American Indoor Lacrosse Association

The Four-Day Academy Program is designed for the player new to the indoor lacrosse game.  The purpose of the Four-Day Academy is to introduce the basic skills, strategies, and techniques essential to playing an indoor lacrosse game, with exposure to specific intermediate skills.

Participants attending the Four-Day Academy will receive expert training and introduction to:

• Basic elements of the rink, learning to take advantage of the features glass and boards;
• Cradling techniques,
• Two-man pick and screen series;
• Three-man play;
• Four-man game;
• Intermediate 5-v-5;
• Corner play;
• Basics of the alley system; and
• Intermediate transition skills and concepts covering offense to-defense and defense-to-offense.

The following tools, techniques, modalities, and resources will be used throughout the Three-Day Academy to deliver the introductory training:

• Rink time (2 hours/day) which includes a series of high-tempo, mid-tempo and low-tempo drills;
• Classroom sessions that cover introductory concepts and principles including stick care/advice, mental training, and nutrition;
• Off-rink debriefing to reinforce teaching points;
• Slow Motion Video coaching with each athlete;
• Thirty-minute game.