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Three big things pessimists tend to ignore

Training

Despite the record of things getting better for most people most of the time, pessimism isn’t just more common than optimism — it also sounds smarter. It’s intellectually captivating and draws more attention than the optimist who often...

16 Defensive Tips

Defense, Lax Tips, Midfield

How is your defensive game? Do attackers with quick feet blow by you? Are you losing time on the field because you just can not seem to be effective enough in the back? Defense is tremendously hard. It seems like in any sport you play, whether it’s...

Dedicated to all those who fell short…

Latest, Training

You set out to achieve greatness, and you’ve come up short.⁣ ⁣You met your match. You now realize that you gave it your all, and your all just wasn’t enough.⁣ And it hurts.⁣ It hurts badly.⁣ Worse than anything you have ever felt before.⁣ There is...

Honey Badger Training

Training

DECK OF PAIN - Take a 52-card deck and shuffle the cards so you have no idea what card will come up next. Flip the first card and do however many push-ups the card says. For face cards — Jack, Queen, and King—do 10 ten reps of an exercise. When you...

Using a Mistake Ritual to Refocus; An NFL Example

Training

This past Sunday during the NFC Wild Card game, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen made a crucial mistake that resulted in a field goal for the New Orleans Saints.

Timed Wallball Workout

Training

This routine is a modified version of a routine we saw in an ACC locker room a few years back. In addition to learning how to throw seven types of passes, the timed routine forces an athlete to not only throw the ball hard but catch everything.

Simple, Effective & Spartan: 10-Minute Burpee Workouts

Training

When you fail an obstacle during one of our events, you need to do 30 burpees. Why? Because they are a simple way to demand the most from your body in one simple movement. They'll surely make you wish you completed your obstacle.

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How not to get recruited

Play in College

Club tourneys and recruiting events seem to always be in full swing, despite the time of year. It’s getting incredibly competitive as there are more and more kids playing and training at high levels. Normally I give advice on what to do, but...

Our coaches will focus on your weakness or area that needs improvement and get you better so that when you play for your team you have more confidence. We offer positional or technique-specific lessons upon request; goalies, face-off, shooting, take-away checks, dodging, defense, inverting, etc.

Private Coaching

Clinics & Coaching

Learn from some of the area's best teachers of the game. We do not have travel teams, nor do we aspire to. Our focus is solely on individual player development. We believe that personalized, one-on-one instruction is key to improved skills and increased...

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Top Lacrosse Recruiting Camps

Play in College

Showcase lacrosse camps, also known as showcases, are essential to any player hoping to play college. It's important to know the right recruiting camps to attend and how to make the most out of them. VB Select programs can help get you ready.

Play Multiple Sports

Play in College

When it comes to multi-sport athletes, the research and statistics are out there, and most coaches and youth sports programs are aware of them. Here are the facts (courtesy of Changing the Game Project):

Player Evaluation

Play in College

One of the most difficult tasks for a coach is fairly and accurately evaluating players. Some coaches use the "eyeball test," meaning that they watch the kids play and then decide who to cut, keep, promote, etc. Others have extensive rubrics outlining...

lacrosse evaluation, player evaluation