How To Hold A Lacrosse Stick Video

Holding a lacrosse stick correctly involves adjusting the hands for catching, cradling and passing. Learn how to hold a lacrosse stick in this video.

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Bottom hand on butt
Top hand choked at top
Head of stick in box
Slide top hand down to cradle & pass

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James Taylor is the founder and president for the Portland State Lacrosse Club at Portland State University in Oregan. James has played on several club teams throughout his thirteen plus years of involvement of the sport. He has also coached youth lacrosse for over three years.

JAMES TAYLOR: This is James Taylor with the Portland State Lacrosse Club, Portland State University, Oregon. Now, I'm going to show you how to hold a Lacrosse stick. Essentially, what you want to do is have your hands spread far apart, one hand at the butt of the stick, one hand choked up to the top of the stick, and holding it in in what we consider the box. The box is an imaginary line that extends from the tip of your ear to about a foot off your shoulder down, and then back over to your shoulder. It's the prime passing and catching area. It's a good place to give your partner a target to. So you want to do is choke up on it nice and high, as if the head is an extension of your hand, hold it up in your box, prepare to catch. When you've caught the ball, give with it a little bit, as if it was an unboiled egg, treat it gently, catch it. When you're preparing to cradle, you're going to drop your top hand down a quarter way of the shaft and cradle. When you're prepared to pass, drop your hand down another quarter length of the shaft and pass.

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