{"id":1285,"date":"2016-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/how-to-catch-a-lacrosse-ball-coachup-lacrosse-tips\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:52:49","slug":"how-to-catch-a-lacrosse-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/how-to-catch-a-lacrosse-ball","title":{"rendered":"How To Catch A Lacrosse Ball | CoachUp Lacrosse Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boston Cannon&#8217;s midfielder and CoachUp coach, Mike Stone, shows the proper way to catch a lacrosse ball. Catching the ball is very important in maintaining possession and putting your team in a position to win<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5mvHBYodOA\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K5mvHBYodOA\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mike Stone: I\u2019m Mike Stone, midfielder for the Boston Cannons and CoachUp coach. And this is catching the ball. Catching the ball helps your team maintain possession, whether you\u2019re wide open, or in traffic in the middle of the field. 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