Lacrosse Tip

Presented by Brian Lalley, Camp Director
St. Olaf College - Boys Lacrosse Overnight & Day Camp

Productivity and Lacrosse Improvement

Warm-up before another fun day of lacrosse.

Xcelerate Nike Lacrosse National Program Director, Brian Lalley, discusses, Productivity and Lacrosse Improvement. Check the Box!:

Most, if not all, student-athletes and coaches know the stresses of being in season and balancing many different elements of life, academics and lacrosse. With the growing number of distractions out there with various technology platforms, it’s very easy to feel stressed and feel like you’re working hard, but not actually productive.

One of the most simple and influential tips I have heard in regards to productivity was referenced by Ben Bergeron on his podcast, “Chasing Excellence.” He repeated a story of a comedian who was getting his start and asked Jerry Seinfeld what his greatest advice would be. What he recommended was this comedian get a calendar and on the first day, write one joke. When he completes that task, Seinfeld told him to put an X on that day on the calendar. Then the next day, write one joke and make an X again. Eventually, each X will turn into a longer and longer chain. The advice, “Don’t break the chain!”

We all have areas in life that we want to achieve and be successful in. Ultimately, humans are creatures of habit. If you want to get better at something, it takes time and consistent, deliberate effort. Rather than going out in your yard for two hours on a Saturday to shoot and then not touching your stick outside of practice again all week, make a habit of shooting for 30 minutes with a set-routine for each day. If you’re able to do this in any area of your life and focus on the effort and techniques to improve, you will be productive and you will improve!

DON’T BREAK THE CHAIN!!

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