Practice review from Monday January 11. Let’s lax.

Finally, lacrosse has come back to 412.

We put the shock paddles on the 2010 season last night. Sing the body electric,.

After static and dynamic stretching, Coach took us through what he called the Dirty Dozen, which involves 20 seconds of violence followed by 10 seconds of recovery followed by more violence and so forth. Twelve different moves from planks to squat jumps to rock climbers.

(Obviously, not violence. Coach Leach was not hired by Pitt Lax.)

It was a dark period.

Thirty minutes of stick work, fast breaking, 6 v 6 cool down blah blah blah. Three hour practice. Sheesh.

We don’t start class until 2pm on Tuesdays meaning we can enjoy a relaxing breakfast, workout, go tanning, study in the 412 Lax Manor library, eat lunch, then go to class. Hopefully, our teammates are so lucky.

Practice resumes Wednesday.

Stick work and weight training today.

What we learned at practice

1. Coach reminded us he runs his own sports performance company. We’re going to be very fast this season. We’re going to be in shape. Sadly, it won’t be fun reaching that point.

2. Our defense is going to be mean when they turn on the switch. One attackman got the wind knocked out of him twice. We were knocked to the ground maybe once in fall ball. Happened four times last night alone. Had to purchase a keg of Icy Hot to survive.

3. Due to injury we are dramatically short at attack. Try three starters and that’s it, short. We will have to do a better job listening to our body because we made some terrible decisions with the ball when we were tired.

4. Two new sophomore midfielders have stepped up to provide scoring depth. Technically neither are new. One didn’t play last year for academic reasons. The other was hurt for the entire spring.

5. Breaking in new sticks has been tough on everyone. Seventeen days to find the connection with our wands.

6. Coach seemed disappointed when he saw our haircut. We are completely miserable San Diego.

7. New helmets and gloves arrive next week. Excitement is in the air. The final addition to the back of our shooting shirts.

More of this Friday.

Under 16 Flow

Funny, inappropriate, funny because its inapprops?

Notes

Tomorrow we preview the 2010 Coaches Convention

Conference previews are coming hot and heavy next week

Scorpion push ups are Devil’s Rejects mean

Four year old fighting for flow rights

Completely enamored with Jersey Shore