"Coaching Youth Lacrosse" provides coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on fulfilling that role. "Coaching Youth Lacrosse" contains information needed to effectively coach and help 6-14 year old boys and girls learn and enjoy the game lacrosse. Text includes specifics on equipment, season plans, games and tactics. You will find chapters on communicating with your athletes and their parents, teaching and developing lacrosse skills, planning and conducting practices and coaching during games. This second edition includes a special chapter on the games approach to coaching lacrosse, which makes practice more fun for the kids and teaching more effective for you, the coach.

288 pages. 2004.