WHY Basketball Players Should Play Lacrosse
WHY Basketball Players Should Play Lacrosse...
Basketball and Lacrosse are very similar sports. Both stress team play strategies such as motion offense, man and zone defense, picks, give and go’s, stacks, presses and screen plays.
Lacrosse players are scouted by top U.S. Colleges for scholarships – Notre Dame, Duke, Penn, Princeton, Harvard, etc
Basketball players excel in lacrosse.
It’s a great method to increase physical fitness in basketball’s off‐season and helps develop different muscle groups. The lacrosse regular season runs from April through to the end of May.
Like basketball a lacrosse player learns to play both offensive and defensive positions and how to make a quick transition (fast break) from defense to offence and vice versa.
Team sports build self‐esteem, respect, integrity, teamwork & fairness.
Long term athletic development models in all sports strongly encourage playing different sports throughout the year. It helps prevent sport burn‐out by playing a new, fast‐paced sport.
Lacrosse reinforces the importance of quickness and agility around the net.
Lacrosse increases hand‐eye coordination.
Offensive scoring skills are honed by shooting at small targets and picking corners.
Lacrosse teaches players creativity and to make plays in close quarters.
Players of all fitness levels and abilities can compete in lacrosse.
It’s a great way to keep your Basketball team together all year round.
Basketball coaches teach similar strategies like motion offense, man and zone defense, picks, give and go’s, stack, presses and screen plays.
Can you think of a better partnership? For more information about playing Lacrosse for Foothill, please contact Coach Mills- Foothill Varsity Boy’s Lacrosse, c:925-200-4530, e:jeffrey.mills@alumni.pitt.edu
Basketball and Lacrosse are very similar sports. Both stress team play strategies such as motion offense, man and zone defense, picks, give and go’s, stacks, presses and screen plays.
Lacrosse players are scouted by top U.S. Colleges for scholarships – Notre Dame, Duke, Penn, Princeton, Harvard, etc
Basketball players excel in lacrosse.
It’s a great method to increase physical fitness in basketball’s off‐season and helps develop different muscle groups. The lacrosse regular season runs from April through to the end of May.
Like basketball a lacrosse player learns to play both offensive and defensive positions and how to make a quick transition (fast break) from defense to offence and vice versa.
Team sports build self‐esteem, respect, integrity, teamwork & fairness.
Long term athletic development models in all sports strongly encourage playing different sports throughout the year. It helps prevent sport burn‐out by playing a new, fast‐paced sport.
Lacrosse reinforces the importance of quickness and agility around the net.
Lacrosse increases hand‐eye coordination.
Offensive scoring skills are honed by shooting at small targets and picking corners.
Lacrosse teaches players creativity and to make plays in close quarters.
Players of all fitness levels and abilities can compete in lacrosse.
It’s a great way to keep your Basketball team together all year round.
Basketball coaches teach similar strategies like motion offense, man and zone defense, picks, give and go’s, stack, presses and screen plays.
Can you think of a better partnership? For more information about playing Lacrosse for Foothill, please contact Coach Mills- Foothill Varsity Boy’s Lacrosse, c:925-200-4530, e:jeffrey.mills@alumni.pitt.edu