-February 6th, 2020- I was recently contacted for a short interview on my role and views on training lacrosse players, specifically the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. I wasn’t fully aware of the overall direction of the article but was just asked a few questions about my experiences and philosophy. The article was […]…
-January 13th, 2020- On December 22nd, 2019 66 of the top Midget lacrosse players were at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre for the Top Prospects Canada Showcase event. It was an opportunity for players eligible for the Junior A draft to show their skills to the scouts. I was in charge of the lacrosse specific […]…
-September 26th, 2019- The National Lacrosse Season is soon approaching so the players are starting to train more often to gear up for training camp. A good lacrosse training program will not just be a strength training program. It should include a proper warm up/mobility/activation, Speed and Agility training, Power training (med ball throws/jumps/Olympic lifts), […]…
-February 12th, 2019- 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 […]…
-September 29th, 2017- Some people call it a Speed Ladder. Some an Agility Ladder. Both are wrong. It’s a Ladder, plain and simple. Because it doesn’t help you improve either of those skills. And if you are a lacrosse player using it as such, you are using it wrong. I bring this up as I […]…
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 -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 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 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 […]…
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