shooting

De La Salle’s Hidden Ball Trick Game Winner

By Lacrosse Playground | April 21, 2011 |
De La Salle's Mio Sison nets a goal FTW against Troy Athens by doing a hybrid hidden ball trick. This play reminds me a lot of my playing days. We had the exact same play (yes it was a play) for our man-up unit. It was called "Bacon." Feast your eyes on this. Keep Reading...

Johns Hopkins’ Zach Palmer’s Behind-the-Back Goal

By Lacrosse Playground | April 18, 2011 |
The Canuck, Zach Palmer, ignited one of the many sparks to mark Hopkins' comeback Saturday night in College park, Md. He placed a btb top shelf from 10 yards out. Major skills in the 107th meeting between Hop and Maryland. Keep Reading...

Shooting on the Run, Becoming a Better Attackman Series by the IMG Lacrosse Academy

By Lacrosse Playground | April 12, 2011 |
Learn from the IMG Lacrosse Academy Coach, Tony Ventiquattro, how to become a better attackman and score more goals in lacrosse. This is the second video in a series of six lacrosse tips and lacrosse drills to help you become a better lacrosse attackman. Keep Reading...

Becoming a Better Attackman Series by the IMG Lacrosse Academy

By Lacrosse Playground | April 8, 2011 |
Learn from the IMG Lacrosse Academy Coach, Tony Ventiquattro, how to become a better attackman and score more goals by watching this demonstration about shooting. Keep Reading...

When Humidity Strikes, Get Loose

By Lacrosse Playground | March 25, 2011 |
Laxers and lax lovers, good morning. I hope this post finds you all well on your way to a successful lax season in one way or another. I wanted to share a quick tip and story about humidity and how it may effect your game!

Lax School Q&A with Joe Walters

By Lacrosse Playground | February 11, 2011 |
Lax School Dean of Students Bill Daye talks with Rochester Knighthawk and Hamilton National Joe Walters. Keep Reading...

Mesa State Lacrosse High Speed Video Shot Analysis

By Lacrosse Playground | February 8, 2011 |
The Monfort Family Human Performance Laboratory at Mesa State used high speed video for analyzing shooting techniques. Their cameras capture movement as fast as 32,000 frames per second (FPS), whereas normal digital cameras capture 30 FPS. Ballinnnnnn. Keep Reading...

Zack Greer: Shooting for Accuracy

By Lacrosse Playground | February 3, 2011 |
Watch Zack Greer tear twine and ping shots in the top-right corner in a Reebok Lacrosse shooting demo at Reebok HQ in Canton, Massachusetts. Keep Reading...

Sidewalls: interlocking, floating, and/or both?

By Lacrosse Playground | January 27, 2011 |
Good morning laxers and lax lovers. Hope you're 'snowed in' and enjoying some muesli and a cappuccino. For this post, let's get a bit intricate. I want to talk about the difference between interlocking and floating sidewalls.

Paul Rabil Shooting Demo Video

By Lacrosse Playground | January 26, 2011 |
In December, Boston Cannons and Washington Stealth player, Paul Rabil, visited Sono Field House to coach a shooting demo in conjunction with Lacrosse Unlimited. Keep Reading...

Hofstra Lacrosse Team Having Fun in Their Gigantic Locker Room

By Lacrosse Playground | December 16, 2010 |
Hofstra University has become known for their fantabulous videos, and now you have one more to enjoy. It's not meant to be funny, but it shows how much fun they have as a team just chilling in their huge locker room. Coach Tierney definitely has an edge with recruiting because of that monster.

Mount St. Mary's Shooting, 8-Meter Tips

By Lacrosse Playground | December 16, 2010 |
Team USA star and Mount St. Mary's coach Lindsey Munday shows how you can improve your form and accuracy.