with Bill Tierney, Princeton University Head Coach, 6X NCAA Champions, member of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame ('02).

Coach Tierney, one of two coaches ever to win at least five NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships (Tierney is at six), exudes the definition of "a master coach". Tierney covers everything one needs to know to become a better, more effective lacrosse coach. Tierney discusses the basic skills of throwing, catching, fielding, and goalkeeping along with essential team skills. He also teaches the most effective shooting drills and most successful face-off moves. In addition, Tierney shares coaching strategy and motivation for individuals and teams, which can be adapted for any age level and/or ability. Finally, Tierney shares some of the candid insights that have made him one of the best lacrosse coaches ever. This video is for anyone who wants to maximize their coaching potential and develop quality players and teams!

This new edition of Coaching Youth Lacrosse is part of the improved generation of the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series. A widely respected and highly popular series, this is the best collection of youth sport-specific guides, which are grounded in positive coaching principles. ASEP, the nation’s No. 1 coaching education program, developed Coaching Youth Lacrosse to provide coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on fulfilling that role. Coaching Youth Lacrosse contains specific programs for both boys and girls lacrosse, including specifics on equipment, season plans, games and tactics. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing lacrosse skills, planning and conducting practices, and coaching during games.

Transition lacrosse starts with an aggressive defense, and any defensive system can be utilized with a good offensive team. Using on-field demonstration and a detailed marker-board presentation, Coach Starsia maps out the concepts of transition play. Starsia urges that the "seeds for success" be "planted" in the early days of preparation. Personnel, language, theories and organization of team as approaching the regular season are all important to the development of transition play. These drills include full-field drills, the "Hammer Cut," full-field scramble, patterns in the box and other drills in an unsettled situation. Included in this extensive DVD are strategies for moving the ball from the defensive end to the offensive end, managing the clock, developing speed in the midfield and having a high-level, unselfish attack mode. These drills will help you understand your priorities such as filling spaces as quickly as possible, getting the ball to the attack man at the end of the field and making the best use of speed. Starsia' s instruction in this DVD is essential for accomplishing a potent transition play at any level.