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2023 PLL Rookie Class

The PLL season kicks off today so we decided to put together a few video breakdowns of some of the top PLL rookies in the class of 2023.  There is a lot to be learned from watching these videos!    I wrote a few bullet points of things to look for as you watch the videos.  I hope you enjoy! 

Brian Minicus #13 vs Yale

• Attacks right AT his defender with speed, getting his defender's hips committed so he can cut back
• Turns the corner / cuts his man off with "S" dodges and Hostage dribbles
• C
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Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.  

Are you subscribed to the JM3 Sports YouTube Channel? Tons of content, playlists, drills for Men's, Women's, Youth Lacrosse, Box lacrosse, our channel has it all!

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The Crippler

In my opinion, this shot needs to be in the repertoire of every offensive player!  This is a classic Canadian / Native box lacrosse shot that we don't see as often from US players.  This shot is tough on goalies because it takes advantage of two types of deception: the deception of "Where" and the deception of "When."  Most people think of shooting deceptively in terms of the "Where" for example looking low and shooting high like when shooting a "Leaner."  The deception of where is critical because goalie ...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.  

2man / 3man Offense

Last week I wrote about the Penn State Offense from 2019 which is the most efficient offense in NCAA DI history.  The 2man / 3man offense resembles box lacrosse and is similar to the classic Pairs offense where there are a pair of lefties, a pair of righties and two behind.  The advantage of the 2man/3man look over "Pairs" is the defense can't slide or "Spike" off one pipe and rotate across on a second slide because there is only one behind and and that X player can sit on the backside pipe making the defense play 5 on 5 in front of the net.

The challenge of the 2man/3man set is the 3man ball side is harder for the offense from a spacing perspective than a 2man ball side.  Furth...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis. 

Podcast With Zack Capozzi from LaxReference.com

Analytics in sports was popularized with the success of Billy Beane and the Oakland A's and MoneyBall almost 20 years ago.  Lacrosse is way behind in this arena, but thanks to the work of some lacrosse analytics pioneers like Zack Capozzi, we are learning how to use stats to help us understand the game, rate players and teams, as well helping coaches make decisions on team strategy and player development.   This podcast will help coaches who don't have full time interns or a math degree learn how to use and understand stats,   

Here are some of the topics we discussed

• What's more important possessions or efficiency?
• What is most misunderstood in la
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Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis. 

Teaching Deception 2man Game in Women's Lacrosse

The emphasis on Triple A Ratings (Always, Arrive, Alone) for the picker needs to be applied to the dodger as to the same degree.  Getting a step on your defender as the dodger or picker through deception and unpredictability in 2man Game is the key ingredient that most coaches are missing as they install the Principles Based Offense and 2man game.  The reason 2man game can feel terrible is because the pickers and dodgers are predictable, stagnant, perimeter oriented, and non threatening to the goal.  The theory of bringing two players together to create space works when both players are independently attacking their defender with various dodges, cuts, ...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis. 

JM3 Defensive Philosophy

As a former attackman, I began my coaching career on the offensive side of the ball and and to this day I'm probably best known for offensive innovations, skill development and 2man game.  Therefore the assumption would be, the JM3 is model, which is based on Free Play would not be great for defenders.  This could not be farther from the truth!  In my last season at Yale I was named defensive coordinator and in my first five seasons at Denver I also focused on defense.  I hired Jon Torpey in the fall of 2004 and for the next 4-5 seasons we experimented with high pressure defense, double teams, over the head check (Rip Slides) 10 man rides, and poles who could run the field an...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.

Deception in 2man Game

A few months ago I had an incredible conversation on a Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast with Alex Sarama, Head Coach of the Italian National Academy and Chief Content Creator for Basketball Immersion, as well as formerly of NBA Europe and he talked about importance of deception in pick setting and how he coined the phrase "Triple A Rating" for pick setting which means Always-Arrive-Alone.  Arriving alone simply means the picker must create 2-3 yards of separation from his man when arriving to set a pick.

Listen to more of the Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast with Jamie Munro  >>> www.PHILACROSSEOPHY.com <<<

Deception is arguably the most critical and most under-taught or better yet under ...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.

 Extra Man Offense

 Now that we're in full swing lacrosse season, I decided I'd like to share some content on how to prepare your EMO for the season. This 20-minute instructional video uses practice and game clips, to break down the critical parts of EMO and the drills that teach it.

• The Passes, drags, carries, skip passes, no look passes, lever passes, wind up passes, BTB passes, one time passes
• The Shots: finishes, time and room shot, low high wind ups, screen shots, one time finishes
• -The Positioning: The key spots in a 33
• The Movements: 2man, 3man, 4man, and 5man rotations and movements
• The Drills: the key drills to build your EMO! 

 I highly encourage you to share this video with your c...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.

 Integrating Seals In Your Offense

In the Principles Based Offense, Seals are a huge part of the on ball and off ball pick actions.  Usually seals involve picking your own man which creates space for a teammate's cut, dodge or shot.  Seals are likely to utilized when the defense is sagging in, switching and zoning up picks, exchanges or cuts.  The idea is when the defense is packing it in, the offense can pin  them in even more!  Seals can happen in both on ball and off ball situations and are common in zone offense, EMO and in 6v6 particularly backside when the ball swings through X or over the top.  One of the key concepts in sealing is the ability to pick off two players when necessary.  In most on...

Welcome to "A Lacrosse Weekend" my weekly compilation of thoughts, ideas, stories, myths, truths, about the great game of lacrosse. I hope you enjoy it!   

If you are a men's or women's lacrosse player, coach, or parent, I think you will love the weekly content, videos, and analysis.

The Belly Out Re-dodge

There are many awesome variations of re-dodges, but the one I'd like to focus on today I call the "Belly out" move.  I first noticed this move in a late 90's Princeton at Syracuse game executed by Princeton midfielder and Josh Sims, one of the greatest players in the history of the game.  Sims was exceedingly fast and this move is tailored to players who want to re-dodge with speed and not have to slow down.  Most re-dodges involve changes of speed and direction with physicality, bounce outs, hesitations, and sharp cuts, whereas this re-dodge is allows the dodger to execute a re-dodge without breaking stride.  The advantages of the Belly Out re-dodge are the same as a regular...