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LacrosseFORDUMmIES‰2ND EDITION

LacrosseFORDUMmIES‰2ND EDITIONby Jim Hinkson and Joe LombardiJohn Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

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About the AuthorsJim Hinkson: Jim has been involved in the game of lacrosse since he was 19. He playedlacrosse for 11 years and was a member of six Canadian national minor championshipteams. He has coached at every level of lacrosse, from house league to professional,participating in two Canadian junior championships, and winning one. He also coachedteams in Toronto, Whitby, and St. Catharines, Ontario, as well as the New York Saintsand New Jersey Storms, who competed in the National Lacrosse League. Hinkson, whogrew up on a farm in Oshawa, Ontario, has authored five books on lacrosse and coaching. Hinkson was the primary author of the first edition of Lacrosse For Dummies, whichfocused mainly on box lacrosse.Joe Lombardi: Joe is one of the most established, respected, and versatile multimediajournalists in the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. He has worked as aneditor and reporter for daily and weekly newspapers; as a writer for national magazines;as a host, announcer, and analyst on television and radio; and as associate publisher andcontributor for several sports-related Web sites, including Rivals.com, CBS MaxPreps(www.maxpreps.com), and LaxLessons.com.One constant throughout Joe’s career has been his work on the lacrosse scene. He wasa fixture on the scene during the sport’s rapid growth. A New York City native, Joe grewup in historic Irvington in New York’s Hudson Valley region. In 2008, he was named Manof the Year by the Lacrosse Coaches Association of Section 1 (Westchester, Rockland,Putnam, and Dutchess counties in New York). A graduate of the University of Dayton inOhio, Joe is the primary author of Lacrosse For Dummies, 2nd Edition.

DedicationFor Chuck Howard, a sports broadcasting pioneer, who taught me about lacrosseand broadcasting, and who would’ve loved to have seen the popularity the sporthe loved now enjoys.—Joe Lombardi

Authors’ AcknowledgmentsJim Hinkson: Thanks to my former teammates, players, and friends in lacrosse whohave touched my life as I journeyed along my whirlwind lacrosse path. From Oshawa toBrooklin to Detroit to Peterborough to Windsor to Philadelphia to Rexdale to Whitby toSt. Catharines to New York to Toronto to New Jersey, it has been a great ride with lots ofups and downs.Joe Lombardi: I’ve watched and covered hundreds of men’s and women’s lacrossegames, but writing this book allowed me to enjoy a true first: I became a student of thegame. Many thanks to the countless coaches and players for all their invaluable insightsand for their eagerness and openness to help. I am especially grateful to Joe Alberici, RicBeardsley, Kristen Carano Bulkley, Paul Carcaterra, Roy Colsey, Tom Interlicchio, andBrian Logue for going above and beyond in sharing their knowledge with me. Specialthanks to two former Loyola University (Maryland) standouts, Jordan and Ryan Rabidou,for allowing me access to the valuable drills, practice plans, and plays that are now ondisplay at LaxLessons.com. And finally, I’m indebted to my friend and colleague, JimStout, of CBS MaxPreps for generously providing photographs (taken by Stout and RayNelson) that are published in this new edition of Lacrosse For Dummies.

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Contents at a GlanceForeword . xxvIntroduction . 1Part I: Getting Started . 7Chapter 1: Lacrosse and You . 9Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Buying the Right Equipment. 17Chapter 3: Meeting the Team . 27Chapter 4: Laying Down the (Lacrosse) Law . 43Part II: Playing Lacrosse . 63Chapter 5: Getting the Ball into the Goal: Developing Offensive Skills . 65Chapter 6: Putting the Ball in the Goal: Shooting Fundamentals . 89Chapter 7: Keeping the Ball out of the Goal: Developing Defensive Skills. 101Chapter 8: Goaltending . 115Chapter 9: The Possession Game . 125Chapter 10: Practicing Team Offense and Defense . 139Chapter 11: Calling on the Special Forces: Specialty Teams . 157Chapter 12: Becoming a Better Lacrosse Player — Physically and Mentally . 171Part III: Coaching Lacrosse . 195Chapter 13: Fundamentals of Coaching Lacrosse. 197Chapter 14: Developing Your Coaching Philosophy for the Offense . 207Chapter 15: Coaching Defensively . 231Part IV: Following Lacrosse: The Fan’s Point of View .247Chapter 16: How to Watch Lacrosse . 249Chapter 17: Getting in the Game . 263Chapter 18: Keeping Up with the Pros . 271Part V: The Part of Tens . 283Chapter 19: Ten of the Greatest Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Players . 285Chapter 20: Ten Reasons to Get Excited about Lacrosse . 289Chapter 21: Ten Interesting Facts about Lacrosse . 293Glossary . 297Appendix: Resources. 307Index . 313

Table of ContentsForeword. xxvIntroduction . 1About This Book . 1Conventions Used in This Book . 1What You’re Not to Read . 2Foolish Assumptions . 3How This Book Is Organized . 3Part I: Getting Started . 3Part II: Playing Lacrosse . 4Part III: Coaching Lacrosse . 4Part IV: Following Lacrosse: The Fan’s Point of View . 4Part V: The Part of Tens . 4Icons Used in This Book . 5Where to Go from Here . 6Part I: Getting Started . 7Chapter 1: Lacrosse and You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Understanding the Game of Lacrosse . 9The two forms of lacrosse: Field and box . 10Mars and Venus: How the men’s and women’s games differ . 11Lacrosse: A Player’s Game . 12Playing offense: Stick skills and shooting . 13Defending: The do’s and don’ts . 13The goalie’s goal: Keeping the ball out of the net. 14Possession is nine-tenths of the (lacrosse) law . 14Using specialty teams to your advantage . 14Getting physical . 15Coaches’ Corner . 15From a Fan’s Perspective. 16Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Buying the Right Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17The Tools of the Trade: The Ball and the Stick . 17The ball . 18The stick. 18Stick head . 19Stick length . 20Stick handle. 20