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Lacrosse Training & Conditioning - 2 views

  • From research that has been completed, it is clear that players must posses size, strength, power, speed, agility and endurance.
  • Midfield players on the other hand, have significantly greater endurance than attackers or defensive players and their aerobic endurance compares favorably to more traditional distance athletes (2).
  • Lacrosse players require a high bodyweight to cope with the aggressive physical contact in the game.
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  • Maximal strength, explosive power and power endurance are also important outcomes of a strength training program.
  • Speed and agility training is also an important element of a lacrosse training program - for all positions. As with soccer or rugby for example, one of the challenges of designing a suitable lacrosse conditioning plan is combining all the required elements of fitness without one negatively affecting the other...
  • All positions will benefit from both aerobic and anaerobic endurance training, and while this may be more predominant for the midfielders, attacking and defensive players could also improve their performance over 60 minutes with greater stamina.
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