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 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 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 […]…
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 […]…
By Wayne Burke – November 9th, 2015- Medicine balls are a great tool to use in your training program to help develop explosive power. Medicine ball throws teach you how to maximize your power output by utilizing your leg drive, weight transfer, hip rotation and balance to produce the greatest amount of force in the […]…
by Sean Holmes -November 6th, 2015- I found this article today about the Strength and Conditioning program at Hofstra. Two things stood out to me in it: The athletes commit 5 hours per week purely to Strength and Conditioning. The lacrosse team has a test called the “Hofstra Custom Test’ or Red Zone Test I […]…
-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 […]…
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