Coach’s Blog

I've always heard the saying "There is no I in team. But there is a me!". Well that's used to highlight the idea that a team sport relies on all the players pulling together to achieve a goal. In the case of lacrosse the ultimate goal is to win games at whatever level you are at be it Rec or Pro. How do we teach our young players to be "team" first but still develop as an individual player. In that mind set I do believe there is a huge...

What an awesome start to our season! 50+ players and 3 strong teams! Some random thoughts: In upping our LAX IQ the most effective way is in watching higher level play. High School/College and Pro offer a glimpse of what the game holds in the future for your players. Not everyone is going to be a pro athlete but who does not want to see the sport they are in played at the highest level? Isn't that why we watch the World Series, the Final Four,...

Beginning my 41st season of lacrosse seems unreal! How in the world did this happen. I was a baseball player growing up as was the rest of my brothers and my Dad. We loved the Red Sox and played with the eternal hope that someday we could bring a World Series trophy to Boston that hadn't been seen since 1919! The year was 1976 and I was 15. We were hanging around O'Sullivan Park and probably doing something we were not supposed to be doing! Mac...