Author Archives: Corey Winkoff
FLG Recruiting Night
FLG Families, First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who attended our 2017 FLG Recruiting Night. What a wonderful occasion! The night consisted of laughs, cheers, applause, Panera Bread, drinks, and some valuable insight on the lacrosse recruiting process. It was so rewarding to witness transparency, authenticity, and maturity amongst our male and female
FLG Box Training Session II RECAP
FLG Box Lax Participants & Parents, Week 2 of our Box Lacrosse Training program was all about development. We spent most of each session focusing on the fundmantels of playing the box game. Some of these fundamentals included: scoring in tight, picking away from the ball, getting an advantage in a 1v1 scenario in tight,
Sleep
Sleep is big. Especially for those who want to grow big. It recharges your batteries. Gives you a deeper appreciation for Saturday’s. Sleep restores. Can take away the sore. Give you the energy to do one more. After knock-downs, helps you get off the floor. Sleep is underrated. It should be stated. It’s for the
Scoring Academy Session II RECAP
FLG Scoring Academy Participants, Last night was another great session at our Scoring Academy in Northsport. We started the session with a quick recap of proper fundamentals for shooting on the run. We emphasized the big four: arms out and up, head of your stick above your head, establish pivot foot and kick the can
The Calendar
For any studlete going thru “The Process” it’s important to follow some sort of timeline. We call this timeline “The Calendar.” Our recruiting calendar offers some basic insight on when players should email college coaches, visit schools, or focus on their school team vs. club team. Publicizing a timeline and following it proves to be
The Process
When it comes to getting recruited, every player is different. One studlete wants to fly commercial airplanes one day, another wants to become a college coach. One studlete wants to be High School Social Studies teacher, another wants to be an entrepreneur. One wants a “DI Experience”, another wants to have the luxury of travelling
FLG Scoring Academy – Session I RECAP
FLG Scoring Academy Participants, Thank you for joining us at Session 1 of FLG’s Winter Scoring Academy. For the families who couldn’t make-it, this recap will tell you exactly what we focused on last night. In lacrosse, over 80 to 90% of the shots taken are on the run. Meaning, you are releasing the ball
Box Lacrosse Training Week 1 RECAP
FLG Box Lax Participants & Parents, It was a wonderful week 1 of FLG’s 5th annual Winter Box Lacrosse Training Program. It was a site to see so many great young lacrosse players inside the rinks this past Saturday at the MultiSportime in Bethpage, NY. FLG’s methodology leads both boys and girls indoors to the
FLG in 3D Fall Showcase Standouts
The inaugural FLG in 3D Fall Showcase brought together quality High School athletes from across North America. Players hailed from Colorado, California, Canada, the Carolina’s, and beyond. After check-in, athletes participated in a one hour, college tempo training session. This session featured 50+ college coaches from some of America’s top schools. After a great session
The College Experience
In a recent podcast, a famous writer, podcaster, and reporter, Malcolm Gladwell, explains how “…I’m astonished at the way American’s agonize about their college decisions. There’s an assumption that the thing that makes an education good or bad is knowable beforehand. I would have thought that ingredients of a good education are largely unknowable.” Galdwell goes
