Coaching Education
Skilled coaches are a vital resource for the Association. Gloucester Lacrosse encourages you to get involved with coaching at any level, whether in House League or Competitive levels.
The Association offers Coaching Clinics throughout the year. Refer to the Clinics page throughout the year for updates.
Home Grown tools:
Coaching Preperation Practice pdf
Tip of the Week
Pick and Roll Power Play
When running this power play, players must be aware that other opportunities will present themselves depending on how the defense reacts.
- Top man (X-1) passes to corner man (X-2)
- Corner man (X-2) passes to crease man (X-3)
- Corner man (X-5) engages defender O-2 to assist with the pick and roll
- Top man (X-1) cuts in and sets pick on defender O-2 and the rolls to the net for return pass
- Crease man (X-3) passes to top man (X-1) for shot on goal.
Competitive Head Coaches: Application
The GLAÂ is now accepting applications for their competitive teams (tyke to intermediate) for the 2009 season. Anyone interested in coaching this year should the Coaching application form Coaches Application Form and submitt is to the VP Competitive no later than December 4, 2009
Coaching Tips
Better coaches means better, more skilled players. Below is a list of links to sites outlining practice drills and coaching tips. Throughout the year, coaching tips will be highlighted for you.
The Canadian Lacrosse Association (www.lacrosse.ca) offers many coaching tips and is in the process of creating a coaching online program. The Ontario Lacrosse Association (www.ontariolacrosse.com) also offers excellent tips in team building and focusing on player development.
- Box Lacrosse Floor Diagram (PDF)
- http://www.lacrosse.ca/default.aspx?cid=16
- http://www.ontariolacrosse.com/listings.php?category_id=16
Coaching Books
There are a number of valuable coaching books on the market. However, be sure to distinguish between Box and Field lacrosse books. Box and Field lacrosse use very different strategies and approaches. As a general rule of thumb, Canadian books will address Box lacrosse and American books will refer to Field lacrosse.
Jim Hinkson is a Canadian author from Whitby, Ontario, one of the great Canadian lacrosse hotbeds. Hinkson’s books on lacrosse are a great start for anyone looking to understand the game.
Below is a short list of books that we can recommend:
Box Lacrosse
- Lacrosse For Dummies, by Jim Hinkson
- Lacrosse Fundamentals: Third Edition, by Jim Hinkson
- Box Lacrosse: The Fastest Game on Two Feet, by Jim. Hinkson
- Lacrosse Team Strategies, by Jim Hinkson
- Lacrosse Fundamentals, by Jim Hinkson
Field Lacrosse
- The Lacrosse Training Bible: The Complete Guide for Men and Women, by Vincent Perez-Mazzola
- The Confident Coach's Guide to Teaching Lacrosse: From Basic Fundamentals to Advanced Player Skills and Team Strategies, by Daniel Morris and Michael Morri
- Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, by Neil A. Grauer, David G. Pietramala, and James T. Van Rensselaer
- Lacrosse for Girls and Women, by Anne Lee Delano
- Sports Illustrated Lacrosse, Second Edition: Fundamentals for Winning, by David Urick
Training
- Lacrosse: Official Athletic College Workbook, by Charlie W. Kadupski
- The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Lacrosse, by Robert G. Price and Maryanne Haselow-Duli
About the Game
- Lacrosse: A History of the Game, by Donald M. Fisher
- Lacrosse Legends of the First Americans, by Thomas, Jr. Vennum
- American Indian Lacrosse: Little Brother of War, by Thomas Vennum
- Lacrosse Warrior: The Life of Mohawk Lacrosse Champion Gaylord Powless, by Wendy A. Lewis
- Indoor Lacrosse: The Story of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, by Jim Huelskamp
- Weekend Warriors: Men of the National Lacrosse League, by Jack McDermott
Coaches Code of Conduct
All coaches are required to sign the Coaches Fair Play Pledge (this document will be posted soon)