Mental Toughness is Taking it A Single Play At a Time
Mental Toughness front and center...
The 2017 college lacrosse season has begun.
Some teams have already played two games (Duke being an example), while others haven’t even started yet (like Tufts and the other NESCAC schools).
That’s an interesting point actually… The NESCAC and Ivy League schools aren’t allowed to practice as much as their respective counterparts.
Tufts first practice isn’t until next Wednesday (it’s always February 15th).
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Signing Day - Something to Savior
And the Beginning of Another Journey...
Football college Division I signing day was this past week. The media coverage is a little over the top… (then again, everything is in today’s media world).
Lacrosse Division I signing day was actually back in November...
But it got me thinking… (so much that I had to write some stuff.)
Gonzaga College High School (where I’ve been coaching the past five years) is located right in heart of Washington D.C.
We have a...
The Last Guy on the Depth Chart...
Just Cuz You May Start There Doesn't Mean You Have to Stay There...
Every new season brings renewed optimism about the goals you want to meet both as a team and individually.
Hopefully you got some in mind.
Remember, you need to make the team first (that was always my first goal… even going in to my senior year at Tufts.)
I liked that goal as it kept me grounded. Nothing is gonna be given to you.
After that, you pursue the other goals…
By putting in the work…...
If It Goes In, Does It Matter How it Looks?
If You Think So, You Couldn't Be More Wrong...
So, I stopped by Georgetown Prep the other day to catch up with Scott Urick.
(He was hired this past summer to be their head lacrosse coach.)
Georgetown Prep has a perenial nationally ranked high school lacrosse program.
College lacrosse team rosters are flooded with Georgetown Prep alumni.
Anway, Scotty and I coached together at Georgetown for six years. We became fast friends and have been close ever since.
The purpose...
So Called "Experts" Say You Need to Play Lacrosse All Year Round (and nothing else)... Well, You Actually Don't
There's a Minority of BIG Time Coaches Who Disagree
Nowadays everything is so URGENT.
"Sign up for tryouts today so that you'll have your best shot to make the fall travel team."
I see it all the time.
C'mon, the fall travel team... really??
What if you're playing a fall sport... like football or soccer?
Parents feel the pressure, and they often fall victim to it.
These same parents go on to sign their kids up for every try-out so these "potential" opportunities aren't lost.
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All the Posts Since the Beginning of Time
This blog is increasing in size, so wanted to make it easier to see a complete list of articles.
So for people who like to see everything on one quick-scrolling screen. The ALL POSTS LIST!!
Posts are listed with the newest at the top, and you go back in history as you scroll down. Enjoy!
September 2018
August 2018
- 1,184 Players Will Be Cut By 4 PM Today
- Battling the Vexting Demons Within
- The Controversy of USA over Canada
July 2018
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Coach Miller played college lacrosse at Tufts University under legendary coach, Mike Daly, and went on to be the Graduate Assistant. Coach Daly is now the head coach at Brown University.
After spending two years under Daly at Tufts, Coach Miller became the Volunteer Coach at Georgetown University under another legendary coach, Dave Urick. Miller spent six years on the Hoya’s staff.
After leaving Georgetown, Coach Miller joined the coaching staff at Gonzaga College High School in Washington D.C. - a perennial top high school team in the country, sending about ten graduates each year to play in college.
Coach Miller has been coaching some of the top players in the country for over a decade. During that time, he has chronicled the training programs, habits, and strategies that the top lacrosse players and coaches follow.
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