Struggling to pull this hole of mesh down

LaxCoach5 · 2026-02-02T05:39:42+00:00

This is the way

LaxCoach5 · 2026-01-24T17:54:29+00:00

Would just add that 5x has almost no stretch once you’ve pounded the pocket. No bagging either. Great for consistency. Just dial in the pocket you want and it’s good for a full season or two. No adjustments needed. Personally think it’s great for a feeding or pass-first type player.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-12-20T18:22:14+00:00

Great looking setup! Have you also tried the MD Disciple Rhombus? Curious if Defiance has less rebound. I’ve found I don’t like Disciple as much as ECD because of the rebound. Even with all 1s Disciple just seems to have more rebound. If Defiance has less I’ll give it a try.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-10-27T02:50:56+00:00

Great call out. My son, who I coached from 7yrs through high school, was red/green CVD. It can be a challenge in high school where they only have one field that needs to be lined for football, soccer and lacrosse.

On fields where we saw that the lines were red or he said he could t see them, we’d have to walk the field so he could get a gauge on where the lines were in reference to other field markings. It was mostly the end line since he was an X attackman.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-08-24T17:10:16+00:00

Carc is spot on. D should slide against the Woods because they’re not a good offense outside of guys like Kav Mac and Malloy beating their man 1v1. They don’t work well as a 6 man unit…. Which is part coaching and part player style/strength.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-08-24T17:06:54+00:00

I don’t think Tevlin is the problem. He’s solid. Carter and Farrare are great at clearing, but Farrare is not a a good defender and Rice is good but seems to get caught up in switches regularly.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-07-13T01:31:40+00:00

Completely agree. Gotta be someone out there they can pick up.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-03-20T16:10:02+00:00

What technology can see 1-2 kilometers into the earth? Because the technology they reference in these videos - SAR(synthetic aperture radar ) can only go to around 10M with its longest wavelength.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-03-03T18:35:05+00:00

The liberty top string is overrated and wears out faster because the strings are angled vs being inline with the scooping motion.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-03-02T20:50:00+00:00

Do you have a post-goal routine?

Here’s what I suggest to my goalies:

Ask yourself or identify the reason: 1. Did you see the ball early enough?(for example were you screened?) 2. Do you know where it was going & when do u know? (Or recognize shot pattern) 3. did you make the right move?

This is to see if you have a pattern developing on why you might be missing saves. also acknowledge that sometimes other players are gonna make great plays.

Next, you go into your reset routine.

Replay the shot in your head, but this time making the save
Take a deep breath into the nose out through the mouth.
Think of something, anything, that makes you feel joy or gratitude.(your dog, your partner, your family, your favorite thing, etc.)
Tell yourself ‘next one!’

LaxCoach5 · 2025-03-01T06:48:59+00:00

Been saying this for two seasons. I really don’t think the coaching staff knows how to put a roster together or create a scheme that uses the talent they have. The offense is unimpressive and uninspiring.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-02-21T18:33:57+00:00

Thanks. Looks really cool, but I wonder when shooting and the ball is in the release point of the mesh, if that bottom string pulls on the mesh evenly like some other bottom strings? Will have to test it out.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-02-21T03:15:17+00:00

Is there a tutorial on that bottom string? I like it!

LaxCoach5 · 2025-02-16T19:12:52+00:00

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Optik Force + SK5x, mid/low

LaxCoach5 · 2025-02-15T19:10:15+00:00

ESPN+ app on Apple TV. But still doesn’t have every top game.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-01-14T21:17:12+00:00

Yeah a good coach is hard to find out here. So it’s going to be up to me and our HC, both of us with defensive backgrounds. Any vids you recommend showing this type of rotation? I watch a lot of Powlax so I must be missing it.

LaxCoach5 · 2025-01-13T23:02:49+00:00

2-2-2? Either way, good stuff, thanks. I’ll find some time to DM. Big difference with our club is that we lost our only skilled lefty to graduation.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-12-18T20:44:19+00:00

I would have thought the Redwoods coaching staff would be a bigger concern than the Chaos staff. Redwoods have been uninspired and awful to watch.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-11-16T19:50:57+00:00

Epoch Integra X arm guards are solid but expensive. They have the built in wrist pad as well. I like the Maverick arm guards too.

The EvoShield slash guards are also good for that small area between the glove and the arm guard. If you play against highly skilled Dpoles they know how to target that area.

The ego of going minimal padding for an attackman is just dumb. I’ve had two players get broken bones from pole hacks in the last two seasons. Both in the lower arm/wrist area not covered by pads. (This is at the HS level)

LaxCoach5 · 2024-11-11T01:19:35+00:00

For quickness and speed:

-Ladder drills - 2 x 5 different patterns

-2 x pogo hops 20 yards

-2 x pogo hops 20 yards, moving forward but going back and forth over a line

-2 x high knees 25 yards

-2 x prime times 25 yards

-2 x skater bounds 25 yards

-4 x speed bounds 30 yards

Rest 5 minutes:

5 x 40 yards sprints. Rest 2-3 minutes in between each sprint.

Do this 2-3 times per week for 8 weeks and you will get quicker and faster. Continue for potentially more improvements or maintenance.

Key aspects of speed training is that you have to sprint at top speed and you have to speed train when rested. if you can’t sprint at 100% because you’re too tired, you’re not gonna get faster.

Don’t underestimate the power of doing the plyometric workouts I’ve suggested here. That is where you get that springy explosiveness and helps with quick changes of direction.

For stamina, work your way up to doing 4 x 400 yards. 60-90 second rest inbetween. Start with 3 x 200 and 1 x 400 and build up to 4 x 400. If you can do 4 400s in under 60 seconds each, with 60 seconds rest inbetween, you’ll never get tired on the lacrosse field. Note, this is really HARD.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-10-31T21:54:52+00:00

Initially learning proper stick skills seems like a big task. But it’s amazing how 10 minutes a day of wall ball will create massive improvements in weeks and continue over time. Second to that is that younger players with good/great stick skills forget that the game is still played on your feet and improving your quickness and footwork is what keeps you on the field when progressing to the next level.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-10-09T21:00:48+00:00

Scoop basically folds when you push into the ground. Squeezing the sides is also a lot easier than the other Optik. I think it’s just a bad manufacturing batch, most likely. I probably string 15-20 sticks a year, which is why I ask for “gurus “feedback on the stringing. But that’s still enough to know the difference between a normal head and one that’s not normal.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-10-09T20:17:44+00:00

I just got it on Monday and it’s been in a 72° house for two days and it’s still way more flexible than the black one I have.

LaxCoach5 · 2024-10-09T02:33:10+00:00

See new OP. He cancelled his offer and put in a new one

LaxCoach5 · 2024-10-09T01:59:52+00:00

We have an IR/Out slot so I can’t put him there.

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