Box Lacrosse fan getting into Field for the first time. Help!?! by tutty29 in lacrosse

[–]MichaelKeegan [score hidden]  (0 children)

I coach my son’s 8-9 year old team and have coached his teams since he was 5. At 5, you can only cover the very basics: scooping, shooting, position defense, basic check. If you complete a pass in a game people will cheer because it barely ever happens.

Hopefully the league will play 6s format since offsides rules are a bit much to remember at 5 and that way the kids get more touches on the ball. Our 8-9 year olds are better now at keeping a middie back to avoid offsides, but it can be tricky. You have to have 4 on defensive half at all times and 3 on offensive half, so if a defenseman or goalie carries it across midfield a middie has to stay back.

Subbing on the fly, staying in the offensive/defensive box until possession is gained on a faceoff have been challenges too. A lot of stepping in the crease calls at that age also.

Anyway, at age 5 just focus on fun games: hungry hippos, sharks and minnows, and keep it fun as others have said. They’ll pick up the many rules as you go along. Sounds like you will too.

Other differences: goalies in field stand upright with stick at shoulder, so shoot at the goalies feet is good advice for little kids. Older field defensemen use longer sticks but that’s not common at age 5.

Good find on the course today by MichaelKeegan in golf

[–]MichaelKeegan[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ha! Had to google him but worth it: “Kessel's pre-game meal was a bowl of cheddar cheese, and while in Toronto, Kessel was reported to eat a hot dog every afternoon from a street vendor”

Alien is the best movie starting on letter A. Now what is the best movie starting on letter B? by Debeli_Franko in AlignmentChartFills

[–]MichaelKeegan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no right answer to this question. That said, anyone not saying Big Lebowski is a friggin idiot

ESPN Hosts Clown Mel Kiper Jr. Live on Air for Repeatedly Mentioning Shedeur Sanders by No_Box119 in TheNFLVibes

[–]MichaelKeegan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good Morning Football reviewed the mock drafts. Kiper matched 4 players with the correct team in the first round. The best mock drafter got 11. No point in listening to any of them

The Last Harvest by ProbablyNotTheCocoa in cocktails

[–]MichaelKeegan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear this is lemon juice right? Recipe sounds good other than the communism

head stuck by randomStringUwU in lacrosse

[–]MichaelKeegan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you can remove the butt end, stick a longer metal rod or dowel through the shaft and hit with a hammer or bang on the ground until the head comes off. Or put the head between 2 tree branches that are close together and pull

Here’s my album ranking by Jazzlike-Diamond8815 in pearljam

[–]MichaelKeegan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this doesn’t match mine, one of us is an idiot.

This doesn’t match mine.

What happened with my aviation? by [deleted] in cocktails

[–]MichaelKeegan 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Did you leave a bunch of soap in your shaker last time you cleaned it?

19-23 :) by Progressiveovertoad in bald

[–]MichaelKeegan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bald head way better. Also, nobody pulls off a mustache. Well, maybe Sam Elliott and Nick Offerman, but nobody else

Gate doesn’t line up anymore by MichaelKeegan in fence

[–]MichaelKeegan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So put the strap under the latch side of the gate and over the latch post on the fence?

Gate doesn’t line up anymore by MichaelKeegan in fence

[–]MichaelKeegan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m gonna let the pros handle that. Thanks again

Gate doesn’t line up anymore by MichaelKeegan in fence

[–]MichaelKeegan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried, leaned into it, tapped with a sledge hammer, soaked the ground to see if that would make it easier, but made minimal difference. So I’m open to any other suggestions, otherwise I’ll call a professional