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Skills Development

Goals and Objectives

Ice program players receive expert coaching from a cadre of highly-skilled and experienced lacrosse professionals.  Skills development covers virtually every facet of the indoor game including strong emphasis on each position, transition game management, and team-based offense and defense.

As a developmental system, the Ice's program stratifies player development by age/grade/experience to ensure that the requisite building blocks are organized and delivered at the proper level and at the correct moment in the player's developmental cycle.

The developmental model, in total, is designed to ensure that committed players optimize the opportunities and probabilities of competing at the collegiate level.  

Our Partners

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Benefits of Participation

Our structured developmental system enables our expert coaching staff to establish consistency and timing in the introduction and instruction of skills.  Players will benefit from:

  1. Rapid learning and assimilation of concepts and ideas with on-field application;
  2. Greater depth and coverage of position and game-related details and concepts;
  3. Stronger connection between learned concepts and applicabiliy and relevance to collegiate level;
  4. More well-rounded knowledge and capabilities with an ability to leverage personal strengths while mitigating weaknesses;
Team Grade Fundamental Skills Position Skills Transition/Situations Recruiting
White Rising 5th, Rising 6th, and Rising 7th Intensive coverage of basic catching, passing, and shooting skills. Key moves and techniques associated with each position presented and drilled. Exposure to basic transitional skills and elements including basic rides and clears. Awareness of recruitment as a long-term objective and it's role in the academic decision process.
Red Rising 7th, Rising 8th, and Rising 9th Increased emphasis of basic skills with attention on game application. Knowledge of position moves and techniques with a demonstrated ability to apply in game situations. Basic knowledge of all components of transitional play. Introduction to the relationship beteween competition, commitment to athletic accomplishment, and educational goals and aspirations.
Silver Rising 8th, Rising Freshman, Rising Sophomores Basic skills at upper limits of age group with focus on precision. Application in game situations consistently effective. Use of positional moves and techniques in game situations support effective offensive and defensive schemes. Ability to capitalize on situations and transitions using skills and knowledge. Beginning to formulate recruitment plan, identification of educational goals, and initiation of communication with college coaches.
Gold Rising Sophomores, Rising Juniors, and Rising Seniors Mastery of basic skills. Use of positional techniques for competitive advantage. Controls flow of game through application of skills in all situations and transitions. Active execution of recruitment plan, exploration of alternatives and options, and use of decision-making tools to finalize college objectives.