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Joe Walters' Sharp Shooter Academy

Cincinnati, OH

August 4th-5th  2008

Joe Walters has designed this shooting clinic to be STRICTLY LIMITED to 30 students who have reached the intermediate level or beyond. The small group setting allows Joe to share his lacrosse knowledge and experience on a more personal level where students have an opportunity to ask questions and an enriched learning environment is more easily established. In addition, state of the art video analysis will be used to facilitate this process. The goal of the Sharp Shooter Academy is to blend the art and science of shooting to help the player become a prolific scoring threat with a repertoire of shots that will mystify the defenders and goalies he encounters.

Please call Velocity Lacrosse for registration information. 513.754.2299   Spots will fill quickly, so act now!  The first 15 players to register will recieve a free G22 head from the Sharp Shooter Academy.

Ground Balls - MLL star Tom Ryan discusses why scooping ground balls is a skill every lacrosse player needs at all levels of play.

Making Saves - One of the most fundamental aspects of being a top flight lacrosse goalie is seeing the ball once it is shot. Bill Pilat shows why staying still before a ball is shot can help a goalie see the ball better and thus save more shots.

Dodging - Mark Millon on why developing good dodging skills is crucial not just to your own success, but also to the ability of your offense to score.

One Handed Wonder - Jen Adams describes the one-handed bait dodge, or the "Sommar Special", in detail.

Shooting String Workshop - Jesse Hubbard dissects the many different pocket types in use today and talks about the effectiveness of the various shooting string styles.

Basics of Being a Better Player

There are a ton of people saying a ton of things about how to become a better lacrosse player.  We think it can be pretty simply stated as follows:

1.  You must learn to catch, throw, and shoot both left-handed and right-handed.

2.  The more time you play with your stick perpendicular to the ground, the better player you are.

3.  Move the ball.  The less time the ball spends in your stick, the better player you are.

4.  Move the ball off the ground.

5.  Move without the ball.

6.  Move to the ball.

7.  Look at a spot behind the goalie as you shoot.

8.  Shoot with a quick release.

9.  Defensemen must have equal or better stickwork than attackmen or midfielders.

10.  Play defense like a boxer boxes.

11.  You don't have to take the ball away to be a good defenseman.

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