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Who is Tehoka Nanticoke?

  A studlete. An example of why box lacrosse pays off. Creative. Slick. Selfless. Skilled. Impressive. Explosive. Crafty. Eye-opening. Does it all. Learn more – Tahoka Nanticoke Highlight Video  

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The Perfect Coaching Duo

The Perfect Coaching Duo We’ve been running club lacrosse teams for about 10 years now. Over the past ten years, we’ve learned a lot about how to build the most effective coaching staffs for our teams. Today, for this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday session, the FLG Club Directors sat down and brainstormed this idea. When it

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Setting The Tempo

How FLG sets the tempo. Start practice with a plan. Execute that plan. No talking amongst the coaches. Quick water breaks. Play fast. Play hard. Substitute fast. Move between drills fast. Make every ground ball a contested one. Start drills on time. End drills on time. Collect lacrosse balls quickly. Game speed. Learn something new.

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How Do You Break The Huddle?

How do you break the huddle? At FLG, we break the huddle with three words, “Be The Best.” Those three words sum up our definition of success. We don’t break the huddle with 1, 2, 3… “Win the Game!” Winning a game isn’t our definition of success. As club lacrosse coaches, we should help studletes become

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The Infinite Game

FLG does this for a living. Our life is dedicated to educating our world through the sport of lacrosse. We don’t teach you how to win a single game. We teach you how to win every day. That is the lifestyle we choose to lead. Live for the moment. Don’t get caught up on what

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Professionalism In Youth Sports

One of the most unfortunate parts of working in youth sports: the lack of professionalism. If you think about who coaches and leads players through their youth sports careers, it’s usually those with a win at all costs attitude. In the world of youth sports, it should be filled with people who always think, “what’s

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Learning To Stay

Picture yourself getting a haircut at your local barber. You’re relaxed, sitting back, and enjoying the moment. All of a sudden you start to feel an itch on your forehead. You immediately take your hand from under the barber’s cape and scratch that itch. You feel the immediate relief from scratching that itch. However, the

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Set Yourself up for Success

It’s not just what you do on the field that matters. By Bob Jahelka   While training and skill building is vital to success on the field, there are things you can be doing, right now, off the field that will pay off big time down the road. Advice to young (Elementary & Middle School)

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Player Spotlight: Jackie Jahelka

Who is your Favorite Athlete of all time? This one is so hard, I don’t think I have one.   When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up? Ever since I was young, I have been surrounded by teachers. Numerous people in my family are involved in the education

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Make the Most of Road Trips

  Today, myself and a group of our FLG coaches were travelingup to Ithaca, NY. Our FLG middle school teams are competing in a one-day tournament tomorrow, so we figured it would be best to head north a day early and settle in. Personally, I’ve been to Ithaca several time. I visited Ithaca while going

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