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Winning Womens Lacrosse

Once predominantly thought of as an American sport, lacrosse is now spreading thoughout the world, with many taking up the challenge of learning the fastest game on two feet.

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Developer / Lead Author	Kelly Amonte Hiller
Publisher / Supplier	Human Kinetics
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The sport’s best instruction from the sport’s top coach!

In Winning Women’s Lacrosse, renowned coach Kelly Amonte Hiller shares the expertise that has developed some of the game’s premier players, and have made her team a perennial powerhouse on the national scene.

Winning Women’s Lacrosse covers it all. Through expert instruction, coaching tips, and one-of-a-kind insights into the sport, you’ll learn to:
- develop the individual offensive and defensive skills of the game,
- master the specialty skills of field players and goalkeepers,
- train like a champion with sport-specific conditioning drills,
- sharpen individual and team execution with situational drills, and
- maximize potential by making the most out of practice time.

Whether you’re a player or a coach, Winning Women’s Lacrosse will prepare you for success at every level. Let it be your guide to championship play.

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208 pages
Contents
Introduction
Part I Individual Skills
Chapter 1. Profile of a Successful Player
Chapter 2. Developing Essential Skills
Chapter 3. Developing Offensive Skills
Chapter 4. Developing Defensive Skills

Part II Team Play
Chapter 5. Team Attacking
Chapter 6. Team Defense
Chapter 7. Team Breaks and Transitions

Part III Specialty Skills
Chapter 8. Field Players
Chapter 9. Goalkeepers

Part IV Mastering the Game
Chapter 10. Situational Drills
Chapter 11. Stick Tricks
Chapter 12. Conditioning Drills
Chapter 13. Maximizing Practice Time

Developer / Author(s)

Kelly Amonte Hiller has served as the head women’s lacrosse coach at Northwestern University since 2001. During her time at Northwestern, Amonte Hiller has transformed a club level team into an NCAA Division 1 dynasty, and amassed a 134-24 overall record. In that span, she has won five consecutive NCAA national championships and an unprecedented 106-3 record in her championship seasons. Amonte Hiller was named American Lacrosse Conference Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Before joining the coaching staff at Northwestern University, Amonte Hiller was an assistant coach at Brown, Umass, and Boston University.

Amonte Hiller played college lacrosse for the University of Maryland where she was a four-time All-American standout and won back to back IWLCA National Player of the Year honors. She was also named the 1996 ACC Female Athlete of the Year. After her college career, Kelly played for the U.S. national team, where she was a member of the 1997 and 2001 World Cup championship teams.