Learn to catch, cradle, and throw with both hands. Be fast and be able to burst into full sprint fast, it is a must if you want to lose the defender and get to the goal.
Learn to dodge, don't bother with fakes first but instead dodges. Learn different dodges to get by the defender.
Practice accuracy while having a fast shot. Learn to shoot on corners of the goal and being able to shoot with both hands,
When cradling keep the lacrosse head near your helmet, it sounds weird but will draw a ton of penalties on the other team. Defenders will go for your lacrosse head and almost every time hot your helmet.
Be able to quickly switch hands, when you need to get by a defender being able to switch hands will allow for the stick to be protected better.
Get low when scooping the ball, it may sound dumb but what is the worse that could happen. If they push you from behind thats good because they get a penalty.
I will post more tomorrow, like some drills.
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