Volume:
1 Edition (6)
Posted:
Monday, June 25th, 2012
“Players
should expect the best - We can deliver”
News: “Using
our Heads”
Lacrosse
Nova Scotia is developing a concussion awareness program and has made references
available on the “Coaches” menu at www.lacrossens.ca.
The downloadable files are primarily from www.ThinkFirst.ca
and coaches should review and have references available on the bench for all
practices and games. At this time courses for coaches/trainers, players and
parents are available at http://www.concussioneducation.ca/PreRegister.php
for $9 each.
News: “Coaching
Staff Registration Form”
Coaches,
the deadline for the Coaching Staff Registration Froms was June 8th,
2012. Many have still not completed the form and need to as soon as possible. The
forms (Word and PDF) are available at www.lacrossens.ca on the
“Coaches” menu pull-down and should be sent to LNSS’s Technical Director.
News: “Box Coaching
Clinic”
Pleased
to announce that Catherine Delaney, Garry Giddens, Taylor Giddens, Ian Squires
Stephen Johnston, Harry Lamont, Shawn McDonald and Peter McNutt completed the
box Community Development clinic June 1st and 2nd. That’s
six more coaches for Truro and two more for Dartmouth. Best of luck coaches
with the rest of your season.
News: “Miners
and Kingston conclude, but Kentville just gearing up!
It’s hard to believe, but the Miners and Kingston box lacrosse programs
just wrapped up this past week, completing their 1st and 2nd
season, respectively. With the help of LNSS’s Annapolis’ Director, Clarke
Oliver, gear and coaching support is heading to Kentville for their June 26th
and 27th start. Interest is high and a multi-week program will be
held at the Kentville hockey arena from 6-8pm. Potential coaches and players
should contact Robert Martin (rkmartin@eastlink.ca
) for more details.
Column: “Tips
from the Crease”
“Volcanoes
and Bowls Warm Up”
A
great warm up game for younger players is Volcanoes and Bowles and all you need
are the disc cones or round pylons that can be flipped over. Create two teams
and assign one as Volcanoes and the other Bowles. The object of the game is to
have more volcanoes or bowls for your team after a specific amount of time. Mini-tykes
really like this game and it gets them running and bending as a warm up.
“Crabs!”
A
fun drill for players with adequate upper body strength is “Crabs”. Divide the
team up into groups of three or four and put similar number of cones on the
floor. If you have odd numbers, just have the extra players work their way in
after each session. Cones are laid out in a triangle or square and a player
sits outside their cone. For the first round, player sit down then raise
themselves on their hands and feet, then on the whistle crab their way around all
the cones back to their starting point (Do the same drill but with stomach
facing ground). If a player catches up to another player they can knock them
over without injuring their opponent. This drill works core muscles and shoulders.
If
you have any tips you’d like to share, email them to lacrossetechdirector@sportnovascotia.ca
Column: “Alumni
News”
Congratulations
go to this year’s lacrosse Ricoh winners who include Ryan Brewer (Coach of the
Year), Sean Harrison (Official of the Year), Haley Glazebrook (Female Athlete
of the Year), Paddy Quinn (Male Athlete of the Year) and Brian Thompson (Volunteer
of the Year).
For
all you old coach laxers, do come out and play or support the Masters
Exhibition game at Shannon Park Arena, Sunday, July 1st. The
exhibition game is a long standing tradition of the Lobster Trap Tournament.
Newbies will play from 11:30-12:30 and old, old timers from 12:30-13:30.
Helmets, gloves and sticks are all you’ll need.
News: “Next
Month”
Keep
track of up-coming events on LNSS’s website newslider and calendar.
- Coaching Staff Registration Form, check LNSS website
- Lobster Trap Tournament, June 28th-July 1st, check LNSS website.
- Garnet Knight Tournament, June 29th-July 1st, check LNSS website.
- Crooked Arrows Movie fundraiser, July 9th, see Provincial Bantam Women http://www.lacrossens.ca/lns_12967.html
- MMLL Select and ECJLL Playoffs
- Women’s Provincial Box Teams head to Nationals July 27th.
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