By Wayne Burke -December 29th, 2015- I love the holiday season. Lax players everywhere are posting on social media all their new heads, mesh kits and other gear they got for Christmas talking about how sick their stick is or how they can’t wait to get back playing. The new year means there is only […]…
By Wayne Burke -December 14th, 2015- Last week, I introduced a lateral phase 3 drill which introduced a small hop into the drill. This is the first true plyometric drill in the progression. We can only do these after we have spent few weeks establishing a solid foundation of jumping and landing mechanics. Again the idea […]…
By Wayne Burke -December 4th, 2015- So far, we have introduced the foundation of true plyometric training in part 1 and part 2. In this video we introduce a small bounce to a lateral drill to teach the athlete to use a small hop, which when we land soft stretches our muscles, to help produce increased […]…
By Wayne Burke -November 18th, 2015- Here is the next video in the Progressive Plyometrics series. In part 1, you would have learned that jumping up onto a small step or box will help teach you both jumping and landing mechanics by reducing the force of gravity. Mastering those 2 skills serve as the […]…
By Wayne Burke -November 16th, 2015- Plyometrics are a great training tool that every lacrosse player should be including in their program. Simply stated, plyometric training training teaches you how to utilize a stretch in your muscle to produce maximum force. To demonstrate this more clearly try this. Place your right hand on your right […]…
-October 29th, 2015- Today I was searching the web as usual and found a great article on laxmagazine.com about the Art of Deceleration. It really is an overlooked area of training in most lacrosse training programs. Every cut, every dodge you must decelerate your body before you can accelerate and change directions. I liked it […]…
-July 6th, 2012- This week I was lucky enough to spend a day working at Dan Dawson’s Revival Lacrosse Camp in Oakville. I work with the kids for an hour, going through a proper warm up then do some agility training, finishing with some ladder work and a competition for prizes. And it reminded me […]…
-June 19th, 2012- Speed Kills! Whether it’s winning the race for a ball or sprinting past your opponent, speed is extremely important for playing at the highest level of lacrosse. Acceleration is a skill. It can be taught and improved through strength and technique training. However if you really want to be fast in game […]…
-June 7th, 2012- When most people hear the word mobility, they often think of agility. I tell lots of players we need to work on their mobility and they all agree, again thinking I am talking about improving their agility. And in a way I am, just not the way they think. When I talk […]…
-March 2nd, 2012- I have seen a lot of agility/movement skills videos on the internet, and there aren’t many of them that I have liked and wanted to share. It’s usually random stuff, with very little coaching or technique other than someone yelling ‘faster’! Or it’s completely ridiculous stuff. But today I came across this […]…
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