Winning Lacrosse for Girls

by Swissler, Becky

• ISBN13: 9780816051830
• ISBN10: 0816051836
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

Explains the history and rules of the sport, basic skills, offense and defense, passing and receiving, and goalkeeping, and offers a plan to improve physical conditioning for lacrosse.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Introduction	xxi
History and Rules	1	(17)
A Brief History	1	(5)
More Than a Sport, a Tradition	2	(1)
What's in a Name?	3	(1)
Girls Join in the Fun	3	(1)
Taking It Overseas	3	(1)
Leaders in the Field	4	(1)
A Slow Growth	5	(1)
NCAA Records	5	(1)
Rules	6	(1)
The Field	6	(3)
Goals	8	(1)
Eight-Meter Arc	8	(1)
Twelve-Meter Fan	8	(1)
Restraining Line	9	(1)
Team Areas	9	(1)
Positions	9	(3)
First Home	9	(1)
Second Home	9	(2)
Third Home	11	(1)
Left and Right Attack Wings	11	(1)
Left and Right Defense Wings	11	(1)
Center	11	(1)
Third Man	11	(1)
Coverpoint	11	(1)
Point	12	(1)
Goalie	12	(1)
Equipment	12	(1)
The Stick and Ball	12	(1)
Rules of the Game	13	(2)
Time	13	(1)
Officials	13	(1)
Boundaries	13	(1)
The Draw	13	(1)
Penalties	14	(1)
Out of Bounds	14	(1)
Safety First: No Body Contact	14	(1)
Goalie	14	(1)
Substitution	15	(1)
Fouls	15	(2)
Free Position	15	(1)
Slow Whistle	15	(1)
Minor Fouls	16	(1)
Major Fouls	16	(1)
Warning Cards	17	(1)
Modified Rules for Girls	17	(1)
The Basics: Cradling	18	(16)
The Crosse	18	(2)
Carrying Your Crosse	18	(1)
Set Position	19	(1)
Body Positioning	20	(1)
Offensive Positioning	20	(1)
Defensive Positioning	20	(1)
Footwork	21	(1)
Breaking Down Your Steps	22	(1)
Offensive Footwork	22	(3)
Changing Pace	22	(1)
Changing Direction	22	(1)
Stutter Step	23	(1)
Body Fake	24	(1)
Combinations	25	(1)
Defensive Footwork	25	(4)
Drop Step	25	(2)
Slide Step	27	(1)
Running Backward	28	(1)
Steering Foot	28	(1)
Drills and Games	29	(5)
Wrist Strength	29	(1)
Fancy Footwork	29	(1)
Drop Step	30	(1)
Zigzag Run	30	(1)
W Slides	31	(1)
Suicide Sprints	31	(1)
Ladder Run	32	(1)
Footwork Square	32	(2)
Individual Offense: Dodges	34	(13)
Cradling	34	(2)
Good Form	35	(1)
The Ambidextrous Advantage	35	(1)
Moving in the Set Position	36	(1)
Switching Hands	36	(1)
Full Cradle Swing and Switch	36	(1)
Cradling to the Side	37	(2)
Left Cradle	38	(1)
Right Cradle	38	(1)
High Cradle	38	(1)
Dodges	39	(3)
One-Handed Dodge	40	(1)
Stutter-Step Dodge	40	(1)
Roll Dodge with Hand Change	41	(1)
Right Roll Dodge	41	(1)
Left Roll Dodge	41	(1)
Body Language and Footwork	42	(1)
Drills and Games	42	(5)
Cradle Race	42	(1)
Mirror Image	43	(1)
Stick Work Strength	43	(1)
Zigzag Swap	43	(1)
Roll Away	44	(1)
Creative Dodging Contest	44	(1)
Grounded Attack	45	(1)
How Many Fingers?	45	(1)
Cradle Weave	46	(1)
Individual Defense	47	(13)
Marking	47	(1)
Judging Distance	48	(1)
Checking	48	(1)
Body Checking	48	(3)
When to Body Check	49	(1)
Body Positioning	49	(1)
Stick Positioning	50	(1)
Footwork	50	(1)
Steering	51	(1)
Body Positioning	51	(1)
Stick Positioning	51	(1)
Stick Checking	52	(3)
Practice	54	(1)
Interception	55	(1)
One-Handed Reach	55	(1)
Blocking	56	(1)
Recovery	56	(1)
Drills and Games	57	(3)
Leader of the Pack	57	(1)
Body Positioning	57	(1)
Positioning with Crosse	58	(1)
Recovery	58	(1)
Tap Tap Tap	58	(2)
Passing and Receiving	60	(22)
Passing	60	(10)
Overhand Pass/Shoulder Pass	61	(1)
Follow-Through---Overhand Pass	62	(1)
Passing on the Move	62	(1)
Passing to the Right or Left	63	(1)
Sidearm Pass	64	(1)
Flip Pass	65	(1)
Pop Pass	66	(1)
Underarm/Shovel Pass	67	(1)
Follow-Through---Underarm Pass	67	(1)
Reverse Pass	68	(2)
Receiving	70	(4)
Positioning	71	(1)
Top Arm Catch	71	(1)
Wrap Catch	71	(1)
Nonstick Side Catch	72	(2)
Receiving High	74	(1)
Movement When Receiving	74	(1)
Ground Balls	74	(3)
Ball Moving Away from You	75	(1)
Ball Moving Toward You	76	(1)
Communication	77	(1)
Eye Contact	78	(1)
``Call'' with Stick	78	(1)
Timing	78	(1)
Drills and Games	79	(3)
Catch and Step	79	(1)
Circle Pass	79	(1)
Shuttle Passes	79	(1)
Wall Ball	80	(1)
Three Person Weave	80	(1)
Three Person Pass	81	(1)
Monkey in the Middle	81	(1)
Goal Keeping	82	(20)
What It Takes	82	(15)
Communication	82	(1)
Body Position	83	(1)
Stick Position	83	(2)
Breaking Down a Block	85	(1)
Eyes	85	(1)
Hands	86	(1)
Feet	86	(1)
Angles	87	(1)
Blocking in Action	88	(1)
Overhand Block	89	(1)
Nonstick Slide Overhand Block	89	(1)
Underhand Block	89	(2)
Nonstick Side Underhand Block	91	(1)
Waist Shots	91	(1)
Stick Side Waist	91	(1)
Nonstick Side Waist	92	(1)
Clearing	92	(2)
Behind the Net	94	(1)
One-on-Ones	95	(1)
Rolling the Crease Block	95	(1)
Interception	96	(1)
Outside the Crease	97	(1)
Drills and Games	97	(5)
Shuffle Steps	97	(1)
Eye Ball/Hand Ball	98	(1)
Colors in the Cage	98	(1)
A Game of Throw and Catch	99	(1)
Shots on Goal	99	(1)
Faking It	100	(1)
Interceptions	100	(1)
Shooting on the Run	101	(1)
Rebounds	101	(1)
Shooting	102	(19)
The Basics	102	(14)
Practice	102	(1)
Balance	103	(1)
Visualize	103	(1)
Patience	103	(1)
Types of Shots	104	(1)
Overhand Shot	105	(1)
Bounce Shot	106	(2)
Shovel Shot	108	(1)
Sidearm Shot	108	(1)
Pop Shot	109	(1)
Quick Stick Shot	110	(1)
Rolling the Crease	110	(1)
Moving the Goalie	111	(2)
Soft High Shot	113	(1)
Eight-Meter Shots	114	(1)
Reverse Shot	115	(1)
Rebounds	115	(1)
Experimental Shots	116	(2)
Around the Head	116	(1)
It's All About You	117	(1)
Finesse and Creativity	117	(1)
Drills and Games	118	(3)
Rebounds Rule	118	(1)
Quick Sticks	118	(1)
Run and Pop	119	(1)
Six Shooter	119	(1)
Top Corners	119	(1)
Four Corners	120	(1)
Team Offense	121	(22)
The Basics	121	(4)
Teamwork	121	(1)
Positions	121	(1)
First Home	122	(1)
Second Home	122	(1)
Third Home	122	(1)
Attack Wings	123	(1)
Center	123	(1)
Offensive Strategy	123	(1)
Challenging the Goal	123	(1)
Off-Ball Movement	124	(1)
Cutting	125	(7)
Cutting to Receive a Pass	125	(1)
Body Language	126	(1)
Cutting to Create Lanes	127	(1)
Backdoor Cut	128	(1)
Front Cut	128	(1)
Scissor Cut	129	(1)
Pass and Cut	130	(1)
Give and Go	130	(2)
Simple Offensive Concepts	132	(5)
Balanced Attack vs. Unbalanced Attack	132	(1)
Setting Picks	133	(1)
Stacking	134	(1)
Decoy Stack	135	(1)
Isolation Plays	135	(1)
Flood	135	(1)
Center Draw	136	(1)
Drills and Games	137	(6)
Three Ball Star	137	(1)
Give and Go	138	(1)
Four Passes	138	(1)
Front Cut Feed	139	(1)
Feed, Shoot, and Run	139	(1)
Three vs. Two on the Move	140	(1)
Two-Minute Drill	140	(1)
Maze Craze	141	(1)
One vs. One with a Feed	141	(2)
Team Defense	143	(17)
The Basics	143	(4)
Communication	143	(1)
Positions	144	(1)
Goalie	145	(1)
Point	145	(1)
Coverpoint	146	(1)
Third Man	146	(1)
Defensive Wings	146	(1)
Center	146	(1)
Attack Wings	146	(1)
Defensive Positioning: The Triangle	147	(8)
Pressure	147	(1)
Pressuring Behind the Cage	148	(1)
Off-Ball Positioning	149	(1)
Marking Adjacent Players	149	(1)
Two or More Passes Away	150	(1)
Double Team	151	(1)
Defending Against Picks	152	(1)
Recovery	152	(1)
Player-to-Player vs. Zone	153	(2)
Drills and Games	155	(5)
Setting Angles	155	(1)
Four Passes	155	(1)
3 vs. 2 Continuous	156	(1)
Three Blind Mice	157	(1)
4 vs. 3 with Recovery	157	(1)
Player Ride	158	(1)
Knockout	158	(2)
Conditioning	160	(21)
Getting Started: Stretching	160	(9)
Neck	161	(1)
Shoulders	162	(1)
Triceps	162	(1)
Wrists	163	(1)
Side Stretch	163	(1)
Hips and Butt	164	(1)
Hip Flexor	164	(1)
Groin	165	(1)
V Stretch	166	(1)
Seated Stretch---Hamstrings	167	(1)
Hamstring	167	(1)
Quads	167	(1)
Calves	168	(1)
Ankles	169	(1)
Running	169	(4)
Endurance	170	(1)
Sprints	171	(1)
Five Yards Alternating	172	(1)
Zigzag Sprints	172	(1)
Falling Starts	172	(1)
Speed Drills	173	(2)
High Knees	173	(1)
Butt Kicks	173	(1)
High Knee Skips	174	(1)
Grapevine	174	(1)
Plyometrics	175	(2)
Box Jump	175	(1)
Step-Up Explosion	176	(1)
Standing Triple Jump	176	(1)
Lateral Cone Jump	177	(1)
Strength Training	177	(2)
Push-Ups	177	(1)
Crunches	178	(1)
Leg Lifts	178	(1)
Weight Lifting	179	(1)
Nutrition	179	(2)
Associations and Websites	181	(4)
Further Reading	185	(2)
Index	187

Excerpts

The number of high school and youth teams playing lacrosse has increased 65 percent in the past decade, making lacrosse the fastest growing team sport in the United States. Thousands of new players enter the sport each year. Winning Lacrosse for Girls is the only comprehensive guide to lacrosse for girls.
The rules for girls' lacrosse are decidedly different than those for boys' lacrosse. The game is played on a field with no boundaries, body checking is prohibited, and a shallow pocket stick (as opposed to a deep pocket stick) is used, among other variations.
Winning Lacrosse for Girls teaches the game's basic skills, strategies, and drills and how to master them. Chapters cover the history of the game, the basics of stick handling, the rules of play, passing and receiving, offense and defense, key strategies, skills and tactics, conditioning, and much more. Approximately 75 photographs and 10 diagrams provide a visual accompaniment to the clear, easy-to-read text. Winning Lacrosse for Girls is an all-in-one, comprehensive resource for players, coaches, and parents who want to improve their understanding of the game.