1. Newtown Girls Lacrosse The Power of Three! Skills every girl should learn in Youth Lacrosse The Power of Three! Skills every girl should learn in Youth Lacrosse

2. Stick Skills Soft Hands (fingertips) Give with Catch Snap wrist Soft Hands (fingertips) Give with Catch Snap wrist

3. Ground Balls Both butts down Head over the ball - stick protection Cradle as you are coming up from the gb pickup Both butts down Head over the ball - stick protection Cradle as you are coming up from the gb pickup

4. Dodges Face Dodge - Player approaches defender, pulls stick across face to get defender to lunge, stick stays in strong hand as she brings it back across her face Split Dodge - same as above but changes hands. Roll Dodge - Make sure that the player seals her defender as she comes out of the roll. Key: whatever hand the stick is in is the foot that gets planted. Face Dodge - Player approaches defender, pulls stick across face to get defender to lunge, stick stays in strong hand as she brings it back across her face Split Dodge - same as above but changes hands. Roll Dodge - Make sure that the player seals her defender as she comes out of the roll. Key: whatever hand the stick is in is the foot that gets planted.

5. Cuts Speed Cuts -C Cut- Cutting to the ball in the form of a C. Preparing your body to pass or shoot, squaring up to the ball. Naturally separating yourself from your defender, V Cut Seal Cut (Booga, booga) Back Door or Ponytail Cut- Anytime you see the ponytail of your defender, you should cut for the ball Speed Cuts -C Cut- Cutting to the ball in the form of a C. Preparing your body to pass or shoot, squaring up to the ball. Naturally separating yourself from your defender, V Cut Seal Cut (Booga, booga) Back Door or Ponytail Cut- Anytime you see the ponytail of your defender, you should cut for the ball

6. Cuts from the 1 or 2 Inside Roll Rocker Question Mark Inside Roll Rocker Question Mark

7. Space Creating Space - Create space for the player with the ball Finding Space - Going to the open space, balancing the field. Reading defensive slides Attack that space- Dodges, cuts Creating Space - Create space for the player with the ball Finding Space - Going to the open space, balancing the field. Reading defensive slides Attack that space- Dodges, cuts

8. Picks Regular Pick Slip Pick Trap Pick Regular Pick Slip Pick Trap Pick

9. Offensive Fundamentals Ball Movement Player Movement Changing Fields Ball Movement Player Movement Changing Fields

10. Triple Threat Threat to Dodge Threat to Feed/Assist Threat to draw Shooting Space Threat to Dodge Threat to Feed/Assist Threat to draw Shooting Space

11. Off Ball Play Cut through and create space Pinch your defenders back shoulder Pick for a teammate Cut through and create space Pinch your defenders back shoulder Pick for a teammate

12. Balance all Offensive Plays Have at Least 2 outlets Shot Back-up Fast Break Middie protection Have at Least 2 outlets Shot Back-up Fast Break Middie protection

13. The Big Three For Defense We Be D

14. Defensive Communication Ive got ball- ONE player has to stop the ball Hot- The players adjacent to the ball ready to slide Fill- The player who fills in the spot of the player that slid Ive got ball- ONE player has to stop the ball Hot- The players adjacent to the ball ready to slide Fill- The player who fills in the spot of the player that slid

15. Defensive Concepts Force Weak Force Wide or out Force to Help Use the posts of the goal as your guide Force Weak Force Wide or out Force to Help Use the posts of the goal as your guide

16. 8 Meter Defense Forearm Sticks in passing Lane Ball Side/One step to the ball if off ball Stop the ball at or before the 8M. Pick up at the 12, off ball should have their heels on the 8 Forearm Sticks in passing Lane Ball Side/One step to the ball if off ball Stop the ball at or before the 8M. Pick up at the 12, off ball should have their heels on the 8

17. Team Defense First Slide Fill (second slide) Ive got 2 (on the backside) First Slide Fill (second slide) Ive got 2 (on the backside)