Lacrosse is one of the nation's fastest-growing youth sports, and the girls' game is overtaking the boys'. Played with different rules and tactics, girls' lacrosse requires its own specialized guidebook. Friendly and encouraging, Coaching Girls' Lacrosse is the first book to provide the fundamentals every unprepared parent needs to teach and motivate a team of 6- to 12-year-olds.
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"What a resource! Every girls' lacrosse coach in the country needs to have this book in their hands."--Diane Geppi Aikens, head women's lacrosse coach, Loyola College
"This book is what the women's lacrosse community has been waiting for! A definitive guide to all aspects of the game, it lays the foundation for success."--Cindy Timchal, head women's lacrosse coach, University of Maryland
Coach. You just volunteered to coach your daughter's lacrosse team, and you can't tell a defensive slide from an offensive set or the 12-meter fan from the restraining line. Don't despair--Coaching Girls' Lacrosse is here to help.
From your first team meeting to equipment needs to dealing with officials, Coaching Girls' Lacrosse will get you started--and keep you going. You'll learn the basics of girls' lacrosse for 6- to 12-year-olds and you'll find out how the game is changing so you can teach the universal lacrosse skills that will take your players from youth league to college and beyond. You'll be able to school your players in handling the new stick varieties and teach them innovative passing and catching techniques; progressive, relaxed cradling; and creative shots on goal. Here are all the fundamentals of safe physical play, drills for offense and defense, valuable advice about coaching style, and how to make improvement--rather than winning at any cost--the goal of your season. Before you know it, you'll be coaching players who are moving, learning, gaining confidence, and most of all, having fun.
- Survive your first practice and game
- Teach girls' lacrosse as it is played at all levels through college and beyond
- Design effective practices for your entire season using the examples provided
- Match your drills to age and ability
- Make lacrosse fun and rewarding
- Boost the skills and confidence of all your players
"A great resource for youth coaches at all levels. I am especially impressed with the attention given to the rules of the game." --Pat Dillon, Rules Chair, US Lacrosse
About the Author
Janine Tucker has been the head women's lacrosse coach at nationally ranked Johns Hopkins University and the director of the Johns Hopkins All-Star Girls' Lacrosse Camp for ten years. She was an All-American lacrosse player for Loyola College and is a member of the Loyola College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Maryalice Yakutchik teaches journalism and creative writing at Loyola College and is a freelance journalist. She played varsity lacrosse for Temple University, was assistant women's lacrosse coach at Kutztown University, and has coached youth-league girls' lacrosse for the past six years.
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Bringing Girls' Lacrosse into the Modern Era,
By "tommyboy410" (Perry Hall, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coaching Girls' Lacrosse: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Paperback)
This book is perfect for coaches and players who are new to the game of girls'/women's Lacrosse. Several years ago, when I was recruited to coach my daughter's youth league team, I searched high and low for a book, such as this one, covering the girls' game. I found plenty of books for boy's Lacrosse and a few that had a chapter or two covering girls' Lacrosse. Often, these books covered very outdated techniques and methods. Bottom line, there was no comprehensive guide for teaching and developing young girls into well-rounded Lacrosse players. Coach Tucker's book is a great guide for dad's like me who have men's Lacrosse experience, beginning coaches, new players, and, of course, baffled parents. My favorite section covers the suggested drills. Each drill is clearly defined and well diagramed. She also provides great advice for managing practice and keeping the girls involved and excited about playing lacrosse. I plan to implement many of her suggestions into my practices. A must read for coaches and parents who are interested in developing technically sound players who love the game of girls' Lacrosse.
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Women's Lacrosse Training Book,
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This review is from: Coaching Girls' Lacrosse: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Paperback)
This is an excellent tool for getting a better understanding on how to support and help my daughter improve in lacrosse. I wanted to play an active role by getting the book as well as equipment for both of us. Now we toss the ball to each other and practice what we've read in the book. She's definitely getting better.
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A GREAT book for anyone interested in Girl's Lacrosse,
By Daily Lamma (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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Don't let the title fool you, anyone with an interest in girl's lacrosse will benefit from reading this. Players, Parents, Coaches, etc. It does a really nice job of going over the basics and emphasizing what is important for a female lacrosse player. She offers some fun games and drills that can be used at any level.
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At Janine Tucker's girls' summer lacrosse camp, 6-year-old Gabrielle had tears of joy in her eyes when, after 20 minutes of desperately trying to loss the ball behind her back and catch it between her legs-like the big girls do-she mastered this very cool stick trick Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indirect free position, ground ball pickup, critical scoring area, dip dodge, young lacrosse players, goal cage, youth lacrosse, roll dodge, bounce shots, low attackers, restraining line, stick checking, goal circle, clearing the ball, passing partner, middle attacker, youth players, ball carrier, shooting space, goalie equipment, partner passing, explodes past, stick shaft, lacrosse coach, youth level Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Cup, Pat Dillon, Sample Practice, Blob Passing, Competitive Ground Balls, Flag Tag, Four Corners, Grab-a-Ball Tag, Half-Field Scramble, Shooting Shuttle, Triple Shot, All Equipment, Cherie Greer, Defending the Three-on-Two, Offensive Three-on-Two, Partner Dodging, Star Shooting New!
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At Janine Tucker's girls' summer lacrosse camp, 6-year-old Gabrielle had tears of joy in her eyes when, after 20 minutes of desperately trying to loss the ball behind her back and catch it between her legs-like the big girls do-she mastered this very cool stick trick Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
indirect free position, ground ball pickup, critical scoring area, dip dodge, young lacrosse players, goal cage, youth lacrosse, roll dodge, bounce shots, low attackers, restraining line, stick checking, goal circle, clearing the ball, passing partner, middle attacker, youth players, ball carrier, shooting space, goalie equipment, partner passing, explodes past, stick shaft, lacrosse coach, youth level Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Cup, Pat Dillon, Sample Practice, Blob Passing, Competitive Ground Balls, Flag Tag, Four Corners, Grab-a-Ball Tag, Half-Field Scramble, Shooting Shuttle, Triple Shot, All Equipment, Cherie Greer, Defending the Three-on-Two, Offensive Three-on-Two, Partner Dodging, Star Shooting New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Coaching Youth Football (Baffled Parent's Guides) by Paul Pasqualoni in Front Matter
- Lacrosse: A History of the Game by Donald M. Fisher in Front Matter
- Then and Now by Leah Ain Globe in Front Matter
- Coaching Tee Ball : The Baffled Parent's Guide by H. W. Broido in Front Matter
- Lucky Every Day: 20 Unforgettable Lessons from a Coach Who Made a Difference by Chip Silverman on page 63
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