During the pro shooting academy we will use advanced Teaching Methods and video for all players
The Pro Shooting Academy is a powerful combination of an incredible teaching curriculum taught and executed by a few of the best shooters ever to play. The academy is designed for offensive players who are hungry and willing to work hard and to transform themselves into elite level shooters. Lacrosse shooting is truly one of the most artful and difficult facets of the game and skill sets that require flawless technique, solid mental approach, and knowledge. We will use video analysis to study and improve release patterns, body mechanics, and technique and our coaches will share the process they used to refine their game.
Curriculum to Include:
- Step Down
- In Close
- On the Run
- Release from Multiple Planes
- Mental Aspects of Shooting
- Visualization
- Hand Speed
- Importance of the Correct Release
- Location and Accuracy Release Pattern
- Pre-shot Action
- Using Hands to Create Angle
- The Catch and Footwork
- NCAA Style Drills w/ Huge Number of Reps
Austin Stewart
Lynchburg graduate ‘16
2x All-American
ODAC Player of the year
All-State Player of the year
'15 NCAA Record: Goals scored in single season (109)
300 career points (School Record)
Mark Millon
UMASS graduate ‘93
3x All-American
MLL Player of the year
Team USA
All-World Attackman
National Lacrosse HOF
“Ive studied other sports teaching methods and I can tell you in golf, for example you cannot take a lesson without the use of video. There are too many moving parts and too much speed for your eye to catch the subtle nuances of what’s wrong and right. In all honesty its irresponsible to teach lacrosse players without it and at the shooting academy we will use it to analyze all facets of a players release pattern to identify strengths. Weaknesses and areas to focus in order to improve”.
-Mark Millon
Sample Session
8:30- 9:15 // Step Down Shooting
Overhand release pattern and hand speed
Athletes shoot watch film on field
Drill: the importance of the bottom lower hand rotation drill
- Relevance of hand speed as shooter/demo
Drill: wrist flip drill
- Leg drive and upper body mechanics/stepdown
Drill: QB drill
- Form 50% speed step downs @ 3 yards
- Working from different release points
- Full speed step downs from multiple locations
9:15- 9:45 // Step Down Shooting
Importance of the catch
The development of soft hands
Drill: one hand vertical catch
- Hand action to the offside
Drill: Off side flip drill
10:00- 11:10 // Step Down Shooting
Elite footwork
Concept of loading/using basketball pass and release
Drill: catch and step no shot
- Fade to step down
- Curl and pop to step down
Drill: technique with strong hand (Step down pass)
MM demo: Off hand
- Drill T&R with off hand (step down pass)
MM demo: Getting open and quick release
- Drill (move around cone, set shoot)
MM demo: Where to shoot, sidearm