There have been a lot of great lacrosse camps this summer — still a few weeks more to checkout www.lacrossecampfinder.com to find the last camps of summer. Another very important way to improve your lax skills is to practice by yourself or best of all with a buddy.
We have posted some ideas/videos on shooting and the need to practice while moving.
Another important ability to work on is learning to feel where the ball is in your stick. Stick tricks will help with this ability as well as hand & eye coordination. Most importantly this is a fun thing to do. You can practice your stick tricks when you have a few minutes here or there.
One important point to get maximum benefit —- USE YOUR GLOVES!
Stick tricks are both fun and practical, but just like practicing shooting on goal while standing still you will benefit but much less than if you put yourself in a more game-like situation. So you will benefit much more if you do your STICK TRICKS WITH GLOVES!
Also read these ideas from lacrosse-information.com:
The Indian Pickup: This is a really fun one to learn, and almost everyone knows what it is. With the ball on the ground, you want to hit the ball with one side of the lacrosse head, while flipping your stick over, and catching the ball.
I remember when I was younger, and stupider, I tried this in a game. I was unsuccessful. The next practice, I had to run a mile and do 100 push ups. Needless to say, I never did that again…Ever.
Baton Twirl:
Note that this is called many different things. This lacrosse trick is very easy to do. Just put the ball in the crosse, and spin the lacrosse stick as you throw it into the air. It looks pretty hard, but it is actually really easy.
As the sticks comes down, try to catch it with one hand, and with the ball still in your stick. You can either look cool while you do this, or like a complete chump.
Backside shaft hit:
OK, I’ll admit, I have no clue what this trick is called. But it is pretty cool, and semi difficult.
Using one hand on the stick, throw the ball out of your pocket, hit it with the back side of your shaft, and then make it land back in the pocket.
I personally never liked doing this one, because when ever I hit it with the shaft, I either broke something, or hit someone. Use with caution.
Sidewall Balance:
This one is fairly simple for lacrosse players of all ages to do. Using two hands (or one when you get good) toss the ball out of your pocket and make it balance on the sidewall of your stick.
I have always really liked this lacrosse trick because you can you both hands, one hand, toss the ball from sidewall to sidewall, etc.
Sidewall Juggle:
Similar to the Sidewall Balance, the Sidewall Juggle occurs when you toss the ball out of your stick, and keep hitting it on the sidewall.
Do this for as long as you can to try to break my record: 107 (yeah, I have no life). You can do this with one hand or two hands, and either one of the sidewalls.
Beware of running balls. HAHA.
Most of the things you see here are for practice, and fun time only. NEVER do these things in a game. You will probably get made fun of, and your coach will definitely scream at you.
The Upside-down Sidewall Spin:
Start by balancing the ball on your sidewall. Then, place your right hand on the butt of the stick. Your right hand should be palms up, and the thumb should be pointing away from the head.
Raise your hand and spin in a circle. As you spin faster, the centrifugal force will take over, and keep the ball on the sidewall.
*Note: A pinched head works better for this trick.
Check out some of the following links. Some are funnier than others, but use all of them to get ideas. Some are better for beginners.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3nxd94MSck&feature=fvw
Note this video has some young ladies — note girls that sticks tricks are for you too! No gloves needed for the ladies. Boys — if no time don’t worry, but gloves will really help. Boys and girls the more you switch hands the better!
http://www.schooltube.com/video/e02613a7e2b5fa44ba3e/PE-Lacrosse-Stick-Tricks
Below are some of the videos from the links above:
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