By Shanta Loecker, Head Coach, Colorado Mesa University @CMUWomensLax Every year, as I begin a new season with a new team, I’m faced with a familiar predicament. On the one hand, I have a slew of lacrosse to teach. We want to implement our fundamental systems, from this year’s chosen default defensive set to… Read More Getting Through Your Something
By Mallory Ferrandiz, Head Coach, Lake Erie College @lakeeriewlax We all know being a coach is time consuming. It is a profession where you take your work home. Each division or level of coaching experiences their own unique set of hardships. At Lake Erie, it’s just me and a graduate assistant. There is A LOT… Read More Take The Time
By Max Ruhl, Head Coach, Ohio Valley University @OVUwlax As a coach, we are always talking about communication and its importance on the field. In this day and age, it seems like we are in a hurry to hear the words, respond, and then move on without really listening to understand each other’s perspective. Recently,… Read More Listening to Understand vs Listening to Reply
By Maddie Coleman, Assistant Coach, Denison University @Denison_W_Lax “Live the Moment for the Moment.” – Michael Jordan “Hi, hey you, HELLO. Please stop looking down at your phone and look at me!” This is an all too regular conversation we have amongst each other, or within our own head, these days when conversing… Read More Live the Moment for the Moment
