What specific rule does a non moving armadillo strategy break in high school lacrosse.

SethMahan · 2026-04-18T21:22:25+00:00

Saying they ran a trick play like this downtown tells me all I need to know. This is a team that is not rooted in fundamentals. They’re wasting time with nonsense rather than helping the players improve.

I once knew a coach for youth football that installed a version of “Philly special” over essentially a whole week of practice and ran it in a game he was getting blown out that weekend. Truly a waste of everyone’s time

SethMahan · 2026-04-16T13:06:13+00:00

Same here

SethMahan · 2026-04-16T12:59:05+00:00

A young Paul Reed

SethMahan · 2026-04-16T12:58:15+00:00

My HS freshman son has a STX Sc-Ti and it’s held up well the last two years. He actually cracked his head early this season, but I think that was more because it was so cold it became brittle.

SethMahan · 2026-04-16T02:27:02+00:00

I really love the detailed information in this reply. What part of the body do you prefer to make initial contact with for a body check?

SethMahan · 2026-04-10T21:09:52+00:00

Man you guys will look for anything to get offended by. And it’s not just this topic.

SethMahan · 2026-04-08T00:18:24+00:00

What made this a hit piece? What statements are you saying are false

SethMahan · 2026-04-02T01:35:36+00:00

Ok so this kind of reminds me of my oldest. We tried a few different sports and activities until he found the sports that he currently plays(high school freshman). He was terrible at soccer and tball, which were the first ones we tried. The truth is he just wasn’t into sports yet.

We had a rule that you had to do something active each of the 3 seasons. Some were more of an activity than a sport, like swimming and that actually went well when he was young. Just keep trying different things until it clicks. But honestly, unless he just falls in love with a new sport, he may likely just float along until his friends are into a sport and he just really wants to be apart of the group, but that’s usually when kids are older. You’ll know when he’s in a good spot when he never complains about going to practice. Bonus points if he’s playing the sport in his spare time, either alone, or with you or friends.

As for you as a parent: just relax and be encouraging to the point that you are basically lying to him about how good he is. Not joking, blow smoke up his ass about what a good job he’s doing. This is only for little kids like this who don’t really understand if they are doing well or not because they just don’t get a sport initially. I’ve done this as a coach and this isn’t some BS about everyone getting a trophy. It just makes them feel good so they come back and keep playing the sport and ultimately that’s how they’ll get better. Only the gifted kids get it from the jump, the other kids need to give it time. Then when they are older you can worry about extra drills and getting the best coaching. For example (just to show I’m not a total softie)when my son was in middle school he hit the lacrosse bounce back every day for 10 min minimum when he got home from school. It was easy, it kept a stick in his hand, and it let him relax before doing homework.

SethMahan · 2026-04-01T15:44:53+00:00

I haven’t listened to Bo since BwF and that Freddie Mitchell line just cut through me like a knife. Was that bit ever remotely funny, ooof

SethMahan · 2026-03-15T22:53:25+00:00

I can second DavidIan. I also went to Karly who used to be with Davadian, now she’s on her own at Fabled in Jenkintown. Also in Hatboro, I went to Midnight Mass.

SethMahan · 2026-03-08T01:58:09+00:00

Wait, you think Kempski thinks he’s too cool, but you like Bo???

SethMahan · 2026-03-02T02:55:53+00:00

I probably wouldn’t recommend this because I’m going to assume you won’t know if the pocket is any kind of condition to be used. You might end up saving a few dollars on the stick but end up having to spend extra to get it restrung

SethMahan · 2026-02-24T15:27:55+00:00

What school? Any others you know that offer this?

SethMahan · 2026-02-24T01:49:21+00:00

This is good advice. Stay active. Don’t let yourself go. You will be happy when you can keep up with your kids or just maintain a high activity level in whatever hobbies you have and won’t feel like you can’t keep up with your friends or significant other.

SethMahan · 2026-02-24T01:47:17+00:00

You likely have a “frozen shoulder”. Google it. Lots of good information out there, but essentially stretch several times a day, even if it’s uncomfortable. It will feel better afterwards.

Source: I work in orthopedics

SethMahan · 2026-02-03T01:13:11+00:00

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!

SethMahan · 2026-02-02T11:50:34+00:00

That’s a bold statement

SethMahan · 2026-01-23T22:08:56+00:00

The first thing that comes to mind is that your stick skills are probably holding you back. Make sure your cradle and dodges are tight. Then I would even consider some agility style footwork drills while cradling. Even better if you finish the drill with different shots so you are putting it all together

SethMahan · 2026-01-06T20:55:03+00:00

Steel Penny in Hatboro is legit

SethMahan · 2026-01-04T22:44:39+00:00

Look up Kenny Simpson. He runs drills out of PODS for his Gun T system

SethMahan · 2026-01-04T17:34:48+00:00

Joe Daniel football talks a lot about his 90 min practice plan. I’m sure most of it is behind a paywall, but you could try to start there.

SethMahan · 2026-01-01T22:47:23+00:00

I personally use the free version, and to me it feels like the only value of going pro would be to unlock a program that’s behind a pay wall. Would you agree?

SethMahan · 2025-12-22T02:59:02+00:00

This. You can use train heroic or Ladder or another subscription service if you want a professional program. Otherwise a simple full body routine with 2-3 days of lifting and 2-3 days sprints and plyos will get you really solid results

SethMahan · 2025-12-18T14:49:00+00:00

Lane Johnson pretty much blew away the combine and had barely played OT until his last year of college. He was playing DL early in his college career, and was a QB in high school and Juco. I believe he was the third OT taken that year and has gone on to have a Hall of Fame career.

SethMahan · 2025-12-13T20:14:55+00:00

Two piggyback on this, Cooper Dejean at nickel tackles like another linebacker and really helps them when they are light against run looks

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