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beer league mike powell

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

If you’re ever contacted by a man named Brandon Scharaga, tell him to go fuck himself. He’s the guy who stole all the money from the IBLA and this summer scammed the new haven blockers

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

Chaos losing their team name to a youth club team lawsuit would be an all time lacrosse moment

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

@CTECOWBOY5 Or be a better athlete

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

Tyrod taylor revenge tour starts now

[BOX @nick_mcevoy21]

Today, I’m coaching 6’s. I have never played or watched it. Just ran through the rules, these are my take aways.

1. Pucks on net
2. Heavy forecheck
3. Quick line shifts
4. Zone defense, or half court traps
5. Screw the Faceoff

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

@coachnicklewis @laxjobs_ Dm me!

[CTEcowboy @CTECOWBOY5]

TV show idea: the voice but for farts.

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

@OutlawEight If he had walls he wouldn’t have had to adjust between when he turned the corner and when he started shooting

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

I can’t wait to ski ski yee yee

[USA Lacrosse Magazine @USALMag]

For the first time in the seven-year history of the North American Invitational (LAXNAI), a team comprised mostly of American players has won the championship.

@USAMLax White outscored its foes 44-15 over five games. CJ Kirst was named LAXNAI MVP. https://t.co/bmp4vdL8SH

[OTTCAPLAX @ottcaplax]

LAXNAI… what a time … we will never condone fighting in the game or post game in the handshake line …or by player vs non player

[Casey D'Annolfo @CoachDAnnolfo]

What is this nonsense?! This isn’t the Olympics. We’re not going for Gold in equestrian…I want my SEALs on steroids, HGH, TRT and whatever Captain America was cycling. 🇺🇸

[CTEcowboy @CTECOWBOY5]

If you can’t play whatever sport you played in high school at the d3 level, you were fucking horrible.

[First Class Lacrosse @firstclasslax_]

Thought of the Week: The Value of Keep Away

Growing up in Baltimore, I always learned stick work through line drills. It was the start and staple to every practice. Partner passing was another commonplace drill. Maybe we'd go partner passing up and down the field, and maybe we'd mix in the 3 man weave (just like basketball practice).

I am not here to talk down on line drills, partner passing, spoke drill, pull pass stick work etc. I think all are staples, and all can be quick ways to scale touches. I see benefit, and we use some of these based on settings and groups.

But today, I want to speak to the value of keep away. Keep Away is a classic childhood game. Possess, and keep away from the other team! Everyone has played this. I first really latched onto this back in my days at USC, after some great conversations with @coachgarland1 about "rondos" in soccer. I have also loved seeing @TomMariano81 and @jamiemunro3 share different ideas/drills around keep away.

The best part about keep away in my opinion is there are always ways to vary up the game, and create multiple games, based on your groups. 2v1, 3v2, 3v2, 4v2, 5v3, 4v3 the list goes on! We tweak rules (add a pick every other pass or 2 passes),  change sizes and shapes of the box, and add points / competition. It is easy to scale reps too! At @fclbestinclass , we could scale 90 offensive players running 4v2 keep away in 8-9 boxes, for 7-8 minutes.

These "constraints" help produce an environment that creates a lot of decisions to be made. As a coach, I feel like I can focus on feeding players ideas, and managing the constraints, while the players solve problems on the field. How do I get this ball to my teammate? Do I need to move my feet so I don't get pushed out of bounds? Natural solutions emerge.

Recently, @HPUMensLax posted a great Keep Away game for offense & defense (see below). I loved this! Coach Makar ran this specific variation during our first Taft School training session last week. Thanks Coach Torpey!

Do we really expect defensemen to get better at clearing and seeing the field, handling pressure, and making decisions, if they only do line drills and over passes? It really makes you wonder!

We have some more variations on our FCL platform and incorporate keep away every week in our trainings.

When you are practicing or training this fall, try some variations out. Tag us in the videos, or email them to us! We'd love to learn from you too.

Thanks for reading!
- Coach Dunn & Coach Class

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Brb, have to go take a piss in the Cocktagon

[Smash Mouth @smashmouth]

Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve will be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom.
Rest in peace knowing you aimed for the stars, and magically hit your target. Rest easy,

[C4LLOW4Y @mcbfour]

@SportsCenter Taiwan

[Dillon Ward @DillWard37]

I have a take, all box lacrosse should be played on turf. This Mimico Burlington game is almost unwatchable.