Lacrosse Basics: Offensive Techniques

Join MLL Chicago Machine attack man Liam Banks as he shows you what it takes to be a great offensive lacrosse player. In this�11 part free lacrosse coaching series, Banks demonstrates the essentials of�throwing & catching as well as other useful offensive maneuvers that youth lacrosse coaches can integrate into their training plan in order to develop an excellent offense.1 How to Cradle Free 1:35 2 Stick Protection Free 1:36 3 Lacrosse Throwing Basics 2:13 4 Lacrosse Catching Basics 2:26 5 The Box Area 1:14 6 Catching Bad Passes 2:36 7 How to Make Behind the Back Passes 2:14 8 Shooting From the Inside 3:53 9 Shooting From the Outside 4:47 10 Setting a Pick 1:09 11 The Pick and Roll 3:48 12 Three Ways to Goal 1:11Liam Banks is just as comfortable teaching lacrosse to youth players as he is playing for Major League Lacrosse. The attackman spent his sixth MLL season in 2009 with the Chicago Machine. He began his career with the New Jersey Pride in 2005 and totaled 34 points in each of his first two seasons. He split the 2007 season between the Pride and the San Francisco Dragons, setting career highs with 26 goals and 37 points, and played a second season with the Dragons in 2008.Banks was a standout at Syracuse University and earned the Most Outstanding Player award at the 2000 NCAA Division I championship game, when the Orangemen beat Princeton.Banks has coached with the 2006 University of Maryland women's lacrosse team, on the club level and at Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pa.