Carl Runk's Coaching Lacrosse: Strategies, Drills, & Plays from an NCAA Tournament Winning Coach's Playbook

Get the secrets to coaching like a leader in lacrosse.

Lacrosse is a lightning-fast game that requires precision and agility from its players. As a coach, your strategies must be just as precise, agile, and quick. Arm yourself for the job with tips and tactics from one of the most successful lacrosse coaches in NCAA history.

Revered for his ability to effectively share his secrets of the game, Carl Runk has earned hundreds of career wins and NCAA Division I tournament appearances. In Carl Runk’s Coaching Lacrosse, he goes beyond X’s and O’s to give you in-the-grass guidance for getting the very best from your team before, during, and after every game.

Packed with helpful illustrations, this handbook covers all the fundamentals and equips you with the drills and strategies you need to take your coaching skills to the highest level. You’ll learn to:

Turn your team’s strengths into an unbeatable offensive strategy
Master every defensive combination
Execute fast breaks with head-turning power
Train your goalie to be impenetrable
Control the game with skillful face-offs
And much more

Author Biography

Carl Runk has compiled an impressive 289 collegiate-level victories as a head lacrosse coach at both Towson University and the University of Arizona. He lives in Maryland, where he is currently coach of the 2004 Maryland state champions.