Lacrosse Skills

The Lacrosse skills pages are designed to help teach you sound fundamental lacrosse techniques and proficiencies.

Learning these unique abilities takes time and practice to master, but starting from a fundamental base is very important. Bad habits are hard to break. Young players are often afraid to try new things like switching hands, but the failure to learn new lax skills can limit their growth. As they mature and move up in levels these shortcomings in their game can limit their effectiveness and ability to advance. Teaching a strong foundation in the fundamentals of lacrosse is something that they will take with them for as long as they play.

Jump to:

• Lacrosse Coaching
• How to play Lacrosse
• Guide to Lacrosse
• Lacrosse Drills

• Catching
• Throwing
• Cradling
• Shooting
• Checking
• Dodging
• Defending
• Attacking
• Goalie skills
• Passing
• Clearing
• Switching hands
• Face off
• Scooping
• Speed Training

If you have a tip or skill to add please submit it here. We will make a place for it.

For tips on teaching lacrosse skills Go To the Lacrosse Drills page.