busdriver44
08-26-2005, 01:22 PM
I have one of those neighborhoods that in the past few years play together a lot. One of them has learned to string mesh well, and there is a family of 3( ages 3rd grade, 5th grade, and 8th grade) who now each one of them haas their own stick. The others all know how to do the fundamentals, but borrow my sticks. It not only spreading lacrosse around, but it gives me someone to play with. I recently just built the family of 3 boys a lax goal, and they have been using it almost everyday, twice a day. They dont practice so much that they could get burnt out, but enough that they enjoy it. Its usually just screwing around with shots and such. We usually hang out at the family of 3's house because its in a general location for us. The two younger brothers usually come outside( want to play with the big kids) and they have grown a liking to the game of lax, so when im sitting out of a 1 on 1 bball game, i have someone to play catch with( although i mostly do it to help them progress).
Now i let them watch The Offensive Wizardy tape, and the 2 younger ones have been to lax camps. I was wondering, should i try to teach them to shoot with a huge hip and shoulder turn( advanced) or just have them shoot "regularly". I ended up teaching the 8th grader the jump shot, but he isnt really a quick learner or too athletic. With that said, his shot looks very distgusting just because he doesn't have enough coordination i soppose. Whatever it is, it def. doesn't look like its sopposed to. However, the 2 younger ones are very talented at life.
I was trying to decide, should i teach them the hip and shoulder so once they master it( perfect form), they will have a big edge and have many more years to practice it.
OR should i just keep having them shoot "regular". I've taught them the fundamentals( two hands on groundballs, get low, always practice both hands, etc) but im not sure on this decision.
I am leaning more towards let them learn more complicated but better moves as their game increases. I was just thinking it would have been nice if someone taught me how to shoot the right way when i was younger, instead of learning 3 yrs after my first season.
Now i let them watch The Offensive Wizardy tape, and the 2 younger ones have been to lax camps. I was wondering, should i try to teach them to shoot with a huge hip and shoulder turn( advanced) or just have them shoot "regularly". I ended up teaching the 8th grader the jump shot, but he isnt really a quick learner or too athletic. With that said, his shot looks very distgusting just because he doesn't have enough coordination i soppose. Whatever it is, it def. doesn't look like its sopposed to. However, the 2 younger ones are very talented at life.
I was trying to decide, should i teach them the hip and shoulder so once they master it( perfect form), they will have a big edge and have many more years to practice it.
OR should i just keep having them shoot "regular". I've taught them the fundamentals( two hands on groundballs, get low, always practice both hands, etc) but im not sure on this decision.
I am leaning more towards let them learn more complicated but better moves as their game increases. I was just thinking it would have been nice if someone taught me how to shoot the right way when i was younger, instead of learning 3 yrs after my first season.