Equipment Needed
- Sticks
- Balls
- Goal
Keep balls in the shooting line
A bulk bag of lacrosse balls keeps advanced shooting-mechanics reps flowing without a pause to collect balls.
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- Shooters work individually or in small groups with a goal and a feeder supplying balls.
- Focus each set of reps on one specific mechanical element.
Instructions
- Work through a full hip rotation into the shot, generating power from the legs and core rather than the arms alone.
- Snap the top hand through release for extra velocity, keeping the bottom hand as the guide.
- Practice varying the release point (overhand, sidearm, underhand) to create different shot angles on the goalie.
- Finish each rep with a full follow-through toward the specific target area called before the shot.
Coaching Points
- Power comes from the ground up — legs and hips first, then the arm and stick snap through last.
- A quick release matters as much as raw power once a shooter faces a real defense and goalie.
- Varying the release angle gives a shooter more ways to beat a goalie who has scouted a single release point.
- This is refinement work for players who already have solid basic shooting mechanics — it's not the place to start for a beginner.
Variation
Add a live goalie for real feedback and competition, or add a defender applying a check as the shot is released for full game realism.