Define footwork

[sammyduelist]

Well ive looked through alot of the threads about defense and such and often footwork comes up but i dont feel like i fully grasp the idea of what it means

is it body posistioning? footspeed? or plainly just how you move around?

[viking goalie]

footwork is how you work with your feet. It involves body positioning, foot speed, but it is also side stepping and shuffeling without touching your heels, shuffeling diagnally(sp*). pretty much anything you do in lax with your feet is footwork.

just remember playing defense starts with your feet

[sammyduelist]

So is it like agility and stuff?
Are their any good ways to practice it?

[MaddxLax]

i havent tried it myself, but a few people on the forum said jumping rope is a good way to get better footwork. (footwork is really any movement you use in lacrosse)
ex.--dodging to the cage, side stepping on defense with your guy while your checking him...its really just quickness