Hockey Canada completed a study which concluded that 1 quality run practice with many puck touches, game like, decision making, challenging and fun will equal up to eleven "regular" full ice games. Keep that study in mind when designing your practice to maximize development.

BE A WOLF NOT A SHEEP IN 2025!

There is a big difference between a high school player playing premium club lacrosse at a high value recruiting event during their recruiting window, and a family of a 5th grader being duped into paying thousands of dollars to play on an ‘elite’ team. This is a nuanced

I bet you’d never guess what Michael Sowers prioritizes for his off season skill/IQ development….

Pictured here is an example of the real ‘elite youth lacrosse player development’ model.

If your 16 YO athlete isn’t willing to wake up 15-min earlier to grab water, some protein and carbs for breakfast let alone put together some backpack snacks for their day they really don’t care about getting stronger or improving as an athlete. You can’t earn that D1

.Jon Robbins was ballin’ in February 2023 📈🔥 Led all players in caused turnovers and scored three goals 👏

🚨🚨COLLEGE LACROSSE RETURNS THIS WEEK: 🚨🚨 Going to post a couple more futures today and will be rolling out all my favorite plays this week as well. 🔔Turn your notifications on for all the upcoming plays so you’re not getting them late and getting bad numbers 🔔

How an individual responds to adversity tells me EVERYTHING I need to know about them!

I love this. Jeff Daniels with a clapper of truth for hockey parents

‘Elite’ travel teams with ‘elite’ coaching will always exploit this advantage through positional specialization & narrow tactics — winning is critical to keep up appearances and to allow the business to keep flowing. This dynamic is a big reason for the paradox of early success

Adults are killing the fun & enjoyment that comes with youth sports. “Ranking” 3rd graders nationally. 5th graders feeling like winning is do or die. Traveling states away for an event with 4th graders. I have a crazy idea……how about we teach them to love the game and how to

“Billy, this is ESPN+. ESPN created an app that allows sports fans to watch games that aren’t broadcasted on the traditional ESPN channels. It’s great for things like mid major basketball or college baseball. The downside is that it is the worst app on planet earth.”

South Carolina’s Men’s and Women’s teams called out the school for unsafe playing conditions. Read the full story using the link in our bio

Adding to the collection 😌

🗣️ YARRDDD SALEEE!! Liam Shaw with a NASTY takeaway for California Redwoods in the U14 PLL Junior Championship 💥 (via PLL Play, ESPN+)

GOGGANS AGAIN 🔁 Abraham Goggans has put up a fourth quarter HAT TRICK to give the California Redwoods an 8-5 lead! 🔥 📺: bit.ly/jr-champs-u14

You don’t have to agree with Charlie Kirk or his views, but taking someone’s life over differences is never justified. The whole situation is tragic. Prayers and condolences to his family and loved ones.