William O.

Head High School Girls Lacrosse Coach (4 yrs)
 Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach
 Program more than doubled its wins in second season

Head High School Boys Lacrosse Coach (2 yrs)
 Focused on the offensive, including man up, man down, and general plays
 Coached the school's all-time leading goal scorer and points scorer

Head Youth Girls Lacrosse Coach (4 yrs)
 Helped develop the girls program from scratch
 Focused on developing basic skills and a love for the game

Began coaching youth girls lacrosse when my daughter signed up in 2018 and am now the head coach of a Division 1 high school girls lacrosse program.

SKILLS
PROFICIENCY WITH BOTH HANDS
PROFICIENCY OF DODGES: FACE, ROLL, SPLIT, AND ROCKER
HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL INTENSITY/ GAME SPEED

CONCEPTS
MAN DOWN/ MAN UP
“HELP” DEFENSE/ DOUBLE TEAMS
SLIDES AND SECOND SLIDES
SETTING PICKS AND DEFENDING PICKS

DRILLS
BEGIN TO ESTABLISH A ROUTINE WARMUP
PARTNER PASSING & ACTIVE PARTNER PASSING (FEET ARE ALWAYS MOVING)
CATCH RT/THROW RT
CATCH LT/THROW LT
CATCH RT/THROW LT
CATCH LT/THROW RT
ONE HAND CATCH BOTH SIDES
QUICK STICKS
KEEP DRILLS CONTINUOUS, COMPETITIVE AND GAME LIKE
KEEP AWAY IN A CONFINED SPACE 10x10 BOX- CHANGE THE RULES AND GOALS
EX. OFF HAND ONLY, SWITCH HANDS TO PASS, DOUBLE TEAMS, ETC
CONTINUOUS MAN UP/ MAN DOWN DRILLS- EXPLAIN SITUATION
EX 3V2, 4V3, 6V4- QUICK PASSES ON OFFENSE; SLIDES AND TALKING ON DEFENSE
CONTINUOUS 3V3, 4V4, 5V5 TOWARDS GOAL- FOCUS ON QUICK TRANSITION
SCRAMBLED EGGS
SETTLED DRILLS
OFFENSE- PATIENCE AND MOVING WITHOUT THE BALL- PASS AND GO OPPOSITE
DRAW & DUMP
DEFENSE- COMMUNICATION, SEEING BALL AND GIRL, STOPPING BALL