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Simple and Fun

In quarantine with my three kids, I have created The Backyard Curriculum which is my greatest creation for player development.  My kids and JM3 Athletes need to ACTUALLY get better at the game of lacrosse which means: We have to dodge people;  Shoot on humans; Play defense versus live dodges;  Manipulate defenders in 2man games on and off ball, etc.

I would say the best way to characterize  The  Backyard Curriculum is it teaches a "Feel" for the game.

  • "Feel" for dodging: getting a step, cutting your defender off, hesitations, re-dodges, post ups, 
  • "Feel" for finishing: freezing a goalie, reaching far, twister near, a myriad of fakes
  • "Feel" for faking: Multiple hitches, drags and pumps, backhand and BTB fakes
  • "Feel" for 2man game: Hang up 2man, inviting your defender over, cat & mouse if they go under
  • "Feel" for manipulating your man: backing defender off, inviting pressure, baiting, getting D's stick up in the air
  • "Feel" for looking a pass off while receiving it when you're seemingly covered or recognizing the D isn't looking at the ball and feeding the seemingly covered player
  • "Feel" for Multiple Hitches and setting up approaching defenders

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Randy Staats

“Me and [Austin] always played lacrosse in the backyard,” said Randy. “We’d always go out there and battle each other. I never really went in net, so I’d throw him in net and we’d shoot around.”

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The Thompson Brothers

"The kind of creative backyard, streetball style of lacrosse that the four Thompson brothers have mastered is simultaneously revolutionizing the Iroquois-invented game and reconnecting it to its origins." "The roots are from the time they spent playing pickup against each other in the backyard.

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The Powell Brothers

Backyard ambition and blue collar work ethic led three young men from a lower middle class upbringing to the pinnacle of the sport. 

It all started in the shadows of soaring pine trees and dairy farm silos. Along the banks of the mighty Black River in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains three blue collar boys from the Town of Champion set out on a mission to become the best lacrosse players in history.

Raised on hard-nosed experimental backyard ball, the Powell Brothers changed the way lacrosse was played and ultimately perceived. The game was no longer for the elite, it was for all.

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INSTRUCTORS

SARAH PETTERS

VEGAN CHEF

No animal products? No problem! Sarah is an expert in planning tasty and easy-to-make vegan meals that you will love. 

DAVID MASTERS

CELIAC CHEF

David brings 10 years of experience as a professional chef with a specialty in cooking delicious gluten-free meals.  

PETER ANDERSON

GRAINS 

Peter comes from a long line of grain farmers. You know how your body is 60% water? Peter's is 60% grain.