Lacrosse Strength Warm up

The warm up is the first part of the workout and utilize a multitude of drills and exercises, depending on the circumstances of the athlete and the goals of the session. You can use the session to increase blood flow to the entire body, by starting with a 5-10 minute jump rope session. Or you can also do neuromuscular activation exercises to activate weaker stabilizer muscles. These muscles are identified during the evaluation session. I like to use the Functional Movement Screen, found at Perform Better for my evals and identify muscle imbalances and weakness at that time. Joint mobilization exercises can also be used, ie. ankle mobilization. We also use this time to work on some footwork drills, like the low box or ladder drills, or coordination drills like cone drills.