My first coaching job was in 2000 with the NYU club team, full of passion, energy, and mistakes. Twenty-five years later, here are the lessons I wish I knew back then, written for every new coach stepping onto the field for the first time.
Inside
Read the full teaching sequence, adjustment notes, and coaching language behind this concept.
Library
Save member content alongside the drills, plays, film notes, and practice blocks you use each week.
Access
One membership covers the full LaxPlaybook library across men's and women's lacrosse sections.
The year was 2000. A few years out of college.My first coaching job: a club team in New York City — NYU.
I was young, wired with energy, and ready to set the world on fire.If you’ve ever walked into your first season as a brand-new coach, you know that feeling.The nerves.The dreams.The head full of ideas that have been simmering for years, finally about to be unleashed.
I thought I was ready for anything.
Looking back now, I can say this with complete honesty:
Ready to keep reading?
Unlock the article, then move through the related plays, drills, and practice plans without losing the thread.
