Tucson Titans

Tucson's premier youth lacrosse program. Founded by Dean Greenberg, Noah Van Amburg, Ty Endean & Mike Storie

[Michael Boyle @mboyle1959]

@BrendanThompsn We have found sprinting to be self organizing. In other words, nothing teaches sprinting like max sprinting.

Occams Razor - the simplest solution is the best solution. Want to run fast? Run fast.

[High Point University Men’s Lacrosse @HPUMensLax]

A lot of people ask us what we do in the box, here’s a little taste. #GTD x #GoHPU

[Stephen Toomy @StephenToomy]

Similar to your drift dodges? @jamiemunro3

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

@GregBeast32 Hey Dad, you wanna have a catch.

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Boys racing Goat around the house. Goat wins by a whisker. But looks like he cheated!

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Walked outside and boys playing Wall-Ball/Stickball hybrid. Invented game and rules. Boredom breeds creativity. Touche @JOYofthePEOPLE #freeplay

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

On a wet, rainy night, on field with standing water, in a game that would normally have been weather-cancelled, watched final game of season for CFHS and @brophylax.Surreal, but wonderful. Both sides played like it was State Championship. Joyous to see.

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Speed lacrosse dominated practice this week. Fun, unstructured, Change of pace. Maybe high sticking call here👇👀#reps #freeplay #speedlacrosse #azlax

[520 Lacrosse Academy @SALALacrosse]

Congrats to Connor Storie selected to UBOXLA National Team West. 2nd year reppin 520 & 🇺🇸! #azoutlawslacrosse #westcoaststarz #azlax

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

We absolutely try to do our part.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Players: If your coach holds you accountable, you are VERY fortunate. A lot of coaches accept their players doing whatever they want, whenever they want with no consequences. Discipline, responsibility & accountability are life prep! If your coach cares that much, respect it!

[Salisbury Rovers FC @Salisburyrovers]

@_gameplaylearn_ When we see something magical, sometimes we ask ‘how do we coach that?’ When perhaps the question should be ‘how did they learn to do that?’ But this will take us away from the coach as the person with all the answers to the individual & how they experience the game.

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Continuing our sprint/speed training. Measure, record, publish, results! #titans #azlax #getfaster

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

So applicable to lacrosse. Our dominate players are regularly met with shouts of “pass the ball”. Most often from opposing team’s parents! Let the boys create! https://t.co/b68AXwc6Fg

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Finish every Thursday practice with pick up games. Boys love it, creating, and getting after it. Coaches only job is to spectate and pelt the boys with tennis balls from sidelines! @JOYofthePEOPLE @JM3_Coach #freeplay #purejoyofthegame #azlax

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

@LaxCoachBRad @jamiemunro3 @mboyle1959 @JM3_Coach Using Brower. But had to modify system to get proper testing.

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Beginning to measure, record, and publish. Titans getting faster! Thanks to @mboyle1959 and @jamiemunro3 @JM3_Coach for inspiration! #azlax

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Great day yesterday. U10’s win both, assists for almost every goal. U12’s win both and U14 wins only game. Thanks to Ahwatukee for traveling down. #rememberthetitans #azlax

[Joy of the People @JOYofthePEOPLE]

This seems to be the strength of playing with friends, an unspoken, not fully understood, shared failure strategy. Learning belongs to the group. The tighter the group, the better the growth.

So should we be teaching...

Skills?

Or the ability to make real social connections?

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Practices dominated by full field scrimmages, or 6 v 6 half field are examples of programs mired in the past. Small sided games, w/smaller goals = reps, pressure, poise, rapid decisionmaking, precise shooting.

[Caño Football @CanoFootball]

Premier League coaches on the importance of 'Small-Sided-Games'

[Tucson Titans @tucson_titans]

Boden, Cameron, Logan, Connor and Matthew represent well for Outlaws Box Teams in LV. #arizonaoutlaws #usboxla #azlax