-July 22nd, 2019- Challen Rogers, the Captain of the Toronto Rock, was awarded the honour of being Transition Player of the Year in the National Lacrosse League. Also last week he was named a 1st Team All-Pro. 2 Very well deserving awards for a great player, and a great person. He’s in the gym consistently […]…
-May 28th, 2019- This post is of a personal nature in that Kennedy Lynch is the daughter of one of my longest and best friends, Mike Lynch. He’s a Canadian that transplanted to the Baltimore area after he finished College in the States. But this isn’t about him. His daughter Kennedy is now an NCAA […]…
-May 9th, 2019- Here is the 4th instalment of “On the Road with Tom Schreiber”. This one is a home game in Toronto and was very well done as always. (If you’re a fan of the Brad Pitt movie Snatch the filmmakers did a little bit to remind you of it in there). What I […]…
-January 31st, 2019- Tom Schreiber is arguably the best lacrosse player on the planet today and luckily for me he plays in the NLL for the Toronto Rock. He just released the 1st instalment of a series he is doing with Sideline Swap titled “On the Road”. Check it out below. You don’t need super […]…
By Wayne Burke -February 19, 2016- Every lacrosse strength and conditioning program should contain exercises that train explosive power utilizing full body movements. There are a wide variety of ways to train this very important aspect of your program however, most players lack the technical knowledge to use proper Olympic lifts or they lack the […]…
By Wayne Burke -February 9, 2016- Single leg strength training might be the most valuable group of exercises that every player could do. This group of exercises challenges your adductors (groin), abductors (hips, glutes) and stability in a way that squats and deadlifts can’t. It also addresses strength imbalances by training the left and right […]…
By Wayne Burke -January 26th, 2016- If you read this blog or search the internet for cool exercise tips to be a better lacrosse player, you can find allot of information (some useful and some useless). While there are an infinite amount of exercises and drills you could include, it can be hard for players, […]…
By Wayne Burke -January 12th, 2016- A few weeks back I posted a phase 3 lateral plyometric progression. At this point I have introduced jumping and landing basics along with the very first steps of true plyometric training. As you move through plyometric progressions, you should begin to first add multiple or consecutive jumps or […]…
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 […]…
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