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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The stick skills and game are IQ are easily learned. I am a former D1 player and current HS coach, so please believe me when I say these two things are the most essential, and neither can really be learned. #1: Speed. #2: Size--for girls  that means tall, for guys that means tall and large. I don't the boys side as well, but I promise you, for girls, if a player lacks with speed or size, they will not be a great player. They can play well enough, but will not be serious D1 bound. Yes, unfortunately, girls lacrosse basically comes down to genetics. [/quote]

Tell me more! I have an entering 5th grader who has only ever played rec lacrosse (but he's on a very strong travel team in another sport).  He is tall, strong and fast and can run through contact and is also strong on defense, but he's got no game! Can't really pass well or shoot, and often turns over the ball because he makes dumb choices (despite being a bright kid).  We're wondering how to help him level up so he can tryout for a club  team next spring/summer...[/quote]

Funny you should say this (I'm a mom and one of the former D1 player and former coach posters above who insists that stick skills are easy to learn), because I was just noticing that a kid who played with my son when they were in 5th grade just graduated HS and is probably one of, if not the, top recruit in the country. He's very big, very strong, and very fast. In 5th grade, he couldn't catch, had no clue what was going on, and could not hit the side of a barn. I was shocked to see how far he came. But what got him where is, I promise you, is his size and speed. If your kid is big and fast, get him a coach to show him the basics, then throw against a wall for 30 minutes to an hour every day, using both hands. If he is a natural athlete, he will learn the stick skills very easily that way. When he goes for tryouts, if he is the biggest and fastest, if they're  any good, they'll grab him. [/quote]

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