improve your lacrosse skills with these routines, by SE

As lacrosse season approaches, although it is important to work on basic skills, it can be hard to know where to start. I have been playing lacrosse for nine years, and this is my routine to help me prepare and improve my skills. 

Wall Ball Routine:

• 100 right 

• 100 left

• 50 quick stick right 

• 50 quick stick left 

• 25 one handed right 

• 25 one handed left 

• 25 off shoulder right 

• 25 off shoulder left

• 25 around the world dominant hand or behind the back 

• 50 fake then pass right 

• 50 fake then pass left

• 50 switches 

• 25 quick stick switches

• 50 shovel passes

Shooting Routine:

• 50 right arm 

• 50 left arm 

• 25 Aiming for each corner right and left hand  

• Split dodges to goal 

• Roll dodged to goal 

• Catching the ball and running to goal 

• Question mark dodges

• Faking for one corner and shooting at the opposite corner 

Ladders:

• Iggy shuffle 

• Two feet in each box 

• One foot in each box 

• Hopping in and out of each box 

• Right foot jab 

• Left foot jab 

This article was written by one of our Ambassadors, 16 year old, SE. To read another article from SE, click here for “my favorite lip products” and here for “embracing my curly hair”.

To read the article, “tips for tryouts”, by a high school lacrosse coach, click here.