One of the most important factors that go into a successful season is leadership from the players. We see in the pros and in college that teams that have a solid group of leaders “in the clubhouse” tend to have better chemistry and thus have a more successful season. You see teams trade for veterans [...]

Kudda was privy to attend the McDonogh-Roland Park Country School girls lacrosse game yesterday. Kudda is looking into adding an IAAM Game of the Week to match what we provide for the boys game. The McDonogh girls team, ranked the #1 HS team in the country, visited RPCS in a key matchup of IAAM powers.
So [...]

In a perfect coaching world, every game is close but your team wins because you have prepared your players better than your opponent. In other words… you out-coached them!! Granted, during the course of a season there’s going to be some close games and probably several more where there is a larger margin. However, what [...]

What level should your team play? Usually, teams have the option to play at various levels. Should you place them at the top level, “A”, or place them in the average level, “B”, or in a developmental level, “C”? Is it better to play at a higher level against better competition and probably lose every [...]

Many of the Spring season teams actually started to play games this past weekend. For those of us in the Mid-Atlantic region, this is nothing short of a miracle, especially if we remember what it was like one month ago… 50 inches of snow on the ground.
With the start of games, comes the start of [...]

There are several coaching adages out there that deal with the bench player. “You’re only as good as your weakest player”, probably rings true. Even though, most coaches focus on developing the starters’ talents and abilities rather than the non-starters. Several problems could arise from ignoring the bench players or treating them differently than the [...]

As coaches begin their new season, they will be communicating their expectations to their parents and players. Often times, coaches will substitute or supplement their expectations with Team Rules. “Don’t do this… and Don’t do that…” Then the coach will spell out the consequences for violating the team rule. BIG MISTAKE!
Coaches, here is some friendly [...]

Many of us are starting the Spring Season and this is just a quick reminder of different things that we coaches need to address.

Clearance to coach- make sure you have registered and have completed your background checks
Found a team mom/dad/manager to help organize snacks and other events for the team
Have 2-3 assistants lined up?
Take your [...]