Coaching Youth Lacrosse [Paperback]

American Sport Education Program (Author)

Book Description

Series: Coaching Youth Sports Series | Publication Date: March 1, 2007

This new edition of Coaching Youth Lacrosse is part of the improved generation of the American Sport Education Program's (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. A widely respected and highly popular series, this is the best collection of youth sport-specific guides, which are grounded in positive coaching principles.

ASEP, the nation's No. 1 coaching education program, developed Coaching Youth Lacrosse to provide coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on fulfilling that role. Coaching Youth Lacrosse contains specific programs for both boys and girls lacrosse, including specifics on equipment, season plans, games and tactics. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing lacrosse skills, planning and conducting practices, and coaching during games.

This second edition includes a special chapter on the games approach to coaching lacrosse, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach.

Editorial Reviews

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""Coaching Youth Lacrosse "should be under the arm of every youth lacrosse coach in the country! This book can help veteran coaches increase their skills and give novice coaches the guidance they need to coach lacrosse with confidence."""
Steve Stenersen
Executive Director
US Lacrosse
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""Coaching Youth Lacrosse should be under the arm of every youth lacrosse coach in the country! This book can help veteran coaches increase their skills and give novice coaches the guidance they need to coach lacrosse with confidence.""

Steve Stenersen
Executive Director
US Lacrosse

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 2 edition (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736037942
• ISBN-13: 978-0736037945
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Other Team Sports > Lacrosse
  • #69 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Coaching > Children's Sports

More About the Author

The American Sport Education Program (ASEP), a division of Human Kinetics, is the leading provider of youth, high school, and elite-level sport education programs in the United States. Rooted in the philosophy of "Athletes first, winning second," ASEP has educated more than 1.5 million coaches, officials, sport administrators, parents, and athletes. For 30 years, local, state, and national sport organizations have partnered with ASEP to lead the way in making sport a safe, successful, and enjoyable experience for all involved.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic reference, April 26, 2006

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Randy Cook (Newtown, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching Youth Lacrosse (Paperback)

I am new to the game of lacrosse, but have volunteered to help coach my son's team of beginners (first & second graders). This book was a tremendous help in explaining the general rules, structuring practices, and drills.

The book references a coaching system called the 'Positive Coaches Alliance', which gives great pointers on approaching practices and general coaching philosophies. I have coached soccer for six years and still found some of the coaching methods to be very helpful. Not only for lacrosse, but for caoching in general. I will be applying these techniques to soccer (along with modifying some of the lacrosse drills).

I highly recommend this book as your first lacrosse resource.