The Making of a Mustang Girls Lacrosse Player

By COACH SCOTT LEONG, 3/10/16

Main Ingredients:

1. Team Dedication
2. Team Discipline
3. Team-work

Ultimate Outcome: Team success

Preparation: Preparation is everything (practice)

Style of Play: Sharp and loose (Don’t pull back)

Defense Top 12 List:

• Communicate
• Body positioning first
• Attackers hate body contact
• Check only if it’s a hanging stick
• Stick on stick
• Face guard cutters ball side to deny the feed
• Only leave your low attacker at the last minute
• Mark opponent tight to deny passes
• When the ball passes you on transition go double the ball
• Attackers defend all the way to the restraining line
• Contain the ball attacker, don’t overreact (get beat, foul)
• Never release a marked opponent at the restraining line

Attack Top 13 List:

• One cutter at a time
• Always expect a bad pass
• Always be ready for a pass
• Don’t hang your stick
• Vertical shots have the highest percentage to score
• Ball attacker keep your eyes toward the middle for cutters
• Don’t force, but go for it when the opportunity is there
• Driving to goal hard and fast
• Always have a player at GLE for chase possession
• Possession is everything
• Attack crash on settled dropped balls or shot rebounds
• Side support
• Don’t take your eyes off our goalie when clearing

Team Top 14 List:

• All games are big, prepare the same for each one
• We play using high percentage fundamental moves
• Strong fundamentals is 90% of the game
• Hustle is 90% of the game
• Out reacting the opponent is 90% of the game
• Never ever give up
• Details matter (The little things make a big difference)
• Channel any frustrations into playing better to win
• The best payback is winning (Don’t get your buttons pushed)
• Fight hard for ground balls
• Never forget the good games and how we played
• Never forget the bad games and what we should/could have done
• Adapt to the situation
• Play hard, play tough, play fair

Expiration Date: Mustangs are Forever