In the dressing room

[Christy Greer]

First of all, hi everyone. I'm Christina-Christy for short- Greer, and I've been playing (and ENJOYING!) this great game for 11 years now-still love it as much as I did when I made my debut! My question is-on the day of an important game, how do you feel in the changing room just before going out to play? My answer is-nervous and VERY fidgety! After I get all my equipment on, there's usually still around 15-20 minutes to game time! I HATE that time, just sitting, tapping my feet, and pacing twice round the dressing room, then sitting down and tapping my feet again, and fidgeting with my equipment and clothing! The funny thing is, I always go and REALLY enjoy my game! How does anyone else cope with that last few minutes?

[kryptic]

Welcome to TLF

Before a game, I'm pretty calm and collected. We don't have "dressing rooms" or locker rooms, so it's probably a little different. I just "play" songs over and over in my head before a game.

Just noticed, your from Ireland...that's pretty cool!

[exile lacrosse]

Hey christy. Cool that u play in ireland. in answer to your question, before i get changed i sit down, maybe listen to sum music, and visualize what i want to happen in the game. Then i get changed and just kind of sit down, listen to the chalk talk, and take long deep breaths, trying to slow my heartbeat. as soon as i step out of that lockerroom i jog out onto the field with my gameface on, ready to play. then i go hard in warmups. then right before the game starts i try to focus on the game. i find that this doesnt get me all that stressed. but i always get nervous before tryouts and sometimes if a coach from a higher level is there. once i get out and start playing my game tho im usally prty good.

[tc16]

As i ride to the game i gotta some jitters but i think thats from myself getting pump for the game. In the dressing room I like to relax. Just before i go out i just talk to my self quite and then i'm usally the first one at the door waiting,cause i like going out 2nd on to the floor.

[lilaxgurl23]

If its a home game I usually get my gear on and get someone to come out with me early to shoot on me. Once I get a few balls thrown at me I loosin up. When its an away game I listen to music, and dont really talk to anyone because Im thinking about the approching game. When I get there I get my self pumped and play. Takes a few shots though to get really into it.

[Lax101]

I liked to get loosened up. maybe just stretch, play a little catch, check that all of my gear's good to go. For the game part, i dont feel any anxiety. One thing i've learned for years is to "practice like you play in games". When i just have a game, i think of it as just another practice or scrimmage. However, i know some people who are punching walls, whipping shots on the net, and listening to their favorite "pump up" song before a game.

[livin4lax09]

wanna get pumped up? pay attention to this one simple name....

Andrew W.K.

[TRELAX]

I get in the lockerrom and just bury my head in the locker for awhile before anyone gets there. Check all my equipment. Go out play some wall ball. Come back, change and get on the bus. I usually sit alone on the ride up or by the coach. Try to focus and toss around during the pregame. Stech, get real loose.
Then go out and have fun.

[OcLaxer22]

I tape my stick, punch things and run over my own team mated in warm up drills, no one wants to warm up with me any more...:sad:

[BigTony]

I'm so jealous, I change out on the field.

[unta8]

jesus, you guys have locker rooms and team busses?

[OcLaxer22]

We use the foot ball teams locker room and a yellow school bus.

[wingslax5]

unta its high school lax, I just get changed and try and shoot around a little before coming back to the locker room for the pregame peptalk.

[DukeLax2]

2 words...circle jerk

[exile lacrosse]

jesus, you guys have locker rooms and team busses?

how do you not? i had no idea that there were places that dont let a sporting team have a place to change and a bus.

[OcLaxer22]

2 words...circle jerk

Dude no.......

[kryptic]

how do you not? i had no idea that there were places that dont let a sporting team have a place to change and a bus.

cuz we're from AZ, we get no respect for our schools.
We were allowed to play on our football field once..but didn't get to use to use the locker rooms..no we can't use it anymore because another team's parent in our school district complained cuz they aren't allowed to play on their football field..(they're our cross-town rivials too)

Our "home" field is an elementary school field.

[xSURFERx]

i get pumped....on game days we bring a stereo on the bus or in the locker room and just play music and chill. we ussally get pretty rowdy and get yelled at. then we get dressed and fool around, then play. by game in my head its not a game, its just me and my freinds playing around

[Upintheclouds]

im the biggest goof-off you will ever meet lol.. im the guy in the locker room goin around and singing songs like Sweet Home Alabama and just being pretty much stupid.. thats how i sorta get myself ready for the game i just make myself in such a good mood cause thats when i play the best.. when i get serious i start playing bad

[Denis_callahan]

im the biggest goof-off you will ever meet lol.. im the guy in the locker room goin around and singing songs like Sweet Home Alabama and just being pretty much stupid.. thats how i sorta get myself ready for the game i just make myself in such a good mood cause thats when i play the best.. when i get serious i start playing bad
lol its the same way w/ me. i always tell jokes and try to get guys loose. i sing and joke on the bus i just try to have fun.... i think thats when you play the best

[faceitoff]

2 words...circle jerk

I hear ya; I hear ya.

[blakelax25]

2 words...circle jerk


we get in more of a line with or manager (a sophmore girl) in the fornt follwed by our coach

[BTlaxripper]

I just look at my stick and twist it around and watch it, it mesmerizes me and gets me in a trance sort of and I start thinking about the game and then my mind wanders. Calms me down.

[DukeLax2]

I just look at my stick and twist it around and watch it, it mesmerizes me and gets me in a trance sort of and I start thinking about the game and then my mind wanders. Calms me down.
that sounds real gay

[NickBritt]

Heh Christy you sound like me before a formal dance...

[ApExHiGhBaLLA69]

ok well, ive had different ways to warm up for games. my favorite is blasting metallica or korn in a boombox and just visualizing whats gonna happen in tha game (for me i like to visualize a shut-out, but im a goalie) another technique i have is i just talk to my other players, get warmed up and just go out and have a good time. hope that helps

[Christy Greer]

Another thing I forgot to add is-when I'm waiting around, pacing, fidgeting etc, I always have the same look on my face, a look that says "Oh I'm BORED waiting around here!" I get very impatient to go and enjoy my game. Anyone else have that bored look when they just want to leave the locker room, and start the game right now?

[blckout20]

When my game starts like an hour after school starts I'll hang out with some friends after school and then go take a nap in the locker room. On away games I'll just sit alone on the bus usually near the coach and listen 2 music and fall asleep. I like to nap before my games then wen I wake up I'm all calm and ready to play. On occasion I'll be real hyper for a game and just running around the part of r school where all the sports teams get ready and hang out and I'll just be yelling and getting everyone psyched for the game. But generally I just chill and fall asleep before the game.

[blckout20]

Hey Christy....are you from northern Ireland or North Ireland?

[Sanchez]

I always find myself taking forever, im usually one of the last people ready, i always put my equiptment on, take it off then put it on again, i just make stupid little mistakes like puttin my armgaurd on the wrong arm or something wierd, and i only make these mistakes before a game.

[exile lacrosse]

Another thing I forgot to add is-when I'm waiting around, pacing, fidgeting etc, I always have the same look on my face, a look that says "Oh I'm BORED waiting around here!" I get very impatient to go and enjoy my game. Anyone else have that bored look when they just want to leave the locker room, and start the game right now?

my game face is all serious. most of the time peolpe say i look like im being tortured and im way to serious. my coaches are always telling me to lighten up and at least look like im having fun and to smile once in a while. no go, once my game face is on, i mean buissness. but my game face is not limited to lacrosse games. i put it on at band concerts and sumtimes just during regular school if im really concentraiting.

[LCNlaxman]

cuz we're from AZ, we get no respect for our schools.
We were allowed to play on our football field once..but didn't get to use to use the locker rooms..no we can't use it anymore because another team's parent in our school district complained cuz they aren't allowed to play on their football field..(they're our cross-town rivials too)

Our "home" field is an elementary school field.


your "home" field is kinda degrading, doncha think? :whyme:


three words:

Pantera - F---ing Hostile


awesome pump-up song.

[liveforlax19]

i just relax for about a minute or so... then down a couple red bulls, put my stuff on and think to my self for a bit... once the whole team is up at the field we get in a circle and put our heads down then someone just says lets have a good game fellas and then we start jumpin up n down n yellin n gettin pumped