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The ultimate guide for fans and players of this rapidly growing sport! Lacrosse For Dummies is the ultimate guide for fans and players of this rapidly growing sport alike. The book offers everything the beginning player needs to know, from the necessary equipment to the basic rules of the game, with explanations of the women's game and the indoor game, too. It also offers a wealth of information for the experienced player, including winning offensive and defensive strategies, along with skill-building exercises and drills. Finally, there's information on how armchair lacrosse players can get their fix of the sport on television, online, on in print.

Table of Contents:
Foreword xxv Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Lacrosse and You 9 Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Buying the Right Equipment 17 Chapter 3: Meeting the Team 27 Chapter 4: Laying Down the (Lacrosse) Law 43 Part II: Playing Lacrosse 63 Chapter 5: Getting the Ball into the Goal: Developing Offensive Skills 65 Chapter 6: Putting the Ball in the Goal: Shooting Fundamentals 89 Chapter 7: Keeping the Ball out of the Goal: Developing Defensive Skills 101 Chapter 8: Goaltending 115 Chapter 9: The Possession Game 125 Chapter 10: Practicing Team Offense and Defense 139 Chapter 11: Calling on the Special Forces: Specialty Teams 157 Chapter 12: Becoming a Better Lacrosse Player — Physically and Mentally 171 Part III: Coaching Lacrosse 195 Chapter 13: Fundamentals of Coaching Lacrosse 197 Chapter 14: Developing Your Coaching Philosophy for the Offense 207 Chapter 15: Coaching Defensively 231 Part IV: Following Lacrosse: The Fan’s Point of View 247 Chapter 16: How to Watch Lacrosse 249 Chapter 17: Getting in the Game 263 Chapter 18: Keeping Up with the Pros 271 Part V: The Part of Tens 283 Chapter 19: Ten of the Greatest Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Players 285 Chapter 20: Ten Reasons to Get Excited about Lacrosse 289 Chapter 21: Ten Interesting Facts about Lacrosse 293 Glossary 297 Appendix: Resources 307 Index 313

About the Author :
Jim Hinkson has coached at every level of lacrosse, from house league to professional. He has authored five books on lacrosse and coaching. Joe Lombardi is a multimedia journalist and was named man of the year in 2008 by the Lacrosse Coaches Association of the Hudson Valley in New York.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470677407
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 368
  • ISBN-10: 0470677406
  • Publisher Date: 02 Mar 2010
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English


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