former McDonogh School Head Girls Lacrosse Coach;
2016, 2017 ALL-USA Today Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year and 2015 - 2017 ALL-USA Today Girls Lacrosse Team of the Year;
2010 - 2017 LaxPower High School Girls Lacrosse National Champions;
coached the national high school record of 177 consecutive wins; overall coaching record of 341-18-1.
Build a non-traditional dodging offense designed to dictate tempo and pressure the defense in settled offense.
Chris Robinson has successfully built McDonough into state and national champions through his innovative "dodge first" offense. His philosophy empathizes dodging to score rather than the more traditional offenses, which emphasize feeders behind the goal looking for cutters. Robinson's "dodge first" offense will limit your turnovers and increase your time of possession which puts more pressure on the defense and creates more scoring opportunities for your offense.
You will see Robinson's nationally ranked McDonough team practice his offensive philosophy through a series of build-up drills. This up-tempo practice works from a (1v0) to a (7v7) half-field scrimmage providing nine different game-like drills for the offense. The foundation of Robinson's offense is the dodge, so you will see drills that reinforce key responsibilities for the ball-carrier. Specifically, he teaches his players to dodge with their heads up and improve their cradling and shooting.
This offense begins by pressuring the defense with strong dodges to the goal. By constantly dodging to the goal with their heads up, Robinson teaches his players to read and then react to the defense. Ball carriers are taught how to "bounce" out of a double and look for a cutter while off-ball players are instructed to read their defender then instinctively react with a series of backdoor cuts or to fill open space.
Robinson's high intensity, competitive drills within confined spaces will improve your teams stick handling, decision making, off-ball play, and create more scoring opportunities. By introducing new ideas into commonly-used drills, Robinson provides a new spin on off-ball play while still relying on this pivotal element of girls' lacrosse.
This video is a must for youth and high school coaches who want to create a "dodge first" mentality in their offense, pressure the defense, and score more goals.
49 minutes. 2012.
LXD-03980B: with Chris Robinson,
former McDonogh School Head Girls Lacrosse Coach;
2016, 2017 ALL-USA Today Girls Lacrosse Coach of the Year and 2015 - 2017 ALL-USA Today Girls Lacrosse Team of the Year;
2010 - 2017 LaxPower High School Girls Lacrosse National Champions;
coached the national high school record of 177 consecutive wins; overall coaching record of 341-18-1.
Get "traditional" lacrosse drills framed within a competitive atmosphere.
The development of individual skills is the foundation for a successful lacrosse organization. Chris Robinson has provided an easy to follow blueprint suited for any organization committed to improving the development of their players. Coach Robinson demonstrates drills and skills though a progression of exercises that start with basic, individual skills and build to game-like situational experience.
Practice begins with one-on-one passing drills. Right and left handed proficiency is emphasized as players work through various passing techniques designed to help them develop basic skills. Other drills include:
- Ground ball play techniques intended to develop on-field situational awareness.
- Shuttle drills designed to maximize player involvement.
- Grid drills that encourage competitiveness and simulate game situations.
- Transition play that brings together all of the individual skills taught and allows the players to sharpen their skill in a game setting.
Coach Robinson's drills maximize active player participation. Almost every drill shown was designed to increase player involvement and yet still allow for detailed coach oversight. Players are encouraged to "take risks" in an effort to build their confidence and improve performance. As the repetition of drills progress, techniques are added to develop the exercises into offensive and defensive game situation drills.
All of the drills shown can be modified to facilitate the needs of any organization from youth to college for both boys and girls lacrosse. Coach Robinson successfully engages his players with competitive practice skills and reward contests designed to encourage players to work harder and have fun with practice.
These are the drills that helped create the nation's number one rated girls lacrosse team as recognized by US Lacrosse and ESPN. Think of how much this DVD can do for your organization.
63 minutes. 2012.