Transcript JD Lacrosse Developing Lacrosse IQ High Tempo Game My Background • • • • • • • • • Played at Nottingham High School Syracuse City School Two Time All-American at Syracuse University Two.

JD Lacrosse
Developing Lacrosse IQ
High Tempo Game
My Background
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Played at Nottingham High School Syracuse City School
Two Time All-American at Syracuse University
Two Time National Champion and four Final Four appearances
After college played for Reebok lacrosse club and professional indoor box league
for a couple years, Syracuse Smash
Started coaching right out of college at my old high school Nottingham
1995-96 coached Nottingham’s JV team
1996 took over the program from my former coach Stu Volan
Assisted my former coach in coaching Central Team ESG
1997-2001 coached at Nottingham
My first year of coaching varsity we went 2-16 tough transition for me as player
to coach, also tough going from winning all the time to losing, Finish final three
seasons making sectionals and a win over West Genesee in final year at
Nottingham, A division Big Schools
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2001 was hired as teacher in Jamesville Dewitt District
2002 coached Jamesville Dewitt JV team
2003 was asked to be assistant to Jim Pistello varsity
Assistant coach at JD 2003-2005
As an assistant team went to State Championship game twice
Took over program in 2006
Since taking over have been able to win 3 State Championships,
been a part of four
• Had a 46 game win streak in there
• Compiled a record of 156-18 at JD, over all record 194-70
Youth Programs
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• JDYAA and Bulldog East
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Programs start from the bottom up
Fortunate to have strong lacrosse history at JD
Educate your youth coaching staff
Have good people with your beliefs and philosophies
Don’t encourage winning at these levels, encourage skill
development
Youth camps
Stay involved but also keep your distance let them know you are
available
Coach the mass not the just the best players pays off in the end
Modified program multiple teams split evenly
Philosophy-Play Fast-Smart
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Lots of broken situational drills
2 v 1, 3 v 2, 4 v 3, 5 v 4, build up drill
Full field fast breaks with a jumper
Full field build up drill
5 v 4’s
Numbers drill
Allow them to make mistakes without repercussions
This will build confidence where kids will play free without worrying
about making mistakes
• We feel this builds IQ
• Evaluate offensive spacing and going to ball, defensive spacing and
communication
Developing our players
• 1 v 1’s, realistic development, game like situation
• The more threats you have the more mismatches you can exploit
(starts at youth, don’t go through best players all the time encourage
ball movement)
• 2 v 2’s, and ultimately 4 v 4’s
• Game like 6 v 6 with face-offs 12 minute quarters
• Keep everything competitive
• Whether that means keeping score or just competitive between the
players
• We run formations not a lot of plays but also have a couple of go to
plays in a pinch to go to (get good at them)
• Create mismatches
Learning the Game
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Creating double teams
Off ball responsibilities
Creating straight line with defender
Always creating 2 on 1’s, once the Defense is rotating everyone has a
2 on 1, learn to find it
See a couple of passes ahead
Create space so you don’t lose your 2 on 1
Know your strengths and contribute that part to the game
Constant movement, if you are in a spot for more than a couple
seconds make defense always worry about you not ball carrier
Outlet all GB’s, this is number 1 offense