Author Archives: Corey Winkoff
FLG Scoring Academy – Session I RECAP
FLG Scoring Academy Participants, Thank you for joining us at Session 1 of FLG’s Winter Scoring Academy. For the families who couldn’t make-it, this recap will tell you exactly what we focused on last night. In lacrosse, over 80 to 90% of the shots taken are on the run. Meaning, you are releasing the ball
Box Lacrosse Training Week 1 RECAP
FLG Box Lax Participants & Parents, It was a wonderful week 1 of FLG’s 5th annual Winter Box Lacrosse Training Program. It was a site to see so many great young lacrosse players inside the rinks this past Saturday at the MultiSportime in Bethpage, NY. FLG’s methodology leads both boys and girls indoors to the
FLG in 3D Fall Showcase Standouts
The inaugural FLG in 3D Fall Showcase brought together quality High School athletes from across North America. Players hailed from Colorado, California, Canada, the Carolina’s, and beyond. After check-in, athletes participated in a one hour, college tempo training session. This session featured 50+ college coaches from some of America’s top schools. After a great session
The College Experience
In a recent podcast, a famous writer, podcaster, and reporter, Malcolm Gladwell, explains how “…I’m astonished at the way American’s agonize about their college decisions. There’s an assumption that the thing that makes an education good or bad is knowable beforehand. I would have thought that ingredients of a good education are largely unknowable.” Galdwell goes
FLG on Main – SWAT, Lax Chess, Nutrion Talk
After moving the FLG HeadQuarters to the heart of Huntington’s Village, we had a vision for how to utilize our new space. Some of our ideas included small group film sessions, seminars, photo-shoots for our lacrosse magazine, and coaches clinics. Being that today is Columbus Day and our studletes were off from school, it was
Three Stings
In Shel Silverstein’s brilliant book of poems titled Falling Up, he teaches life lessons through his illustrations and rhyming words. In his poem Three Stings, three different guys all experience the same thing, getting stung by a bee. While all three guys experience the same thing, the way they react to the experience is totally
Getting Started
Getting started is the hardest part. Doubt creeps in. Insecurity boils up. It becomes so much easier to just not start. Procrastinating will only push your goals further away. Thinking you can’t do it will leave you unsatisfied with your work. Instead, put something down. Don’t judge. Don’t criticize. Just start. This will be my
FLG Internship Opportunities – Fall, Spring, Summer
A little over a year ago, I started an internship program at FLG for High School, Collegiate, and post-graduate students. This internship works with young professionals who are looking to gain valuable work experience, contribute to a thriving company, and work with people who are extremely passionate in what they do. Below you will find
To Play or Not to Play
In youth sports, the decision to play or not play is a common question. Trainers, parents, coaches, and kids themselves all need to learn when to “step up” or “sit down.” Being sidelined can be a frustrating endeavor for everyone involved. Players feel they are falling behind their teammates, parents fear they are missing out,
26 v. 100
The moment a child picks up a lacrosse stick, he or she is entering a marathon, not a 100 meter sprint. A lacrosse stick should be used to bring joy, happiness, life lessons, history, confidence, respect, and opportunity to children. It shouldn’t be used to bring pain, fear, arrogance, and a lack of personal growth.
