Lacrosse Team Strategies (Paperback)

~ Jim Hinkson (Author) "1. Strong Sidethe side of the floor with three players of the same shot..." (more)
Key Phrases: opposite creaseman, side creaseman, ballcarrier penetrates, Offensive Zone, Prime Scoring Area, Middle Lane (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Warwick; 1 edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895629551
• ISBN-13: 978-1895629552
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #560,330 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for coaches and players of box AND field lacrosse!, August 18, 1999

By A Customer

I can not begin to tell the sleepless nights I spent revamping and retooling our FIELD lacrosse team's offense with ideas from Hinkson's book. ALthough it is based on the box game, most of the principles apply directly (or can be modified) to the field game. Along with his fundmentals book, I highly recommend this book to any aspiring fan, coach, or player of the fastest game on 2 feet.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arguably the best strategy book written for either field or box lacrosse, September 21, 2006

By	Billax (Orinda, CA USA) - See all my reviews

The reviewer below is apparently befuddled because Hinkson's classic book doesn't seem to be about Field Lacrosse. He is correct in that. This book is about Box Lacrosse, the indoor game that is Canada's National summer sport. Box Lacrosse and its variant, Indoor Lacrosse, are becoming increasingly popular in the United States and this book is THE BIBLE of Box Lacrosse. Moreover, many of Hinkson's principles of the game and descriptions of the coordination required among players are central to both forms of the game. This is, however, a thinking person's book. It not only describes what offensive and defensive strategies exist, but also why they work and when to use them, given the team composition available to a coach. If you want to KNOW lacrosse, rather than know about lacrosse, this is the book for you. Folks with a more casual interest in the game will likely find this volume WAY too detailed.

In my opinion, this is a five star book for field lacrosse coaches and serious fans. There are not enough stars available to give Hinkson his due if one is a fan of Box Lacrosse.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Hockey Team strategies", January 15, 2004

By A Customer

Although this book supplied a lot of information, it did not give the information i was looking for. For example...zone defenses are played with six players, and the game of lacrosse involves an "X" man...This book is more about hockey and basketball, and the diagrams used are that of a hockey rink! The proper terminology, atleast in Jersey and New York, is "Man-up" and not "Power-play!" The drills listed are very good, but I would not recommend this to a youth league coach who is starting a new program with little experience of the game.