Every single day you step into training, you’re making choices — whether you realize it or not. You get to choose how you show up. You can stay in old habits: • Same warm-up • Same dominant hand • Same dodge you’re comfortable with • Same effort level when no one’s watching Or you can try new skills: • Weak-hand reps even when it feels awkward • Slowing drills down to clean things up • Missing shots while learning something new • Asking questions instead of pretending you know it You can stay comfortable: • Avoid film because it’s uncomfortable to watch • Skip wall ball when it’s cold or boring • Coast through reps and “get through” practice Or you can get uncomfortable: • Watch film and own your mistakes • Add reps after practice • Push pace when you’re tired • Accept coaching and apply it Here’s the reality: Same choices = same results.Same habits produce the same player. New choices = growth. New habits create new confidence, new skills, and new opportunities. Progress isn’t about being perfect. It’s about choosing growth more often than comfort. Today, ask yourself:👉 Did my choices move me forward… or keep me safe? That answer tells you everything.

Today’s Wall Ball Workout Today’s wall ball was a simple, efficient get-it-done session. Workout: - 50 Quick Sticks - 25 Behind-the-Backs - 25 Around-the-Worlds - Step back from the wall: - 5 Overhand hits inside a 5x5 target box - 5 Sidearm hits inside the box - 5 Twisters inside the box - Finish with 50 Quick Sticks That’s it. Nothing fancy—just quality reps. With snow and ice impacting a lot of people across the country, the goal today was simple: get a quick workout in, stay sharp, and keep building habits. Consistency > perfection. 👍🥍

This morning I drove to the gym at 4:30am. Ice on the roads. Snow everywhere. When I walked in, the gym was empty. And it hit me—this is how it’s always been when the goal actually matters. Growing up, a lot of my development happened alone. Shooting by myself. Running by myself. Lifting weights. Watching film. No crowd. No hype. No one pushing me except me. When you commit to big goals, you don’t get the same luxuries everyone else gets. You don’t always get convenience. You don’t always get company. And you definitely don’t get constant motivation. The bigger the goal, the more competitive the space becomes. And the more competitive it gets, the more extra you have to do—extra reps, extra hours, extra focus, extra discipline. One of the biggest things I see with young athletes is the need for company to get started. They want friends to train with. They want a group before they go to work. That’s fine early on. But at some point, growth requires solitude. You have to be willing to push yourself when no one is watching. To show up when no one is clapping. To keep going when you’re tired, unmotivated, or uncomfortable. That’s not just athletics—that’s life. Craft is built alone. Discipline is built alone. Confidence is built alone. Learn to love that time. Learn to trust it. That’s where real progress lives. Go get after it.

This clip is a great example of elite off-ball defense, especially for defenders (and goalies watching team shape). Key takeaways: - Off-ball physicality matters – Defenders constantly get a piece of the picker, never letting clean picks get set. - Drive over the top of picks – Forcing offensive players high makes life easier for the on-ball defender and creates clean switches. - Two-man communication – Notice the on-ball defender peeking over his shoulder early. Elite defenders open up, communicate, and divide responsibilities (one takes topside, one takes underneath). - Force low-percentage shots – By condensing space and controlling angles, even elite shooters are pushed into uncomfortable, rushed releases. - Box principle: switch early – Box lacrosse is less matchup-driven than field. Switching keeps defenders square, low, and balanced. - Body position wins – Wide base, low hips, strong hands. Stop momentum first, then recover. - Cross-check discipline – Use the cross-check to stop momentum, not to angle attackers toward the net or allow slips. Bottom line:Physical off-ball defense + early communication + switching = easier on-ball defense and bad shots for the offense.

If you’re not getting the playing time you want, be honest with yourself. It’s not politics. It’s trust. Coaches trust players who: - Take the right shots - Win 50–50 ground balls - Make smart decisions under pressure They don’t guess.They trust what they’ve seen every single day. I’ll give you my own example. I grew up in California — a non-traditional lacrosse area at the time. There weren’t elite programs everywhere. There wasn’t a system feeding me opportunities. I wasn’t surrounded by a machine that churned out high-level players. Everything I’ve built in lacrosse was self-taught. I trained relentlessly. I studied film obsessively. I learned by watching, asking questions, and taking advantage of every chance I got to be around great coaches — because there was no roadmap for me. My playing and coaching career was filled with adversity. And I didn’t survive it by hoping things changed. I outworked it. I put in an unrelenting amount of volume — reps, film, learning, failure, adjustment — until trust followed. That same principle applies to you. Playing time is earned through habits. Trust is earned through consistency. And both are built when no one is watching. If you want more minutes…If you want the last shift…If you want the ball late… Stop asking. Start stacking volume. That’s how trust is built.