Lacrosse Fundamentals

by Jim Hinkson

Overview

North America's oldest sport has experienced a renaissance in recent years. The success of professional lacrosse in centers like Detroit, Pittsburgh and Boston has spawned leagues and programs in communities across North America.

Despite this interest, there is no skills-development book for lacrosse available. Lacrosse Fundamentals examines in expert detail every aspect of individual play, including: Cradling, Catching, Passing, Loose Ball Strategies, Individual Offense, Shooting, Individual Defense, Face-Off Techniques, and Goaltending.

In addition the book outlines different equipment styles and offers expert coaching for situations that arise within a game such as loose ball strategies and physical contact. Written with precision and including over 100 explanatory photographs and diagrams, Lacrosse Fundamentals is ideal for coaches, parents, players and fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633191051
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	04/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
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)

Booknews

[Coach Hinkson] does an authoritative job of demonstrating and analyzing the individual fundamentals of the sport . . . [breaking] each of these techniques down to its component parts and telling the reader exactly how to perform and practice them.”  —Scholastic Coach magazine

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