Stick skills

Women's Lacrosse Skills and Techniques members

The Basics: Catching and Throwing Techniques in Women’s Lacrosse​

By Joe Juter

Mastering catching and throwing in women’s lacrosse is essential for building a solid foundation. Key skills include proper stick positioning, maintaining soft hands for ball control, and using effective passing techniques like pushing and pulling with follow-through. Players must also focus on footwork, eye coordination, and cradling after a catch to protect possession. By perfecting these fundamentals, athletes improve their gameplay and contribute to smoother team performance. These techniques help ensure accuracy, control, and fluidity during fast-paced games.​

Women's Practice Plans members

30-Minute Wall Ball Routine for Women’s Lacrosse: Improve Your Stick Skills

By Joe Juter

This 30-minute wall ball routine for women’s lacrosse focuses on improving stick skills through targeted drills for passing, catching, and ball control. With exercises for both hands, players will enhance accuracy, coordination, and agility, making it a great practice to elevate overall performance.

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

"Mouse and Cat" Lacrosse Drill for Boys

By Joe Juter

The "Mouse and Cat" lacrosse drill enhances both stick control and defensive skills. Attackers practice ball handling under pressure and evading checks, while defenders work on closing gaps and applying legal checks. This competitive drill develops agility and key techniques for real game situations.

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Crease Roll and Shoot Drill

By Joe Juter

This is an drill is excellent for teaching players to dodge from the X position, moving side to side and finding space in the five-by-five location at the top of the area.

Women's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Passing and Cutting Drill

By Joe Juter

This drill focuses on improving offensive decision-making in women’s lacrosse by training players to pass to a teammate in the post and make sharp cuts to open space. It develops timing, teamwork, and off-ball movement, helping players create scoring or passing opportunities by reading defender positioning.

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Pick & Roll Drill

By Joe Juter

The pick and roll in lacrosse is a powerful tactic that creates space, confuses defenders, and leads to high-percentage scoring chances. This drill teaches players how to set effective screens, roll to open space, and make quick reads, making it an essential part of any offensive playbook.​

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Dynamic Partner Passing

By Joe Juter

Stop having your players stand in one place during partner passing drills! Instead, get them moving up and down the field with dynamic shuffles to improve their agility, footwork, and stick skills. Learn how adding movement can transform your lacrosse practice and prepare your team for real game situations.

Women's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Slow Break: Improving Coordination and Passing

By Joe Juter

This shooting drill is excellent for teaching how to execute a slow break and look for players who might be open for shots from the point. This drill helps improve coordination, passing accuracy, and the ability to make quick decisions in game situations.

Women's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Meatloaf: A Passing Drill Focused on Angles

By Joe Juter

The Meatloaf Passing Drill focuses on passing with various angles to improve players’ spatial awareness, accuracy, and decision-making skills. By practicing with different angles, players develop versatility and confidence, better preparing them for dynamic game situations.​

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Pass, pick and slip

By Joe Juter

A pass, pick, and slip drill enhances lacrosse players’ ability to create space and execute quick, effective offensive plays. It also improves teamwork and decision-making under pressure, essential for successful game strategies.

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

Star Passing Drill: Improving Lacrosse Skills and Teamwork

By Joe Juter

The star passing drill is a classic stick-handling exercise in lacrosse that helps improve passing accuracy, quick decision-making, and player coordination, as well as their movement on the field

Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills members

4 point shooting Drill

By Joe Juter

The “4 Point Shooting Drill” in lacrosse is excellent for improving stick handling and finishing around the crease. The drill includes different angles for catching and shooting the ball.