Weird things that have made you play better

[CO lax kid]

What are some weird things that appeared to make you play better or acually play better

[Bretmac]

i taped my dads work badge into my glove and played alot better

[CO lax kid]

Wow, for me it would have to be gettin the :bartmoon: knocked outa me in a lacrosse game, and the fact that the better I play the more I play in games. Thank you #10 :drool:

[m2daRizzle]

I bought a brine money and strung it up with a sick pocket. I could throw the ball 3/4 of the field no problem on a rope. it really boosted my confidence. Now the best part of my game is still my clearing even though my money has since been retired.

[link3193]

not really weird. i just decided to try lefty, even though im right handed, and it works a lot better for me.

[middiesrulz]

i always thought that whenever you deck someone it pumps up everyone on the team, whenever anyone on my team decks a kid i get pumped

[goaliegod]

When i was in 6th grade, i was told by the other goalie that i sucked. That really pissed me off, so that summer [leading into 7th grade] i worked my arse off, and i started 7th grade and am now starting this year.
So i guess it was when he told me i sucked i got really, really motivated.

[lacrosseking2]

i play defense and check with my left and right hand and i became twice as good

[bigdale9]

i voluenteered to play goalie as a second stringer and found im not half bad at it.

p.s. goaliegod, you stole my setup lol

[itsthatkid]

Not really weird...

But a kid here got recruited to a big name football school, and I'll hear kids talking about him and how hes doing in college and it makes me think "I want that to be me in 5 years"

[Lax4life528]

joining the lacrosse forums

[navylax161]

its not weird or original, but i always go up against the best players at practices, camps, or clinics. at first youre going to feel like crap losing all the time, but in the long run it really helps you improve.

[cheesehead]

maybe not wierd, but the pregame deuce

[spyopticgoggles]

maybe not wierd, but the pregame deuce

if i dont do this i play like...well...poop.

[Jay25Bird]

I switched from d to mid/attack due to lack of size.

I went up against some older kid on my team on 1 on 1 and I got destroyed. He told me I was bad at short stick and I should go back to D. I worked hard on footwork and stick skills and now I can beat him every time in 1 on 1's.

[26laxman26]

This isnt really weird but it has helped me alot. I just watch tons of lacrosse clips and videos on youtube, it really helps me with my dodges and such (like what and where to do them).

[Tex71]

After i Dislocated my elbow in the fall during football is started playing alot better. I think thats kinda weird.

[Atomxkid18]

def. the pregame dump... every game, every sport i have ever played, this is def. it

[Red]

Not weird but I started working on lefty a lot and now I'm one of the best lefty and righty players :P

[Serpe]

Not weird but I started working on lefty a lot and now I'm one of the best lefty and righty players :P

Same here. The thing that makes me play better is when my coach tells me how Shi*** my line is. He tells us we suck, and we only play because the head coach wants everyone to. I worked HARD for about...2 weeks? playing half lefty half righty, and now I start with the sophmores (I'm a freshmen)

[Hirschy44]

pick out a kid on your team thats really good and just start to force yourself to hate him so that you always strive to be better... pick up the stick left handed a few times to play some wall ball and get a sick underhand shot with it.... its lethal!

[pantherLax]

I have Fila socks that my mom bought, i donno why she bought Fila I guess they were cheap or something cause i dont really have any other Fila brand clothes. But I wore them in our first scrimmage and then i wore for the second and have been doing well this season so far with them lol.

[skin11]

Ive got the screw from my knee reco rattling around in mt long pole
I dont know if it helps its just a superstitious thing its been in my last 3 poles

[AugustaLax42]

I always take my first shot in warm-ups with my left hand, just to calibrate to something that I'm not as strong with.

[middiesrulz]

I have Fila socks that my mom bought, i donno why she bought Fila I guess they were cheap or something cause i dont really have any other Fila brand clothes. But I wore them in our first scrimmage and then i wore for the second and have been doing well this season so far with them lol.

never depend on clothing to make you better, try not wearing them and see how you do, you've probably have been getting better and the Fila socks just happen to be worn

[greenshoelaces]

When I was told that because i am short, i could not possibly be a good lacrosse player, or even a good athlete in general. The next season (10th grade) I had the second most points on my school's team, at just 5 ft. 4 in. :rolling:

[pantherLax]

never depend on clothing to make you better, try not wearing them and see how you do, you've probably have been getting better and the Fila socks just happen to be worn

lol thanks for the advice, and yea maybe I am getting better, but seriously i just do it as alittle fun superstition, see how long it lasts you know lol

[the next 'one']

maybe not wierd, but the pregame deuce

totally agree on this one.

i also taped a quote under my helmet visor that my assistant coach told me. i had it on until about a month ago, then i took it off. (i don't know why) but when i didn't have it i didn't play nearly as well. after 2 weeks i decided to redo the quote and tape it under the visor again, and ever since i have been playing really well.

[LaxGw]

not weird but
kyle harrison videoes
hes amazing i learn alot from him

[Lighning15]

what was this quote

[middiesrulz]

lol thanks for the advice, and yea maybe I am getting better, but seriously i just do it as alittle fun superstition, see how long it lasts you know lol

This is happened to my friend before, he thought he was getting so good so he kept wearing the shorts, damn even the coach thought he smelled bad cause he didn't wash it (we had games every other day). We teased him, he was a friend but damn there were so many jokes about him, you wouldn't want to be that guy. I mean it could go either way but the way I descibed is one of the paths that your life could go :lol:

[the next 'one']

what was this quote

"Fear causes hesitation. Hesitation causes your worst fears to come true."

i used to hesitate alot and waste opportunities. after i put the piece of tape on my visor i never had that problem.

[Agusta10]

lets just say im not the biggest kid on my team, the thing that makes me better is that i do sometimes get made fun of for being small.. when i play i think of people saying that to me which gets me mad and makes me play alot better to prove to people that it really doesnt matter how big or small you are...its how much you want it!!

[laxrat11]

losing
I score most of my goals later in the game cause I hate losing

[akalata]

when i played this summer, i ate a baconator and then i played real well, and all summer i played with a baconator in me and i played good haha

[laxrat11]

when i played this summer, i ate a baconator and then i played real well, and all summer i played with a baconator in me and i played good haha

that sounds like I'd either poo or throwup

[FWHS Mustang]

the fact that i have had 4 cousins continue lacrosse in college (Notre dame full ride, U Colorado full ride, Brown, holy cross) gets me motivated. what gets me more motivated is when my teammates ask "why aren't you amazing at lacrosse, live up to your family name"

[vonlewis 22]

totally agree on this one.

i also taped a quote under my helmet visor that my assistant coach told me. i had it on until about a month ago, then i took it off. (i don't know why) but when i didn't have it i didn't play nearly as well. after 2 weeks i decided to redo the quote and tape it under the visor again, and ever since i have been playing really well.


What was the quote?

[greenshoelaces]

"Fear causes hesitation. Hesitation causes your worst fears to come true."

[Fulltoneguitar]

I write lefty from time to time to make my left hand more coordinated.

[longstickmid20]

maybe not wierd, but the pregame deuce

A large portion of my team performs this ritual. Losing the first face-off always makes me play better and I end up winning 75-90% at the end.

[n00bhaxxorD23]

White Champion socks. Enough said.

[Hounds4life]

I write lefty from time to time to make my left hand more coordinated.

does this really work?

[OldGoalie]

sporteyesite.com

In college it was my lucky boxer shorts.

[SoCald]

not weird but
kyle harrison videoes
hes amazing i learn alot from him

funny story about him...he was doing a demo for his k18's before they came out and he was shooting with some kids on our team. and i was playing catch with this kid and he made a bad pass so i was chasing it and his shot went whizzing by my face. ever since then ive played better

[Fulltoneguitar]

does this really work?

Yea it makes your off hand stronger and more coordinated

[titans 43]

basketball player do that as well to be better at left hand dunks/lay-ups

well i tape my stick before everygame and i think it gives me more grip

[Upintheclouds]

This may sound weird but when I wear my cup I feel that I play better. I don't usually wear it in practice but putting it on for games really makes me feel more protected so I'm not as hesitant to step in front of a shot or something of that sort.

[cheesehead]

A large portion of my team performs this ritual. Losing the first face-off always makes me play better and I end up winning 75-90% at the end.
think anyone can explain the science of this popular pregame ritual?

[TOP SH3LF]

On game days I wear a rubber band on my left wrist and write the other teams name on it and snap it a few times when I think about the game or glance at my wrist.

Like someone else said, I also play better when I get hit hard, especially at the beginning of the game. I play really good angry, but there is a fine line between angry and frustrated.

I also have a buddy who wears the other teams colors to the arena/field on game day.

[Reid]

my friend who didnt know what he was talking about, taught me that your dominant hand goes on the bottom in 4th grade, so i learned that way.

so now, i am lefty
but my right has come along nicely.
yeah!

!

[KenstonLax5]

during games i wear an under armour band (the little ones) on my right calf and we have one the last 5 in a row

[dalaxmandef3]

On away games I always sit in the emergency exit on the right side of the bus and I always have that seat to myself. On home games I carry my stick with me the whole day through school and I always sit in the same chair while going over plays. I always keep a metal 4 leaf clover in my bag that I got from my mom.

[jmk2910]

when i played this summer, i ate a baconator and then i played real well, and all summer i played with a baconator in me and i played good haha

if i played after eating a baconator i would definitely:puke:

[TOP SH3LF]

In HS, I used to drink two to three Red Bulls or SoBe Adrenaline Rushes before every game. This is when energy drinks first became popular and nobody knew how bad it was to drink two Red Bulls then play lacrosse.

[TOP SH3LF]

I believe the mouth piece theory also has a lot to do with oxygen levels. The more open passages you have the easier it is to breathe and the more oxygen you can take in. This new training, "Hypoxia training," is where professional athletes tape their noses shut and breath through a scuba tube while they work out.

Note: This is dangerous and should never be done without the supervision of a professional.

[eagleslax25]

not gunna lie, driving has helped me by keeping my eyes open and my head up, so im always scanning the field for any open passes, shots, and even big guys trying to hit me

[The_Crow]

"Fear causes hesitation. Hesitation causes your worst fears to come true."

i used to hesitate alot and waste opportunities. after i put the piece of tape on my visor i never had that problem.

Thats a really good quote. I have a good LAX usable quote that any can use its The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.

[bobo48]

I eat pop tart 2 hours and 17 minutes before every game.
I broke my foot, and kept playing cause I'm and idiot, but I learned when I could trust other d poles and when I couldn't.
Living in Texas, I didn't have much knowledge about the game, and our team dissolved and we joined another school's team, they needed a goalie, so I became the JV goalie. No accolades, but I really learned about how the defense works, and what shots can be stopped.

[AHS_laxer]

seeing that other kids played lacrosse that were smaller than me almost makes me a better player during the game. it's kinda wierd, but i just start playing better.

[OULax6]

I used everything I ever leaned about driving the golf ball 300 yards as a kid to improve my form on shooting.
Increased my shot speed and accuracy immensely. And it only took 6 years for me to figure out.

[MOTOWN_lacrosse]

I played Defence till 6th grade, and When I was playing its was 8-7 us and our goalie was out of goal from a clear that was road and I was the only one stopping them from tieing the game and I blocked the shot and the shot broke my hand. I was out from the summer league for the first couple weeks but when I came back I was asked by the coach to take faceoff and now I am a middy. So breaking my hand wasnt that bad. =)

[CelticLaxer]

Bike riding. Helps develop quicker feet overall & riding hills builds explosive power in the legs.

I can't rely on it for all my conditioning, however, because then my lateral movement stinks!

[PeteyLax13]

aside from the pre-game release, crew socks (mid calf)and a king size Kit Kat and can of Dr Pepper an hour to 45 minutes before the game. outside of pregame rituals, i like to switch constantly between long-pole and short stick to work on stick skills

[footballfreak17]

i normally eat a toaster strudel before the game and then stick the other one in my jock strap for the end of the game. i've won the last 8 games with this tactic.

[lifeoflax45]

not really weird. i just decided to try lefty, even though im right handed, and it works a lot better for me.

yeah, same, crazy ideas like this are wat make revolutionaries haha

[mako_x23]

the thing i do is i wear somethin that makes me stick out. i usually wear a do rag under my helmet and kids from the other team call me names and stuff and then i usually play better...

[viperslax22]

i used to be the giant on my team so nobody on my team ever played hard defense on me, so i got lazy, but now whenever im matched up against someone bigger than me i play better to prove im not good just cuz of my size

[laxabunga11]

I played soccer pretty much all my life, and I played everywhere but mostly goal or d. I don't know how this translated to lacrosse, but knowing how a defense works in soccer helped me with the defense in lacrosse & I guess my HE in the goal eventually helped me as a keep in lacrosse.

In 7th grade I started playing lacrosse and played Defense for my 2 yrs in middle school. Then they needed a goalie in high school so I stepped up & the defensive skills I learned really helped my direct my d.


hah that sounded like I'm telling a part of my life story.

but I have to wear this yellow hemp bracelet with fake pearls on it. I always have to sneak it on, but it's easy for me because I have the big gloves that hide it easily. One game a ref made me take it off, & I played like ****. I wore it everyday since feb but I recently took it off because it's getting warn out.
& I have to put my equipment on in a certain order; pants, shinguards, chest, helmet gloves. then I need this one coach to warm me up while everyone's doing shuttles or whatever. If he doesn't warm me up, it feels weird because he does it a certain way & shoots a certain way.

Oh yeah, & I never wear a mouthguard at practice ever, but I wear this really chewed up ShockDoctor for games.

[gladiator16]

maybe not wierd, but the pregame deuce

the pregame deuce is indeed money

[CO lax kid]

OK so just thinking, why does the pregame duece help?

Makes you lighter?
Sense of accomplishment?
Good feelin?
The struggle before the struggle?

[CO lax kid]

OK so just wondering why do you think droppin a duece before a game helps?

Makes you lighter?
Sense of accomplishment?
Good feelin?
The struggle before the struggle?

[balax1916]

Vick's Vapor Rub and my inhaler. yes, i have asthma.

[cheesehead]

ok i figured this new one out in the last two or three games of the season. i pulled a groin muscle so i did a lot of stretches for it including one where you just sort of squat on the ground. now i do this before every game and it gets me more focused. also if i get to lead the chant just before the game it makes me play better

[CO lax kid]

The good ol crap in the woods stretch. I never took that one seriously so I ended up learnin how to do balance on my hands and head instead. :rolling:

[BCPLAX]

I got bite by a spider and now i play like awsome i dont know what happened.

[cord13]

i play better when im hungry

[mpls-lacrosse]

does this really work?

it does indeed, i played drums for a couple years and my left hand is my off hand and my teacher said that i should try doing everything lefthanded. so i did the computer mouse, eating, and even brushing your teeth left handed. after a while you can tell that its easier

[BluejayBlitz9]

playing multuple positions
-attack- my d skills help be ride
-defense- i know what moves i use and how my opponet defends them
-also i have one of the better shots on my team as a dpole
-middie-a mixture of both


also, always be the first to step up in a drill, run off /on field, and go against tougher kids. eventually, you beat them, and no one seems so big then

[Spartanlax47]

red bull!

jolt!
amp!

energy!!!!!

and a couple times i play nhl 08

i guess it's cause of the hits or something

[CaliLaxBoy36]

last year i puked multiple times during warmups, then in the game i had the most ground balls, and won at least 90% of my faceoffs. turned out i had pneumonia, i couldn't play lacrosse for two weeks after that game

[montylax6]

What is the pregame duece?

[MiddieMan05]

What is the pregame duece?

releasing your undigested material (taking a crap)

[I-Like-to-Slash]

I usually cover myself in crunchy peanut butter and then go for a run. I get chased by so many dogs... I just have to keep running.

[wkhslax1]

going to the batting cages and hitting it lefty has really improved my off hand, it improves muscle memory so it doesn't feel weird going left

[rwlax]

joining the lacrosse forums

ha same
extra

[LaxSpartan12]

This isnt really wierd, but I wrote the initials of a relative on my jersey and ever since then ive been playing great.

[Atomxkid18]

now i wear one of my girlfriends hair ties... it keeps my head in the game for some reason

[In the corners]

I play best when i get pumped up.
The only way i get pumped up is if I get completely rocked/decked/jacked. Music doesn't do it for me. Contact does.

[elementlaxer]

the other day i went to schliterbahn so i kinda didnt really feel like taking off the wrist band that they put on your wrist and since then i have been playing better

[Libertymiddie3]

i play pole and i tried checkin wit my left hand even though im a rightie and now i check a heck of alot better but it sux wen i scoop up gbs cause i always have to clear and cradle non dominant until i get a chance to switch hands

[Hitman23000]

This wasn't necessarily with lax, but I played with a college soccer team and I was struggling to keep up with my weak foot (left), so I started to drive with both feet (Right foot on the gas and left foot on the break).

I started out just driving this way in the neighborhood to get used to it, but after a while it became habit.

Oddly enough, I began to see improvement in my shooting, footwork, and confidence.

Driving this way is very interesting once you get used to it. The reaction time to get on the brake saved my butt on several occasions and I won't go back to one footed driving.

Thanks,
Sean

[underarmorlax]

isolation...i play better when im alone before the game, kinda emo but it works

[GMLaX51]

Not that weird,
My coach made me drink this water with special vitamins in it called "perfect water" and I played alot better

[LacrosseDan]

I play better if I get cheap shotted, it makes me pissed which then makes me play better.

Other than that I just watch clips on youtube and try what I see in my backyard.

[Av80r]

i watch people play and learn fom that. If i see something i like, i try it.

[laxattackMAN15]

i was playing lighting lax as a kid and i had gotten a minor case of the flu and my mom gave me some pepto bismol and i ended up scoring 8 goals that game :D