Transcript THANK YOU! It is sincerely humbling to speak here today. I owe so much to clinics like these & to all the.

THANK YOU!
It is sincerely humbling to speak here today. I owe so much to clinics like
these & to all the friends & mentors forged through this great game. Thanks
to Joe Taylor, Bill Daye, Brian Johnson, and Nike - who have been there and
supported me from Day 1. The Lacrosse community is like no other.
Thanks first and foremost to my family for allowing me to pursue this dream
so passionately.
Thanks to our current staff and all the men who have coached with us!
Thanks to all of my mentors within the lacrosse community who were
gracious with their time- Erin Quinn, Bob Ritter, Greg Canella, Bill Tierney,
Dom Starsia, Adam Pascal, Dan Leidl, Peter Lasagna, Mike Higgins, and
especially Patrick Cain, who has literally taught me everything I know.
Above all, thanks to ALL of our current and former players and alumni who
put their heart, soul, and faith into Tufts and our Lacrosse Program.
Fundamentals
Discipline
Excitement
ORGANIZATION
Organization is key to a highly functioning
organization. The entire program is emailed a
weekly schedule on Sunday.
The night before each practice, the entire program
is emailed a practice plan with announcements,
adjustments, and any information which helps us
function on time and efficiently.
Sports Medicine, Equipment Room, Strength and
Conditioning, Facilities, Staff, Players are all
included on distribution list.
Show
me a man
who cannot
cannot bother
to do little
I'll things and
Show me
a man
who
bother
dothings
the and
little
a man who
be trusted
to do big things.
I’ll show show
you you
a man
whocannot
cannot
be trusted
to do big things
Bell, Lawrence D.
Bell, Lawrence D
TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE: 2/15/13 Friday
SITE: BELLO FIELD
TIME
PERIOD
6:45-7:00 AM
Stretch/Warmup
7:00-7:15 AM
FUNdaMENTAL Mech Prog/Stick Skills Young Gun squad partner and on one end of field.
ATTACK
Young vs. Young
Stick Skills
GOALIES
2 Groups, 6v6, both ends, Coaches roll 15 minutes
Mixed Group
Experience vs. Ex.
7:45-8:03 AM
DEFENSE
Mech Prog.
Stick Skills
7:15-7:45 AM
MIDDIES
Training Room/Taping is no reason to be late.
- Offense goals, 6 threats to score/our tenets/endline reviews
- Defense goals, on-ball, adjacent, in-hole transitions
Full Field Add it up Brown vs. White - Defense communicate situations.
- 4 v 3 First look diagonal. 4 v 4 up tempo slow Break
- 5 v 4, 5 v 5, 6 v 5, 6 v 6 uptempo slow break.
8:03-8:42 AM
TEAM
8:42-9:00 AM
Conditioning
Full out Scrimmage. Ride/Clear/Man-up- Young Guns Vs. White
- Each Quarter for a 15 pushups, COUNT THEMOUTAS ATEAM
Guys with gear- Conditioning-With Big Dog, then spectators
Dudes
Mini-Game/Drills/etc.
9:00 AM
Equipment
Coach Kenney Explanation of policies and procedures in Locker Room
FUNDAMENTAL OF THE DAY:
WHITE
BROWN
Page
Watkins
Droesch
Jenkins
Beau Wood
Bailey
Sheasby
Maggiore
Salazar
McDermott
Bilby
Uppgren
Andreycak
Clarke
Ruggiero
Gill
Le
Fiamengo
Miller
Rubin
Bowers
Leventhal
Jorgo
Montgomery
LaBeau
Berdie
Saperstein
Ho-Jo
Okai
Dew
Hoglund
Sawyer
Enchill
Gillespie
Justin Chang
Diss
Haas
Jeff Chang
Gardner
Callahan
Kalkavan
Delaney
Read
Higgins
Heard-Coach
Schoenhut
Waldman
Marchand
Blake Wood
Townshend
Treanor
Collins
Sax
Alles- Coach
Helfrich
STICK SKILLS
- Staple in a lot of what we do. Nothing we do is MORE IMPORTANT!
- Everything we do and all of our success is dependent on great, reliable,
efficient stick skills.
- Elbows up and away, point the lead shoulder, MOVE OUR FEET!
- Receivers work to catch ball in box, MOVE OUR FEET to catch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· Be alert to weekly schedule tweaks.
· DO NOT COME OUT TO PRACTICE WITHOUT
A MOUTHPIECE!
· There is no excuse to be late. Training room is not
an excuse.
· Coach Checklist
·
Balls, Cages, Net Check, Scoreboard Check
· Goalies- Coordinate times, extras, film weekly with
Coach Carr.
IT’S ALL ABOUT CHARACTER
Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, it becomes your
DESTINY!
TEAM
PRIDE
IN
YOURSELF
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE: 2/15/13 Friday
SITE: BELLO FIELD
TIME
PERIOD
6:45-7:00 AM
Stretch/Warmup
7:00-7:15 AM
FUNdaMENTAL Mech Prog/Stick Skills Young Gun squad partner and on one end of field.
ATTACK
Young vs. Young
Stick Skills
GOALIES
Training Room/Taping is no reason to be late.
2 Groups, 6v6, both ends, Coaches roll 15 minutes
Mixed Group
Experience vs. Ex.
7:45-8:03 AM
DEFENSE
Mech Prog.
Stick Skills
7:15-7:45 AM
MIDDIES
- Offense goals, 6 threats to score/our tenets/endline reviews
- Defense goals, on-ball, adjacent, in-hole transitions
Full Field Add it up Brown vs. White - Defense communicate situations.
- 4 v 3 First look diagonal. 4 v 4 up tempo slow Break
- 5 v 4, 5 v 5, 6 v 5, 6 v 6 uptempo slow break.
8:03-8:42 AM
TEAM
Full out Scrimmage. Ride/Clear/Man-up- Young Guns Vs. White
- Each Quarter for a 15 pushups, COUNT THEMOUTAS ATEAM
8:42-9:00 AM
Conditioning
Dudes
Guys with gear- Conditioning-With Big Dog, then spectators
Mini-Game/Drills/etc.
9:00 AM
Equipment
Coach Kenney Explanation of policies and procedures in Locker Room
FUNDAMENTAL OF THE DAY:
WHITE
BROWN
Page
Watkins
Droesch
Jenkins
Beau Wood
Bailey
Sheasby
Maggiore
Salazar
McDermott
Bilby
Uppgren
Andreycak
Clarke
Ruggiero
Gill
Berdie
Saperstein
STICK SKILLS
- Staple in a lot of what we do. Nothing we do is MORE IMPORTANT!
- Everything we do and all of our success is dependent on great, reliable,
efficient stick skills.
- Elbows up and away, point the lead shoulder, MOVE OUR FEET!
- Receivers work to catch ball in box, MOVE OUR FEET to catch.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· Be alert to weekly schedule tweaks.
· DO NOT COME OUT TO PRACTICE WITHOUT
A MOUTHPIECE!
TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE
LACROSSE SKILLSWALL BALL DRILL
I.
All drills must be performed with both hands.
II.
Any wall will work, but a smooth concrete wall at least 10 feet tall is the best
surface. A basketball backboard will work.
III.
Use your gloves when performing this routine.
IV.
Stand about five yards from the wall.
V.
Perform this routine 4 to 5 times a week for about 15 to 20 minutes and your
stick skills will improve a great deal in a very short period of time.
VI.
DRILLS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Right hand quick stick-50 times (left hand)
Right hand-1 hand catch and cradle 50 times (left hand).
Right hand (1 hand only) quick-stick 50 times (left hand).
Right hand catch and face dodge 50 times (left hand).
Split dodge-throw right, catch right, split dodge to left hand,
throw left, catch left, split back to right hand 50 times.
Quick stick-change hands on every toss while the ball is in the air.
Cross-handed 50 times each hand.
Around-the-back 50 times each hand.
Fake high, throw ball side arm 50 times each hand.
Look away 50 times each hand.
-for best results concentrate on moving your feet while you drill
-mark a point on the wall that you will use as the target for your passes
-HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR STICK SKILLS!
GET BETTER EVERY DAY!
GO JUMBOS!
SUCCESS IS NOT
MAGICAL OR
MYSTICAL.
IT IS THE
NATURAL
CONSEQUENCE OF
CONSISTENTLY
APPLYING THE
BASIC
FUNDAMENTALS.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
•
WE BELIEVE IN THE GAME, THE SPEED OF THE GAME,
AND WANT IT TO BE THE FASTEST GAME
ON 2
FEET.
OUR NUMBER ONE TENET IS THAT IT IS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT TO SCORE GOALS IN SETTLED, 6v6
SITUATIONS. WE HAVE PUT A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT
INTO ATTACKING ALL OTHER SITUATIONS,
ESPECIALLY IN TRANSITION.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
•
•
AT EVERY CLINIC AND EVERY DISCUSSION WITH
COACHES, WE TALK ABOUT STATS/PERCENTAGES
OF GOALS SCORED UNSETTLED VS. SETTLED.
WE VERY RARELY GET CLEAN FAST BREAKS, YET WE
PRACTICED THEM WHEN WE FOCUSED ON
“TRANSITION AND UNSETTLED”
WE HAVE TO CREATE TRANSITION & UNSETTLED.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
•
•
WE PUSH EVERY EVEN, FAST, SLOW, MAN-DOWN
SITUATION AND ATTACK OUR OPPONENT IN SPACE.
WE DO THIS BY GIVING OUR ATHLETES SPACE AND
CONFIDENCE TO ATTACK IN ALL SITUATIONS AND PUT
PRESSURE ON OUR OPPONENT TO DEFEND OUR ATHLETES
IN SPACE AND IN NON- TRADITIONAL SLIDING
SCENARIOS.
PLAYING THE GAME THIS WAY WEARS DOWN OPPONENTS,
EXCITES OUR PLAYERS, AND CERTAINLY TRIES THE
PATIENCE OF COACHES.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
•
•
DECISION MAKING OF 18-22 YEAR OLD YOUNG MEN IS
WHAT WE TRUST OUR PAYCHECK TO.
HAVE TO HAVE THE FORTITUDE TO STICK WITH
PHILOSOPHY, EMBRACE MISTAKES, AND GIVE THE
GAME TO THE PLAYERS. THEY WILL REWARD YOU.
ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST GOAL OF OUR RECENT
HISTORY CAME ON A 4 VS. 6 MAN-DOWN BREAK.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
WHEN WE ATTEMPT TO CONTROL TOO
MUCH OR MAKE OUR 18-22 YEAR OLDS
THINK, RESULTS CAN BE FRUSTRATING.
•
WHO DO YOU BLAME?
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
CREATING THE CULTURE, EMBRACING THIS
STYLE CAN BE CHALLENGING. IT CERTAINLY
DOES NOT ALWAYS GO WELL.
•
WE FIGHT AGAINST “WE NEED A POSSESSION”
AND INSTILL “WE NEED GOALS”
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
FACE-OFFS ARE A GREAT TIME TO PUSH TEMPO,
ATTACK, AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
SPECIALIZATION OF THE GAME.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
•
WE PRACTICE HOW WE WANT TO PLAY.
THESE SITUATIONS DO NOT HAPPEN IN A
VACUUM. THEY ARE REFLECTED IN EVERY DRILL
AND HOW WE ATTACK EVERYTHING WE DO.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
•
EMBRACE MISTAKES.
•
OUR TEMPO IS REFLECTED IN EVERY DRILL.
EVERY DRILL WILL SHOW JUST HOW MANY
MISTAKES WE MAKE. PLAYERS DO NOT LAMENT
ON MISTAKES AND WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE THEM
MAKE ANOTHER.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
•
BEZ DRILL- COMMON DRILL- CONSTANT 3 V 2’S, ALLEY TO ALLEY.
•
WE LOVE IT BECAUSE IT IS CONSTANT MOVEMENT, CONSTANT
REACTION TO MISTAKES.
•
•
LONG STICKS HANDLE, SHOOT, ATTACK.
NAMED FOR ALEXANDER BEZDEK ‘07, DUXBURY HIGH SCHOOL- WE
ARE ALWAYS LEARNING AND PICK UP THINGS ANYWHERE.
COMPETITION- USUALLY CLASS CHALLENGE, ALWAYS KEEP SCORE,
AND ALWAYS REWARD WINNING.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
BRADY DRILL- OUR GRADUATE ASSISTANT GETS TO NAME THIS
DRILL AFTER HIS FAVORITE NFL QB.
•
EVERYTHING WE DO IS ABOUT DECISION MAKING, TAKING
CONTROL, AND BEING PRO-ACTIVE.
•
•
•
SSDM’S AND LSM’S ON “OFFENSE”
OM’S AND D ON DEFENSE.
DEVELOPS OUR TRANSITION PERSONNEL AND THEIR CONFIDENCE
IN
ATTACKING UNSETTLED SITUATIONS.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
FULL FIELD ADD IT UP
•
EVERYONE DOES IT, BUT THIS DRILL IS OUR STAPLE AS
IT INCORPORATES EVERYTHING WE HAVE SEEN.
•
A FULL CYCLE TAKES A 1:30 AT THE MOST, USUALLY
QUICKER. 3 POSSESSIONS A TEAM.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
•
MINI GAMES- WE DRAFT TEAMS AND COMPETE
THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER.
•
•
•
TONS OF HIDDEN CONDITIONING.
4 V 4, EVERYBODY GOES EVERYWHERE.
DEVELOPS CONFIDENCE OF DEFENSIVE PERSONNEL ON
OFFENSE AND PUTS THEM IN ALL SITUATIONS NECESSARY
TO BE CREATIVE, PRO-ACTIVE LACROSSE PLAYERS.
ON THE RUN
UP TEMPO LACROSSE
•
DRILLS
• THUNDER DOME FACE-OFF DRILL
•
FULL TEAM FACEOFF DRILL, KEEPS EMPHASIS ON
TEAM’S INVOLVEMENT OF FACE-OFF UNIT AND WIN.
•
LOSING DRAW MAN, ON POSSESSION, HAS TO
LEAVEFIELD IMMEDIATELY
•
•
RESULT IS A 6v5 BREAK AND ATTACK MENTALITY.
ALWAYS KEEP SCORE.
TUFTS LACROSSE DEFENSIVE
PHILOSOPHY
RELENTLESS- We are focused and attacking every second the ball is on our end.
TAKE PRIDE IN OUR EFFORT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO! WE LOVE
EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY DEFENSE! EMBRACE IT! WE LOVE
THE CHALLENGE!
CONSTANT COMMUNICATION- Listening as well as talking. If you are not
talking, you are more worried about individual defense than team defense.
DISCIPLINE- POSITIONING, OFF BALL D, APPROACH, CHECKS.
Our attention to detail will be unmatched. It is exciting that we are surrounded by
people who care about us and want to see us improve. Take advantage of it. Do not
be stubborn; there are no egos here.
TRANSITION- We take pride in our stick skills and expect to be involved in
scores. CLEAR THE BALL. First player without the ball crashes the crease,
second player without ball supports the ball carrier. WE ARE THE AGRESSOR
IN TRANSITION AND NEED SOLID DECISION MAKING!
PLAY HARD - You have the rest of your life to watch lacrosse. When you are
on the field, play like a wild man. WHAT IS PLAYING HARD?
CONSISTENTLY DOING THE LITTE THINGS CORRECTLY!
“Training prepares you for the expected, but education
prepares you for the unexpected.”
GREAT TEAMS CONSISTENTLY PLAY GREAT
DEFENSE!
EVERYTHING WE DO WE DO TOGETHER!
TUFTS UNIVERSITY LACROSSE
Non-Negotiable Fundamentals of Off-Ball Defense
CONSISTENTLY DO YOUR
JOB!
Do not mistake activity for
achievement
TUFTS UNIVERSITY LACROSSE
Non-Negotiable Fundamentals of Off-Ball Defense
THANK YOU!
AGAIN. SINCERELY. THANK YOU!
Thanks to ALL of our current and former players and
alumni who put their heart, soul, and faith into Tufts and
our Lacrosse Program.