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10/24/2013 2:13:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
1. Introduction – Four steps of motor learning and motor learning concepts
2. Practice planning, organization and execution
3. Carl Christensen – Duke Sports Performance
a. How and why Duke does what it does in the weight room
4. Reference points, vocabulary, drill emphasis
a. Importance of developing a specific vocabulary
b. Establishing reference points or non-negotiables (i.e. Duke players never pick up a ground ball with one hand)
a. What your mindset needs to be in practice
b. Be concise
c. Have a focus and avoid tangents in drills
6. Individual group and team drills that Duke does every year and you can do
7. Practice organization – Going skeleton, thud or live
8. Advice for breaking down the game into teachable segments
9. Part/Whole Theory – In the box offense with the ball
10. Video clips of Duke's practice drills – in the box offense
11. Game film of what Duke wants to see in the offensive box – shooting, passing, etc.
a. Film from Duke vs. Rutgers in 2013 to demonstrate positives and negatives in an offensive set
a. How the recruiting landscape has changed