Lacrosse Fundamentals

by Jim Hinkson

Overview

Describing the components of lacrosse in a step-by-step fashion, author and coach Jim Hinkson clearly explains and illustrates the most effective ways of mastering individual skills for passing, catching, cradling, and checking, as well as tactics and strategies for winning team play. In addition, the book offers dozens of drills applicable to both coaches and players for refining these techniques and contains specific instruction for both the indoor and outdoor game. Written with precision by one of the world's leading authorities on playing and coaching lacrosse and featuring numerous illuminating photographs and illustrations, Lacrosse Fundamentals is ideal for coaches, players, parents, and fans of the sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633191051
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Jim Hinkson is a former lacrosse player on Canada's national team and has both played and coached in the National Lacrosse League. He is the author of Lacrosse for Dummies and Lacrosse Team Strategies. He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2000. He lives in Haliburton, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

Lacrosse is a fairly popular team sport in Canada and parts of the U.S. It's even played professionally. Hinkson--who has excellent credentials as both a player and a coach--presents a well-organized guide to the individual skills needed to compete successfully, starting with the basics. He covers stick selection, grip, cradling, catching, and passing. He also presents a series of offensive and defensive moves as well as techniques for securing those all-important loose balls. He includes shooting skills--both long and short range--and tips for dominating face-offs. There is also a lengthy section dealing with goaltending skills. Each section includes drills for mastering the techniques covered, as well as black-and-white photographs and line drawings.

Wes Lukowsky

On a game with few players and fans and fewer books (latest in BiP is a 1990 book for women's lacrosse). Published by Warwick of Toronto; distributed in the US and Canada by Firefly Books, 250 Sparks Avenue, Willowdale, ON, Canada M2H 2S4. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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