Our Core Values
“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”
The lacrosse community is a place unique to its band of participants and supporters unlike any other sport. Players often remain involved in the game for years after their competitive career, and some even make a life out of it. Lacrosse makes friends, and Top Tech Lacrosse was founded by coaches who came to be great friends through our love of the game. We have created an ecosystem of positive lacrosse culture that extends to all we do, and all those who are part of our organization, whether it be player, parent, or coach. In enhancing players' personal development with great emphasis on the technical and mental levels, we prepare them for career success.
PROVEN COACHING PEDAGOGY
Our leadership has dedicated years of scholarly study in the coaching field. The primary influence on the core values of Top Tech Lacrosse is the philosophy of The Institute for Athletic Coach Education at prestigious Boston University - one of the world's only academic research centers of its kind.
ENVIRONMENT SET FOR SUCCESS
Developmental Appropriateness – We create an appropriate learning environment for each player.
Our players are grouped – We divide players by skill level, age, and physical characteristics to best facilitate progress.
Self-fulfilling prophecy for success – By teaching our players how to train, it allows them to put into play the work they've done leading up to competition.
Our training is SPECIALIZED – We have world-class coaches at each position to provide players with position-specific competency.
NEXT PLAY MENTALITY
Mistakes are inevitable – We embrace them as "teachable moments" and believe "it's not where you've been that matters; it's where you're going."
We focus on the PROCESS – Rather than emphasizing the outcome, process focusing frees the player from the stress of things they cannot control.
We can't change the past – We can only control how we react to future opportunities.
Confidence is a glass of water – When we lose some, we pour it into our opponent's glass and strengthen them.
We keep our glass full – The right mindset allows us to successfully rebound from failures and mistakes.
Next Play Mentality gets you recruited – College coaches cite this as THE top indicator of a recruit's viability for college.
BATTLE READY IMAGE
Battle Ready body language is positive – Chin up (prime mover), shoulders back, chest up, stick in ready position off ground, and smiling!
It avoids negative body language – Slumping shoulders, leaning on your stick, kneeling on two knees, putting chin down, leaning forward with hands on knees.
There are physiological benefits – Standing tall with shoulders back enables easier breathing and allows the body to expire CO2, preventing hyperventilation.
There are athletic benefits – Poor posture causes bio-mechanically inefficiency and increases fatigue as uneconomical movement expends a premium of energy.
It speaks volumes to teammates – When a goalie is BATTLE READY immediately after yielding a goal, their teammates feel able to strike back as their nucleus shows resilience.
It defeats your opponents – Showing an opponent that you took their best punch but are still standing is as intimidating as it gets.
HONORABLE CONDUCT POLICY
We value and honor the sport – Our reverence for the game and how it has changed our lives as players and coaches is something we instill in each player.
We judge no one – It is not our place to retaliate or judge even the least tasteful actions of those we are competing against.
Zero Tolerance for dishonor – Unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, as well as backtalk to officials, leaders and peers are things alien to those in our culture.
Honor is expected of all – Our players are not the only ones we expect integrity from - it starts with coaches AND parents.