Rules

Defensive Stick Positioning in Girls Lacrosse

Playing defense can be a tough skill to master for younger lacrosse players due to the nature of the rules regarding contact and stick control. Often times, at the youth level, one of two scenarios […]

Rules

What is Shooting Space in Lacrosse?

Definition Free Space to Goal – is a path to goal within the critical scoring area as defined by two lines extending from the ball to the outside of the goal circle. No defensive player will be penalized […]

Skills

Off Season – Girls Lacrosse Clinics, Camps, and Teams

At the close of a lacrosse season parents inquire about off-season opportunities, such as girls lacrosse clinics, camps, and summer teams or leagues. Sometimes they just want to know what’s available. Other times maybe a […]

Gear

Swax Lax Training Balls

I learned about Swax Lax Training Balls in a serendipitous sort of way during the product’s initial launch at the US Lacrosse Convention. A few weeks prior, I had been planning an indoor clinic advertised […]

Rules

What is Three Seconds Good Defense in Lacrosse?

The Three Seconds Good Defense Rule (also called Three Seconds Closely Guarded) is an offensive foul only applicable to the non-check youth girls game. The rule can be confusing because it occurs during active play […]

Skills

Individual Lacrosse Stick Skills

These individual lacrosse stick skills can be done on one’s own or with friends in the backyard or playground to improve basic stick fundamentals and ball familiarity. They are most applicable to younger beginner or intermediate […]