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.
Paul Cantabene, Head Coach Villa Julie College; former assistant coach/Offensive Coordinator University of Maryland Lacrosse
Widely regarded as one of the elite face-off specialists in the sport, Coach Cantabene shares several innovative and progressive drills, techniques, and strategies for winning every face-off. With on-field demonstration at game-speed, Cantabene starts with drills covering basic stance, stick-handling, and competitive face-off situations. Next, he moves into clamping the ball, set and step, second step, all the while building up to live face-off drills. Cantabene also shares the six essential attributes he looks for in a successful midfielder. This video provides both players and coaches the valuable intricacies of winning more face-offs and becoming an excellent midfielder!
with Tony Seaman, Towson University Head Lacrosse Coach, 3X NCAA Division I Lacrosse "Coach of the Year"
The face-off in lacrosse is the start of everything; if you can control the face-off you can control the game. In this DVD, Tony Seaman leads you through everything involved in the face-off from the stance to wing play after winning a face-off. Seaman starts off with live demonstrators showing you the basics of the face-off including stick handling, stance, and body position that will give you an advantage over your opponent. Seaman uses his demonstrators to highlight three different types of face-off moves: "The Clamp", "The Top", and "The Rake". With every move he shows all the 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. To develop great face-off skills, Seaman shows 11 drills to use to improve quickness, technique, balance, strength, flexibility, and "the most important aspect of the face-off" - anticipation! These are drills that you can do on your own or 1-on-1. Seaman wraps up this great DVD by diagramming player positioning, strategies, and philosophy for wing play after a face-off.
This one-of-a-kind video covers: hand, foot, and stick positioning optimum stance and weight distribution basic tecniques and general counters advanced techniques recognition and execution skills over 16 different moves explained in detail.
