Denver Outlaws (MLL) Head Coach;
St. Andrews High School (FL) Head Coach;
2016 IMLCA Hall of Fame; 2018 Howdy Myers 'Man of the Year' Award;
former Denver Outlaws General Manager;
engineered a team that set 10 MLL records in 2013 on its way to become the first in MLL history, and just the fourth team in North American major pro sports, to finish a season undefeated;
former Towson University Head Coach;
3X National Coach of the Year (of only two coaches to have been honored as the National Coach of the Year at two different schools);
over 250 career wins; 1994 United States National Team Head Coach (World Champions)
The face-off in lacrosse is the start of everything; if you can control the face-off you can control the game. In this video, Tony Seaman leads you through everything involved in the face-off from the stance to wing play after winning a face-off. Seaman starts off with live demonstrators showing you the basics of the face-off including stick handling, stance, and body position that will give you an advantage over your opponent. Seaman uses his demonstrators to highlight three different types of face-off moves: "The Clamp", "The Top", and "The Rake". With every move he shows all the footwork and hand movement involved, where to release the ball after you have won the face-off, how to block out, and how to go after the ball. To develop great face-off skills, Seaman shows 11 drills to use to improve quickness, technique, balance, strength, flexibility, and "the most important aspect of the face-off" - anticipation! These are drills that you can do on your own or 1-on-1. Seaman wraps up this great video by diagramming player positioning, strategies, and philosophy for wing play after a face-off.
50 minutes. 2005.
LXD-03446A: with Jim Berkman, Salisbury University Head Coach;
13x National Championship Coach (D-III);
2023 NCAA National Champions;
3x DIII National Coach of the Year;
8 Undefeated seasons;
2x FieldTurf Tarkett Division III Coach of the Year;
24 Conference Championships;
15 consecutive championships from 1995-2009;
245 All-Americans;
56 National Players of the Year;
25 CAC/C2C Players of the Year;
11 CAC/C2C Coach of the Year awards;
All-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse history (590+ wins);
Highest winning percentage at any level of collegiate lacrosse (.896);
Longest winning streak in NCAA history - 69 games;
Second-longest winning streak in NCAA history - 55 games;
2013 Inductee into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame;
2012 USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year;
33 straight NCAA Tournament appearances (1989-present);
28 NCAA Final Four appearances;
Get the most out of your practice time with game-speed drills that combine skill development with a conditioning element.
Jim Berkman, lacrosse's all-time winningest coach, opens up his practice notebook and demonstrates over 30 drills to develop complete lacrosse players. These game-like drills run the gamut from individual skills work to small-sided games to full field scrimmages.
Berkman's drills reinforce ground ball play, clearing in unsettled situations, rotation defense, stick speed and hand quickness, shooting in a tight space, breaking out wide, up field vision, recognizing rides and much more.
His drills create a fast-paced practice that eliminates down time and will teach your players to play at a pace that will take your opponents out of their comfort zone.
These drills will put your players in game-like situations forcing them to play fast and improving their mental focus, their lacrosse IQ and their physical effort. By improving your squad's lacrosse IQ, your team will appear faster on the field. They will see things develop, instead of reacting to what happens.
Incorporate these proven, time-tested drills and maximize your time on the practice field.
74 minutes. 2010.
LXD-03446B: with Jim Berkman, Salisbury University Head Coach;
13x National Championship Coach (D-III);
2023 NCAA National Champions;
3x DIII National Coach of the Year;
8 Undefeated seasons;
2x FieldTurf Tarkett Division III Coach of the Year;
24 Conference Championships;
15 consecutive championships from 1995-2009;
245 All-Americans;
56 National Players of the Year;
25 CAC/C2C Players of the Year;
11 CAC/C2C Coach of the Year awards;
All-time winningest coach in men's lacrosse history (590+ wins);
Highest winning percentage at any level of collegiate lacrosse (.896);
Longest winning streak in NCAA history - 69 games;
Second-longest winning streak in NCAA history - 55 games;
2013 Inductee into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame;
2012 USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year;
33 straight NCAA Tournament appearances (1989-present);
28 NCAA Final Four appearances;
Jim Berkman, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA men's lacrosse history, shows you how to fine-tune your shooting, stickwork and face-off skills, to improve your offensive output. He details how to set-up each drill so that you can get hundreds of reps in a short amount of time to maximize your practice period.
Coach Berkman divides this instructional lacrosse video into three parts: Shooting, face-offs and offensive plays. Each section is loaded with tips and strategies to improve your team's offensive skills.
The shooting section features over 40 drills to improve your shooting mechanics. These drills work on finishing inside; shooting in a tight situation; hands, head and stick fakes; shooting on the run and more. Berkman also includes a wall drills series that can be done individually to sharpen your players' stickwork and "make the stick an extension of their arm."
In the face-off section, Berkman delivers drills to win the whistle every time. These reaction drills will strengthen your players' center of gravity, coordination, and force them to keep their head down and eyes on the ball - all of which will allow them to get a good scoop for possession. A wing player series is included to help strengthen box out skills.
In addition, Coach Berkman opens his playbook and shares 14 plays (including the play used to win the 2003 National Championship in overtime) that you can incorporate into your offense. Plays include quick hitters, isos, two-man pick game, pick the picker and more.
Improve your offensive performance this year with these championship drills and plays.
45 minutes. 2010.
LXD-03637: with Nick Myers,
Ohio State University Head Coach;
2016 U.S. Men's National Under-19 Team Head Coach;
2014 ECAC regular season co-champions; 2013 ECAC Tournament Champions
Develop an explosive dodge, a quick, deceptive shot and get the ball on net more consistently.
Nick Myers, Head Coach at The Ohio State University breaks down the fundamental skills and drills that coaches and athletes can use to become a complete offensive lacrosse player. The skills covered include stick work, shooting, and dodging. Myers takes you through each skill by breaking it down as well as explaining how each drill is important to the skill development.
STICK WORK
Myers shows you how to set up your stick and how to create a pocket to successfully dodge, shoot and bang the ball around the horn. Learn the basics of delivering a crisp, hard pass and the essentials to catching.
WALL BALL
Go to the wall with a purpose! Develop explosive hands for throwing, shooting and finishing. Included are warm up drills and an eight-part wall ball workout that delivers a competitive progression of skills. This workout includes one cradle, quick sticks, one hand-one cradle, catch & switch, grounders, shovels, cross-hands, and backhands. Effectively use the wall to build muscle and develop a stronger stick.
FORM SHOOTING
Learn to change up your shot and use deception to make the most of each scoring opportunity. To help your players become complete shooters, Myers demonstrates the finer points of shooting form, types of shots, shots on the run and finishing opportunities. Myers demonstrates the basic skills and drills needed to develop quick hands and to get more shots on-cage.
DODGING
Breakdown the defense by forcing them to slide, move and rotate. Myers shows you how you can create an explosive, physical dodge.Learn essential speed ladder drills to train effective footwork, speed and explosiveness. Myers teaches the basics of dodging and demonstrates four different types of dodges: the split dodge, the roll dodge, the face dodge and the swim dodge.
Myers also delivers instruction on:
- The long dodge
- How to read a slide
- How to play out of a double team
- Quick dodges from the back side
- Four moves you can use behind the cage
Myers uses unique skill cues to teach his techniques that are sure to resonate with your players. He uses golf analogies to teach shot selection and uses Play Station language to teach dodging.
To be the best player and the best coach you must be a student of the game. This DVD will teach you how to develop the fundamental skills and drills you need to become to become an offensive force on your team.
121 minutes. 2010.
LXD-04885: Featuring the G3 Lacrosse staff:
Adam Ghitelman,
University of Utah Assistant Coach;
Archers Lacrosse Club goalie (PLL);
former USC Head Coach; former Harvard Assistant Coach; All-American Goalie at the University of Virginia, second in Virginia history in career saves; recorded most wins for a goalie in ACC history and second most in NCAA history; 2012 MLL All-Star
John Galloway,
University of Jacksonville Head Coach;
Team USA Co-Captain; Goalie - 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) Men's World Championship (Gold medal);
Chrome Lacrosse Club goalie (PLL);
Dallas Rattlers (formerly Rochester) Goalie (2011 - present);
3x Goaltender of the Year Award (2014, 2016 & in 2018 shared the award with Niko Amato):
former Providence College Assistant Coach; 2x First Team All-American Goalie at Syracuse University, 2x Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Award winner (nation's best goalkeeper), Galloway is the second goalkeeper in history to be named a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy; recorded most wins for a goalie in NCAA history (59), ranks seventh in the NCAA history in goals against average (7.33);
Goalie on 2008 & 2009 NCAA Championship teams (Syracuse)
Kip Turner,
University of Virginia Assistant Coach;
former Brown University Assistant Coach, All-American Goalie at the University of Virginia; starting goalie in the 2013 MLL All-Star Game; second overall pick in the MLL draft (Boston Cannons), the highest goalie ever picked in a draft;
2010 MLL Goaltender of the Year
"I think that this is one of the best videos I've ever seen from Championship. The depth and breadth of the content, along with the innovative approach of the coaches, is excellent. I really enjoyed it and found it incredibly useful!"
Tom Wenham, Head Coach - England Senior Men (Manchester England)
A common problem that coaches and goaltenders face today is having a limited number of drills to cycle through, which causes practices to get stale quickly and limits the goaltenders' growth. In this video, the staff at G3 Lacrosse deliver a virtual encyclopedia of drills, utilizing many different strategies and tools that will teach your goalies how to focus and improve their skills.
Basic goalie stance and body mechanics are defined and continuously reinforced through the application of multiple drills. This process is intended to make goalies self sufficient in their training so they can identify and correct their own technique. The variety of drills shown, coupled with attention to detail, makes it possible for the disciplined goalie to improve their reaction time and automatic response to the ball.
Finding the Release Point
By concentrating on the release point, your goalie will effectively slow the pace of the game, making it easier to react to and track the ball. You'll review how to find the shooter's overhand, sidearm or underhand release point and learn how to react to the ball through a series of 13 drills designed to build confidence, technique and speed. The drills directly replicate the shots most likely to be seen in games, including shots after a feed, after a drive from below, inside shots and those from above GLE.
Warm-Up
Coaches Ghitleman, Calloway and Turner use 14 warm-up drills and work on everything from foot work to a series of side to side, high to low drills. Next, they move to stick side and off stick movements, adding in heavy shaft and small lacrosse head techniques with hand-eye coordination drills to build faster reaction times. The coaches finish with drills for working clears and incorporating multiple goaltenders into drills to develop a quick pace while reinforcing technique.
Pro Agility
Coach Ghitleman reviews 11 ladder drills to build speed, footwork and concentration. He adds in drills to create balance reaction, as well as hand-eye coordination drills to build reaction speed.
Turning concept into technique, this video will give your goalies the tools and technical understanding they need to correctly develop without the constant input of a coach. They will be able to challenge their abilities, dramatically improve their reaction time and develop a disciplined work ethic to become the best goalies they can be.
92 minutes. 2015.