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For 111 Fridays the First Class Lacrosse team has delivered a “Weekly Thought” Friday Newsletter. After time, iterations, and working through our processes, we are excited to make the switch to beehiiv 🐝 With that, we are rolling out 2 additional newsletters for the Spring NCAA

Beautiful slide by Georgetown MLacrosse defender Ty Banks 🔥💪 The sophomore is one of the best sliders in the nation 📈

SPUD = Slider Positioned Under Dodge Quick clip of Colin Burlace (40) from MD's slide stance & positioning. ✅ Hold dangerous space ✅ Stay sideways (don't "peel open") ✅ Read dodger body language Nice job by Schaller (27) of tagging the rotation on throwback First Class Defense

In our latest edition of our "Coaches Corner" newsletter, Deemer Class & Matt Dunn examine the benefits of a CLA approach in lacrosse training 🥍 Watch below to see some examples ⬇️

On site here for game two of the evening. CalvertHall Lacrosse hosts STAB Lacrosse Colin Maher (Air Force Lacrosse) just scored to tie things up at 2 here in the first quarter.

New Blog on (Terps DC) Jesse Bernhardt Webinar ✅ Fundamentals ✅ Breaking bad habits ✅ Movement efficiency ✅ Teaching contact "To be in the fight, you’ve got to get to the fight. Playing great def starts with getting yourself in position first." 1stclasslax.com/blog/jesse-ber…

In the latest edition of our “Coaches Corner” newsletter, Matt Dunn wrote in depth about inside out defense 🤓🥍 Here are a few principles with film examples, but check out the full newsletter to read more ⬇️

"I think defenseman and their stick skills have evolved in the shot clock era" - Billy Dwan, Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse Check out the full FCL podcast below!

How about this play from Maryland Men's Lacrosse defender Will Schaller?! 🤯 Will Schaller soaks the shot and saves the GB 🤝 AJ Larkin scoops the GB, pushes it up field and gets the goal

Episode 10 of FCL's Podcast is live! 🦅 BC Women's Lacrosse's Mckenna Davis joins the show 🥍 The importance of visualization 🤔 Switching into zone at end of game ➕more! YouTube --> youtu.be/hrCAsk6op-M?si… Spotify --> open.spotify.com/episode/0inWKP… Apple Podcasts --> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bcs…

Every other Sunday we're delivering our coaches corner newsletter (free). This past weekend we wrote about attacking gaps vs a zone defense. You can check out last weeks article here: fcl-coaches-corner.beehiiv.com/p/coaches-corn…

Peter Laake "shoots the elbow" when trailing from X to get bottom arm leverage and disrupt the dodger's ability to shoot. If you're a pole in the trail: ❌ Don't reach or slap ✅ Shoot the elbow & control the bottom arm This allows us to cover even as dodgers get a step.

Friday's Weekly Thought💭: Stepping Into the Arena 🥍🏟️ It’s easy to worry about what others will think if you fail. Remind yourself that the people who matter are rarely the ones who criticize from sidelines. "Boos come from the cheapest seats." - Charles Miller

2 quick pieces of advice I gave a defender I work with on helping with some off-ball positioning & decisions. 1⃣ Use all available information to anticipate what will likely happen next vs reacting. (prior to the dodge) 2⃣ Visualize regularly to slow things down.

Count the amount of times Maryland Men's Lacrosse threw it through X to create this wide open step down for Eric Spanos 🔥🐢 Beautiful ball movement by the Terps!

On Sunday we wrote about defensive packages vs the mirror. When the ball goes down the side, teams have 2 slide options: 1. "shallow" off the mirror 2. "deep" from the backside We often see teams slide shallow as the ball goes under, but Notre Dame is a classic example of deep

🤝 Welcome to the 𝗨𝗩𝗔 Family, Michael!

Combine leaders from our Women’s 2027 Best In Class event 👀📊