get faster as you feel comfortable. One handed throwing: This will improve your throwing form and strengthen your wrists. One handed on-the-run: When you can easily do all of the above drills, challenge yourself by only using one hand on-the-run. Behind the back: When you have spent significant time on the important drills, it's ok to have fun and work on some of your trick throws. If you are having a particularly hard time catching the ball, be sure to watch the ball all the way until it enters the head on the stick. Labels: Drills, Tips posted by Lacrosse Llama @ 9:10 PM 0 Comments Thursday, March 20, 2008 Shoot between the legs... and score!!! Obviously being a show off is not the main point of lacrosse, but there's no harm in a good trick every now and then to get the audience excited. This trick is called the... Lacrosse Llama (for lack of creativity)!! It's where you shoot the ball in between your legs and into the goal. Here are the steps: To complete this trick, you must be fairly close to the crease. It's a good one to pull when you are open and you have a one-on-one with the goalie. While running, start cradling only with your dominant hand. Your opposite shoulder should be facing the goal. Look at one of the top corners of the goal (to throw off the goalie) and turn your stick upside down and quickly do a one-handed shot through your legs and into one of the bottom corners of the goal. This is a similar motion to dribbling a basketball through your legs. It will be hard to get a lot of power into your shot, but the point of this trick is to keep the goalie from seeing your stick. If this trick is done properly, the goalie will not see the shot as it goes through your legs and into the goal. You could throw a fake before or after the actual shot to throw off the goalie even more. Labels: Tips, Tricks posted by Lacrosse Llama @ 4:30 PM 0 Comments		Links Position Calculator LacrosseMonkey.com - Lacrosse Equipment from Lacrosse Monkey. Previous Posts Wall ball practicing tips Shoot between the legs... and score!!! Conditioning... Texas Flags!! Lacrosse Llama Presents... Don't know what position you should play? Welcome Archives March 2008 Subscribe to Posts [Atom]