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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So few kids play youth lacrosse compared to the number of spots available that any kid that age who can get involved in the game and make any impact is a shoe in for rec select teams.

Your son needs to keep plugging away, but you also need to explain to him that at his age, a lacrosse player needs to practice all skills, including shooting.  No 3rd grader needs to be relegated to do the dirty work, this is the age to try and develop all skills including scoring.

If he isn’t shooting, he needs too. Work to get open, keep getting ground balls, and take the shot himself once in a while, or even often.  You all might find he can’t shoot well and maybe that’s why he’s passing every time. Yes, I’ve seen kids that age miss the entire goal or hit the goalie right in their body from literally right in front of the goal. Practice shooting if that’s the case. YouTube has tons of shooting videos. [/quote]

He passes it because he can’t take the shot himself so he runs it all the  up field and passes to someone who is 3 feet from the ball to place it in. Easy for them but he did all the work. Previous seasons he was the top shooter but now he’s always getting the ball. [/quote]

Nice. Make sure he’s working on his shooting and finishing skills at home and in practice and in games.  Practice twisters, leaners, pump fakes, and be able to hit all the corners and five hole.  It’s ok to miss or be saved, it isn’t ok not to shoot. [/quote]

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