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Sports Illustrated Lacrosse
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Lacrosse fundamentals from a championship coach.
Ten-time national championship coach David Urick covers what players and coaches need: core stick skills, the rules, dodging and shooting, individual and team defense, offensive sets and goalie drills. A solid all-in-one reference for newer players and youth coaches.
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How it reads
Easy read
Best for
- New lacrosse players
- Youth coaches
- Lacrosse parents
About this book
- Author
- David Urick
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing
- Published
- March 13, 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN-10
- 1589793447
- ISBN-13
- 978-1589793446
Book description
Lacrosse, a game of speed, complexity, and nuance, is fast becoming one of the most popular sports nationwide. In this thoroughly updated edition of a Sports Illustrated bestseller ten-time national championship coach David Urick shows players and coaches the pathways to lacrosse success. With this book you can learn:
- 10 fundamental stick skills every player should know
- The rules of lacrosse: penalties, play, and positions
- How you can dodge, shoot, feed, cut, pick, and screen like a champion
- Individual defense: the art of the check and the hold
- 15 team offensive formations and how to make them work for you
- How your team can play quality defense
- 18 skills and drills for becoming a better goalie
- Extra-man defenses, man-down-defense, fast breaks, team practice, equipment, and more!
About the author
David Urick is the current Men's Head Lacrosse Coach at Georgetown University and was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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