By Sean Holmes -January 5th, 2016- As we all know speed kills. What most people don’t realize though is that speed is a skill that can be taught and improved. While it is true that some people are born faster than others, absolutely everyone can get faster than they currently are. Whether it’s improving your […]…
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 Sean Holmes -December 18th, 2015- Here is the latest Episode of my Lacrosse Training Tips feature with the Toronto Rock. The Single Arm Snatch is our level 1 progression of the Olympic Lifts. Olympic Lifters are the most powerful athletes in the world and I use safe variations of the lifts to make my […]…
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 25th, 2015- Last week I wrote a blog outlining the early phases of plyometric training. In that blog, I included a video showing an example of a phase 1 lateral hop. Below is an example of a phase 1 linear plyometric box jump. All the same principles apply to the jump as […]…
By Sean Holmes -November 19th, 2016- I’m going to make this one quick as I’m about to head down to Alabama for a college football game on the weekend. Here is Episode 4 of the Lacrosse Training Series I have been doing with the Toronto Rock and Brett Hickey. This was an impromptu video we […]…
By Sean Holmes -November 17th, 2015- Here’s a video of the end of a training session on Saturday. It’s 2 weeks until Toronto Rock training camp starts and Wayne and myself decided to jump into a sled push relay for time as Conditioning (Cardio) with Brett Hickey and Scott Johnston of the Rock. We did […]…
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 […]…
By Wayne Burke -Novemeber 10th, 2015- Strength training is a crucial element to your athletic development. When a strength program is done correctly it should not only increase your strength but it should simultaneously increase the quality of your movements, increase range of motion and help prevent injury. With so much information and so many […]…
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