Lacrosse training isn’t simple like it used to be. If you want to play at a high level, you can’t just play backyard games. You generally can’t even only play for your school team. You may consider going to a private school that has a more competitive team and/or also playing for a club team. You … [Read more...]
The Mental Edge: In uncertain times, control what you can control
Editor's note: This column appears in the April issue of New England Lacrosse Journal. As I write this, I’m presently aware of how when you read these words, the state of New England, our country and the world will be new and different beyond what I can predict and foretell. With this … [Read more...]
The Mental Edge: Focus on the moment to power your goals
Imagine a lacrosse player who is struggling with making mistakes in the game recently. When the ball comes to her, she finds that she tightens up and can’t seem to play like she normally does, which leads to turnovers, errant passes and passive play. She feels anxiety rise in her as the play comes … [Read more...]
Our values point way to our goals
Every game in lacrosse is played to determine a result: who wins and who loses. This is the goal at the heart of lacrosse: to win. We can have all types of goals as athletes in addition to winning as well. We can have a goal to be a starter, to win a championship or to be named an All-American. We … [Read more...]
Support for the struggling
In a small New England town, a young athlete sits alone on the bus as he rides home from his lacrosse game. "I’m not good enough to play," he thinks as he cries, silently, to himself. Waves of frustration and worthlessness wash over him. These raw emotions aren’t rooted in what did happen during the … [Read more...]
Embrace the eye of the hurricane
This is the story of the three little pigs — from a mental performance perspective. The three little pigs live with their mother, who, having spent years raising them, launches them from her home and into the world. So each pig needs to find a place to live. The first builds her house out of straw, … [Read more...]
