with Kenneth "Bear" Davis, Robert Morris University Head Coach; former assistant coach for the Czech Republic men's national lacrosse team, where he helped coach the team in the 2002 Prague Cup as well as the 2002 ILF World Games in Australia.
Davis' squad finished 2008 ranked #3 in the nation in goals per game (21); #4 in the nation in scoring offense (12.1 pts/game); #4 in the nation in points per game (19.1 pts/game)
Credited with building Robert Morris' Lacrosse program from the ground up; coach Bear Davis shares several tips and insights to help your players become better shooters. Davis packs this instructional lacrosse DVD with 25 game-speed shooting drills, each containing theory and explanation along with on-field demonstration. These shooting drills are specifically designed to mimic and simulate game-like situations to make your players more comfortable within your offense. Drills include: Time and Room shots, Cross Crease Finishing shots, Fish Hook shooting drills, Trailer shooting, Ground Ball shooting and many more. Davis includes some game clips that reflect the results of these drills in action. Davis' drills will get your players a lot of repetitions during practice, emphasize good form and technique, and will help make sure that players communicate effectively. Variations to each drill can be made by encouraging change of direction, stick fake-shots, strong weak hand shots and encouraging players to hit high or low corners. These drills will keep your players focused and working hard all practice long.
with Kevin Cassese, Lehigh University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach; 2X finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy and ACC Player of the Year 2001, Rochester Rattlers Midfielder (MLL)
Coach Kevin Cassese goes over the fundamentals of being an excellent face-off player. He shares several innovative and progressive drills, techniques, and strategies for winning every face-off. This highly effective DVD will demonstrate the same tactics that the Blue Devils used to win their NCAA-record 17 victories in 2005. This crucial part of the game is demonstrated by Cassese on the field beginning with the general rules of the stance. These include everything involved in the face-off, including: having your hands shoulder-width apart, being light on your feet and not leaning forward too far. Coach Cassese goes into detail about the different types of clamps that can be used during a face-off, like the Power Clamp, Quick Clamp, Reverse Clamp and more. To give you a greater edge, Cassese also emphasizes 10 pre-practice and four post-practice drills to help you condition your midfielders to the best of their ability. With each discussion he shows the up-close look at footwork and hand movement involved, where to release the ball after you have won the face-off, how to block out and how to go after the ball. Coach Cassese will guide you in learning how to block any foreign move, and furthermore, give you a certain leverage to put you in a position handle any situation. This DVD is a "must have" for any coach who wants to get an edge on the game, win the ball more frequently and produce more victories.
with Tony Seaman, Towson University Head Coach; 16X NCAA Qualifier, 3X NCAA "Coach of the Year," coach of 70 All-Americans
Coach Seaman, along with John Horrigan of the Baltimore Bayhawks (MLL), share 20 tips and tactics to help you develop into a dominating, championship-caliber goalie in any style of play, for both left and right handers. This video introduces the necessary progressions and techniques that will help propel any aspiring or current goalkeeper to the next level. Proper positioning, footwork, stance and practice drills to help improve your eye-hand coordination are all taught by one of the best players, and coaches, in lacrosse today. This video will help establish, and reinforce, confidence in the goal, leadership characteristics necessary to run and direct the defense, and the essential mechanics and fundamentals present in every champion goalie!
with Ron Caputo, Duke University Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach; and John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year, 2007 NCAA title game, over 200 career coaching victories
Midfielders are the only players who play both offense and defense, so they need to be complete players. Coach Ron Caputo likes his midfielders to dictate tempo by playing hard and playing fast, so he drills his athletes hard and fast. In this lacrosse DVD, Caputo demonstrates this notion of drilling hard and fast by applying it to the development of both offensive and defensive skills. On the offensive end, Caputo shows a number of drills and techniques that will enhance a midfielder's abilities in critical areas such as dodging, shooting, and passing. Defensively, Caputo applies drills to potential game-like situations and teaches a useful holding drill that focuses on movement and stick placement. He also touches on important elements, such as quick passing and catching over the shoulder. Caputo's teaching provides an in-depth set of skills and abilities that are a necessity in the construction a complete midfielder.
with Kelly Amonte Hiller, Northwestern University Head Women's Coach; 5X National Champions Winningest Coach in NCAA Tournament History (21-1, .955 wining percentage); coached Kristen Kjellman 2006 and 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy Winner; and Hannah Nielsen, 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy winner
Kelly Amonte Hiller, Head Coach of the 4-time National Champion Northwestern Wildcats, has developed Skills of a Champion to offer coaches and players an opportunity to learn from the best. Her success as a coach and as a player is achieved through commitment, hard work, innovation and positive approach to the sport of lacrosse. Kelly has an uncanny ability to break down complex skills to develop good athletes into great lacrosse players. Skills covered include stickwork, shooting, protection as well as a look at her Punch Back techniques. This DVD will leave you with a greater love for the sport and give you more confidence in your ability.
with Jack Kaley, former New York Institute of Technology Head Lacrosse Coach; 2008 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse National Champions; 4X NCAA Div. II Coach of the Year, 4X NCAA National Champions, All-time Winningest Coach in Division I and Division II (84.3%); 500+ wins; Team USA Assistant Coach, German National Team Head Coach
Create more scoring opportunities with your transition game this season! Coach Kaley shares four unique transition drills to help you create numbers advantages on offense. In his 17 years of coaching Kaley has become known for pressuring teams on both defense and offense. In 2008, Kaley's squad led all of NCAA DII in points per game and assists per game on their way to winning the National Championship. Each of his four teams that have won National Championships has done so in large part because of transition opportunities. Kaley focuses on four key drills to effectively teach the transition game. Kaley's drills are unique in the way he sets them up and the way he rotates players into the drills. The drills also work the transition game from offense to defense and vice versa. For each drill, he provides detailed marker board instruction and practice footage. If you are looking for ways to move the ball down the field as quickly as possible this DVD is a must watch.
with Dom Starsia, University of Virginia Head Lacrosse Coach; 3X National Lacrosse Champions (2006, 2003, 1999), 7X ACC Lacrosse Coach of the Year (winningest coach in conference history); National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2008)
Widely regarded as one of the best teachers, coaches, motivators and tacticians in the game, Coach Dom Starsia examines time-tested lacrosse drills as they fit into the total organization of his lacrosse program in this coaching lacrosse video dvd. Coach Starsia shares his handwritten practice sheet and practice notebook and how they help him build his lacrosse practice on a daily basis. The core of Starsia's coaching centers on lacrosse drills that have have proven successful in lacrosse for over 20 years. These lacrosse drills provide a complete template for drill and practice organization. You will learn how every aspect of lacrosse is meshed into each drill diagrammed by Coach Starsia. Practice and game footage allows an inside look into the transfer of skill work in practice to game success by his coaching. Key coaching fundamentals of passing, catching, stick handling, spacing and position responsibilities are a consistent theme. Coach Starsia's commitment to coaching drill perfection is obvious and each drill can benefit you by coaching variety and structure in your practices.
with Lars Tiffany, Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
Coach Tiffany has a great understanding of what it takes to be great on defense - he was a 2-time team captain and starter on defense for three years under Dom Starsia (now niversity of Virginia head coach) at Brown. Good communication between the six defensemen and the goalie are required to create strong team defense. The goalie's only goal is to watch the ball and communicate to the on ball defender. The off ball defenders determine the slides. The 'hot player' designates himself as 'hot' and asks his teammates to fill and second slide. Other verbal calls dictate the slide patterns: crease/crease, crease/adjacent, adjacent/adjacent, and cross crease. Slide scheme development starts with the 1 v 1 decision-making drill and progresses to a full catalog of drills that include 2 v 1, 2 v 2 with an outlet, etc. On the field, Tiffany begins with on ball play. Decision-making is the key part of team scheme development. The first slide, second slide, third slide and recovery are all demonstrated in drills on the field. The DVD finishes with game clips of 6 v 6 defense, demonstrating a variety of slide packages.
103 minutes. 2008.
Man Down Defense: A Catalog of Drills
with Lars Tiffany, Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
Coach Tiffany presents a step-by-step development of the fundamentals of man down defense. He begins with a discussion on personnel. A decision must be made between the best defenders and a specialty unit. Players must be intelligent and have a good stick. Man down defense relies on anticipation of skip lanes and the ability to knock down passes and shots. Tiffany has created a catalog of drills that can help identify and improve the personnel for man down defense. The 2 v 1 knock down drill works on the drop step technique and the 4 v 2 drill puts two defenders in an urgent situation and requires communication and changing positions. The 5 v 3 drill addresses the skip lanes. A series of drills get progressively more challenging for advanced players. A drill to develop offense and man down defensive technique is the 3v2/4v3/5v4 drill. A section on terminology is important to define all-important verbal calls in lacrosse. Man down schemes used against the 3-3 offense include the center string, the diamond, 4v3 up top and 3v2 up top. Defending the 1-3-2 offensive, Tiffany diagrams on the white board using both 5 man and 4 man schemes. He then takes to the field to demonstrate many of the drills and schemes. Game clips of the man down defense show the system in action.
with Lars Tiffany, Brown University Head Men's Lacrosse Coach
Coach Tiffany presents a step-by-step development of the fundamentals of man down defense. He begins with a discussion on personnel. A decision must be made between the best defenders and a specialty unit. Players must be intelligent and have a good stick. Man down defense relies on anticipation of skip lanes and the ability to knock down passes and shots. Tiffany has created a catalog of drills that can help identify and improve the personnel for man down defense. The 2 v 1 knock down drill works on the drop step technique and the 4 v 2 drill puts two defenders in an urgent situation and requires communication and changing positions. The 5 v 3 drill addresses the skip lanes. A series of drills get progressively more challenging for advanced players. A drill to develop offense and man down defensive technique is the 3v2/4v3/5v4 drill. A section on terminology is important to define all-important verbal calls in lacrosse. Man down schemes used against the 3-3 offense include the center string, the diamond, 4v3 up top and 3v2 up top. Defending the 1-3-2 offensive, Tiffany diagrams on the white board using both 5 man and 4 man schemes. He then takes to the field to demonstrate many of the drills and schemes. Game clips of the man down defense show the system in action.
with Kevin Corrigan, University of Notre Dame Lacrosse Head Coach, 13 NCAA Lacrosse tournament appearances, 14 Great Western Lacrosse League Championships
Get the unprecedented coaching lacrosse videos and "all access" to three Notre Dame lacrosse practices! Coach Kevin Corrigan opens three of his in-season practices to you. As you watch him coaching, Corrigan literally opens his catalog of lacrosse drills the Irish have compiled over the years. You will see a variety of coaching lacrosse-game-like riding and clearing situations, shooting drills, passing drills, dodging drills, and more.
In addition, Coach Corrigan provides a locker room pass to join him and his players for two classroom sessions as they break down lacrosse game footage, talk about their last performance, and breakdown footage of their next opponent. In the third practice, watch as Corrigan applies the scouting film to him coaching his practice.
This behind-the-scenes view gives you an opportunity to see daily activities of one of the nation's top lacrosse programs and allows you to incorporate their successful practice ideas into your program.
This lacrosse two Video DVD set is an extraordinary look inside an elite lacrosse program. Any coach at any level will find this set extremely beneficial. Over five and half hours of footage!
Offensive Techniques & Drills for Championship Lacrosse
with John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 NCAA Runner-Up; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year
Becoming a better lacrosse player has everything to do with learning to play with and without the ball. Coach John Danowski presents an excellent skill program for the spring, in anticipation of the upcoming season. The skills in this lacrosse DVD are applicable to any offense in Lacrosse. He begins by demonstrating basic moves for the specific areas of the field for dodging (top, wings or behind). Each of these areas is broken down into right or left, or high or low. From the top, the split dodge and the merry-go-round move are taught. The wing is divided into high wing and low wing. On the wing, the goal is to attack the top foot of the defender when attacking. Options are the speed dodge and combo cut. Dodges from behind are keyed on the person with the ball making things happen. Speed, strength and change of direction are keys to scoring from behind. The step away, double and roll moves are universal techniques that are used behind the net and can improve any offense. Dragging the double is another move from behind the net. The objective of the step back/throw back and roll back/throw back are moves to increase movement away from the cage.
43 minutes. 2007.
Shooting Technique & Drills for Championship Lacrosse
with John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 NCAA Runner-Up; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year
A complete shooter has a variety of moves and can beat a goalie with a variety of shots on any given day. To help your players become complete shooters the staff at Duke demonstrates the finer points of the mechanics of shooting, shooting on the run and crease play. The key parts of shooting they hit on include front foot placement, hips, stomach, chest, shoulders and hands. A different skill is shooting on the run, which is likened to a lay-up in basketball. Players must develop the ability to jump off the inside foot to create space between them and the defender. Another term for "move to the ball" is "up the hash." This term describes a key skill for shooting and scoring and is also demonstrated. At Duke they teach the hands must be away from the body, called "kissing the shoulder." Players show this skill in the "Swat the fly" drill. A move before shooting is the diagonal/back door to the cage. This drill is demonstrated by Duke players live in practice. The next segment highlights the C cut and the fade cut. The pop and slip techniques are also explained. The skills and drills in this DVD are important to all offensive-minded lacrosse players.
39 minutes. 2007.
Speed, Agility & Strength Training for Championship Lacrosse
with John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 NCAA Runner-Up; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year
This DVD on lacrosse training will prepare your team to be its best on the field on game day. The primary focus of strength training is the prevention and reduction of injuries. A secondary benefit is that players become stronger and leaner. Exercises include lunges, high knees, backward lunge, high knee skips, butt kicks, shuffle, carioca, back pedal, frog jumps and 10 distinct ladder exercises. In four lines, players execute the turn and sprint drill. This drill works on firing off the line as you open your hips. The center of gravity should be almost directly over the point that your foot lands as your turn. Rotational acceleration is another key concept for the Duke Lacrosse team. This must be done with the chest and head up in a good athletic stance. Additional exercises in this program are lateral bounds, speed skater sprint, and lateral mirror. The strength-training component of this program highlights a typical Monday workout program in the Duke weight room.
with John Danowski, Duke University Men's Lacrosse Coach; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year, 2007 NCAA title game, over 200 career coaching victories
On the way to becoming a complete attackman, Coach Danowski emphasizes the importance of hard work in practice and on your own. Danowski covers a wide variety of concepts, drills and techniques that are vital to developing the ultimate attackman. Danowski shows concepts such as receiving the ball, playing around the crease, protecting the ball, handling ground balls, field positioning, transition, inside shooting, pick plays and playing without the ball. These drills and techniques are easy to implement and with time will become second nature to your attackman giving him or her the ability to execute both quickly and precisely against any defender.
45 minutes. 2009.
Becoming a Champion: The Defenseman
with Chris Gabrielli, Duke University Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach; and John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year, 2007 NCAA title game, over 200 career coaching victories
What defines a Duke defenseman? This is the question Coach Chris Gabrielli thoroughly examines when evaluating what is required to develop a complete defenseman at Duke. In this excellent lacrosse DVD, Gabrielli provides insight into what makes his defensemen so successful and how that translates into what will make your defensemen successful. Gabrielli teaches drills and techniques that will shape and mold your defensemen's ability to stop the opposition. He focuses on skill work, change of possession, awareness, approach, individual technique, off-ball positioning, reacting to specific situations, and unsettled situations. Gabrielli's thoughtful approach to these concepts and situations has allowed him to enlist effective drills and techniques that are certain to turn your defensemen into a complete defensemen.
58 minutes. 2009.
Becoming a Champion: The Midfielder
with Ron Caputo, Duke University Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach; and John Danowski, Duke University Head Coach; 2007 ACC Coach of the Year, 2007 NCAA title game, over 200 career coaching victories
Midfielders are the only players who play both offense and defense, so they need to be complete players. Coach Ron Caputo likes his midfielders to dictate tempo by playing hard and playing fast, so he drills his athletes hard and fast. In this lacrosse DVD, Caputo demonstrates this notion of drilling hard and fast by applying it to the development of both offensive and defensive skills. On the offensive end, Caputo shows a number of drills and techniques that will enhance a midfielder's abilities in critical areas such as dodging, shooting, and passing. Defensively, Caputo applies drills to potential game-like situations and teaches a useful holding drill that focuses on movement and stick placement. He also touches on important elements, such as quick passing and catching over the shoulder. Caputo's teaching provides an in-depth set of skills and abilities that are a necessity in the construction a complete midfielder.
Full Field Transition/Half Field Unsettled: Drills for Unsettled Situations
with Kevin Corrigan, University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach
Coach Corrigan presents full field and half field transition philosophies as well as breaks down "some of the best transition and unsettled drills that he has ever seen." Corrigan's teaching begins with the two-on-one recovery drill and a two-on-one live ball drill that makes players react and attack the net. Also included are spacing and transition drills. Next, he presents the defense to offense scheme. This occurs after a save or a shot is taken on the defensive end. Corrigan also includes the full field scramble, which involves many players at once. In all, this DVD is loaded with 14 drills. Multiple situations and repetitions are the benefits of these drills, which are done in a short amount of time. Coaching can be done before and after the drills, with an emphasis on repetition.
57 minutes. 2007.
18 Drills to Improve Individual Skills
with Kevin Corrigan, University of Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse Coach
This DVD focuses on individual drills used on a daily basis at Notre Dame. Ball handling, ground balls and shooting drilled early in practice develop good habits that show up later in team play at practice. Drills included are ball bag drill, yo-yo drill, baseline escape, around the clock, escape drill, 2 v. 1 drill, three man handle, three man passing, monkey in the middle, three man weave and three in a box. Ball handling is another area that demands attention each day in practice. The step down drill, the sweeps and alley dodges, give and go, Z cut shooting, Z cut and follow, Z cut and pop, and Z cut and fade are all demonstrated. The advantages of these drills are that players get a lot of touches on the ball, shooting opportunities, and many repetitions.
with Cindy Timchal, U.S. Naval Academy Head Lacrosse Coach; 8X National Lacrosse Championship Coach at Maryland (seven consecutive), 2x National Lacrosse Coach of the Year, all-time winningest coach in Division I Lacrosse history
In this unique presentation, Cindy Timchal coaches and narrates her way through two complete lacrosse practices, including candid locker room talks.
Stand next to Timchal during a Navy practice and see how she keeps her team focused as they prepare for their upcoming game. Building up drills from 1 v 1, 2 v 2, up to 7 v 7. Timchal notes special preparations in each area on her lacrosse offense and defense.
See pregame, halftime and post game locker room talks, including footage from an entire Naval Academy game. Go back to the practice field and watch Timchal prepare for the next opponent. Get an inside look at how Timchal reviews the scouting report with players, corrects mistakes from the previous game, and focuses on specific things they will have to do to stop their next opponent.
Cindy Timchal is the most-accomplished women's lacrosse coach in the sport's history. Now you have unprecedented, real-time access to her practices in these lacrosse coaching videos dvds.
with Tony Seaman, Towson University Head Coach; 3X National Coach of the Year, over 250 career wins
One of the winningest coaches in NCAA lacrosse history, Tony Seaman has taken the Tiger men's lacrosse program to unprecedented success since coming to Towson for the 1999 season. Coach Seaman unpacks what he believes is the best drill in lacrosse today, the 4 v 4 drill. This single drill offers every situation on offense and defense and simulates game time action and strategy. Two long sticks and two short sticks set up their defense to stop the offense from scoring. Through white board diagrams and on field practice footage, Seaman illustrates more than 10 different plays to illustrate the variety presented by the 4 v 4. By changing the location of the ball, each drill segment replicates a different facet of the game. This drill is amazingly efficient, saves time, prepares teams, and can be run by one coach in practice.
