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DRILL – Side By

FLG Fusion DRILL called Side By. What we work on in this drill: Boys or Girls Ages 9 and Up 4v3 and 3v2 work Playing Fast Attacking from different spots on the field Scoring in extra-mon opportunities Defending in transition Off-ball movement Playing in tight spaces Variations – btb’s, weak hand ground balls, picks, etc.

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The Hardest Part About Running a Lacrosse Club

Running a lacrosse club isn’t easy. One of the most difficult parts about the job is treating each team in your club as if they are your one and only. If you get new jerseys for one team, you have to get new jersey’s for every team. If you provide great coaching for one team,

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One Crazy Busy Lacrosse Weekend

This past weekend was a crazy busy lacrosse weekend, even for me.  I recently promised myself that I would do my best to say “yes” and travel to as many of my daughter’s lacrosse events.  So, after three separate FLG Girls Lacrosse Practices at Long Island Lutheran High School, I began my third long car

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Get Outta the Loop

I’m not talking about the inner circle. The what’s happening at school. The thing that your afraid of missing. I’m talking about the monotony of your daily routine. The vicious cycle that gets you stuck in your ways. The actions that brings you back to the same place you started. Don’t allow your life to run itself

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Fit to Lead

Question: Do you need to be fit to lead? Short answer: Yes. In every sense of the word, leaders need to be fit. Physically fit to handle the long days, late night calls, and active assignments. Physically fit so they can communicate effectively, stay sharp mentally, and perform at a high level consistently. Emotionally fit

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Two-Ball Breakout Drill

A staple in the FLG Organization is Two-Ball Breakout Drill. This is a great drill that gets everyone involved, resembles our clear, and gets FLG players in the habit of playing FAST! Hope you enjoy!

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Fall Ball Road Trip

In May, the Mercyhurst Women’s Lacrosse Team won their first PSAC Championship and were selected to participate in the NCAA Division II Playoffs.  As the parent of a Freshman on the team, this sounded great, right?  The host school was Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.  How could I go?  At first I was not

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The FLG Digital Playbook

A great new feature we rolled out to our Select Player’s this year is a Digital Playbook. Here’s how it works: FLG shoots videos of different components in our playbook at the FLG Offices FLG uploads those videos to our YouTube channel under the category “FLG Digital Playbook“ FLG emails specific videos to our families through

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X’s & O’s with FLG

X’s & O’s with FLG is a line of instructional video series that is designed to teach the rational and the details behind what we teach and use here at FLG from an X’s & O’s standpoint. – Eric Dunne (Director, FLG Lacrosse) Enjoy our first video, Open Clear – The Breakout

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The Rage to Master

That’s powerful, the rage to master. When I first heard Professor Ellen Winner’s phrase, rage to master, I thought it meant: Burning desire to perfect a specific craft or trade. Winner defines rage to master as she explains what makes someone a genius, saying, It’s an intense and obsessive interest, an ability to focus sharply, experiencing

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