By Sean Holmes -February 18th, 2016- The Crossover Run drill is a great and easy drill to add to any lacrosse training program. The key is to keep the hips and shoulders square as you move laterally. This will allow you to be much more efficient changing directions as you won’t have to fully rotate […]…
By Sean Holmes -February 11th, 2016- In the latest episode of the lacrosse training tips with the Toronto Rock we cover a simple exercise we can do to reduce the likelihood of a knee injury. It is a simple, but not easy drill. Single Leg Hops teach the athlete strength, balance, and stability in each […]…
by Sean Holmes -February 4th, 2016- The Anti-Rotation press is a great exercise we use to develop core stability with our lacrosse players. The primary function of the core is to be stable, and as such we must train it to resist flexion, rotation, and extension. If you need more info on the core check […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 28th, 2016- The Depth Drop is an exercise you can easily include in your lacrosse training program to increase your potential to be powerful. The key is to land soft in a balanced, athletic stance and hold that position for 2 seconds. This allows your body to learn how to store […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 22nd, 2016- The Rotational Med Ball Throw is a great exercise for your lacrosse strength and conditioning program to increase shot power. Every one wants to rip rope and score goals to help their team win and obviously having a harder shot will always help (although accuracy is more important). Medicine […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 15th, 2016- Another mobility drill that you should be doing before every lacrosse workout, game, and practice to have you moving better and ready to perform at your best. The Sumo Squat to Hamstring stretch is a great ‘bang for your buck’ exercise as it works a lot. We stretch the […]…
By Sean Holmes -January 7th, 2016- This episode shows you a great core stability exercise you can add to your lacrosse training program. As previously mentioned in the series, the core is designed to be stable and we must train it that way first and foremost. This exercise lets us train that stability in an […]…
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 Sean Holmes -December 10th, 2015- Reducing the likelihood of injury of my lacrosse players is my number 1 job. It may be by increasing strength, teaching proper movement mechanics, or by improving flexibility and joint mobility. In Episode 7 of my series with the Toronto Rock we show you the Split Stance Hip Extension/Flexion […]…
By Sean Holmes -December 3rd, 2015- In this video I have Brett Hickey demonstrating the Stability Ball Rollout. This is a great core stability exercise that we use. The key is maintaining a straight line from the knees to the shoulders, maintaining our “Pillar” the entire time. If you’ve read my article on Core Training […]…
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