There aren’t many more fulfilling activities for adults than to coach youth sports. It’s a way to stay involved in a sport they love (or want to get more involved in) and it’s an opportunity to make a positive impact on the next generation. Sports can often be used as a metaphor for life, so while your job is to help young athletes on the field, court, or ice, you’re also helping shape their personality for every-day life. With that in mind, here are four tips all lacrosse coaches should keep in mind when hitting the field with their squad.  Create a Fun and Positive Environment Let’s not forget that lacrosse is a game, and games are supposed to be fun! Kids are participating in lacrosse [Read More>]

If you’re new to the sport of lacrosse, there are a ton of things you have to learn. While the basics are some of the first things that come to mind – like learning how to catch, pass, and shoot a ball with a lacrosse stick – there are also all the rules and more subtle aspects of the game that need to be understood. At the end of the day, nothing is more important than being safe while on the field, so here are five rules (courtesy of US Lacrosse) to keep in mind for girls diving into the sport of lacrosse as a beginner. Three-Second Rule When a lax player with the ball is guarded closely within the restraining area, girl’s lacrosse encourages ball [Read More>]

There are plenty of things we cover during GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps each summer, with one of them being how to execute successful fast breaks down the field. This is important because it combines so many different parts of the game into one sequence: teamwork, communication, stick skills, and vision. An entire team needs to be invested in a successful fast break, starting with the goalie. That may be surprising to some because the goalie doesn’t actually do any running down the field, but there are many occasions where an offensive attack begins with a goalie clearing the ball. This sets the tone from the start, and if done properly, the attackmen and midfielders are able to spread out and make it harder for the opposition to defend [Read More>]

One of the things that makes lacrosse such a great sport is the fact that it’s a very fast-moving game. Certain plays and situations on the lax field can take shape at the drop of a hat, so players need to be alert at all times. Since this athletic endeavor is so fast-moving, that means players don’t have much time to think. With this in mind, it’s crucial for lax players to let things come naturally and to trust their instincts in a number of instances. Building trust – whether it’s with your teammates or yourself – isn’t always something that young athletes are born with. Sometimes, this idea of trust has to get built up and honed over time. Trust can start forming when you overcome whatever [Read More>]

Just as playing lacrosse helps shapes your personality throughout the years, the same can be said about which position you take on the actual field. Since each position needs a player to function differently to be successful, it takes people with a certain personality to carry out the job. Our GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps take that into consideration with our personalized approach to instruction for each camper we come into contact with. What exactly does your position on the lax field say about you, though? Here’s what it means to be a goalie, defender, midfielder, and attacker. Goalie It seems as if lax goalies have this reputation of being bigger and slower than the rest of their teammates, but that’s not really true. In order to be [Read More>]

Lacrosse is a fantastic game because not only is it fun and provides a number of health benefits, but it can also properly prepare you to win in other areas of your life that don’t take place on a field. Here are five of the lessons you’ll learn from playing the sport of lacrosse. Five Lacrosse Lessons Value of Communication When you’re part of a lacrosse team, it’s crucial to have an open line of communication with your teammates. How else are you all going to join together and reach those goals that you set at the beginning of the season? This is part of the reason why you hear so much talking throughout the course of a game. You may know your teammates and their [Read More>]