Winning Women's Lacrosse

Winning Women's Lacrosse

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Once predominantly thought of as an American sport, lacrosse is spreading throughout the world, with many taking up the challenge of learning the fastest game on two feet. This title shares the skill instruction and team execution that has helped the author to win multiple NCAA National Championships and the respect of her peers.

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Winning Women's Lacrosse by Kelly Amonte Hiller

The sport's best instruction from the sport's top coach! In Winning Women's Lacrosse, renowned coach Kelly Amonte Hiller shares the expertise that has developed some of the game's premier players, and have made her team a perennial powerhouse on the national scene. Winning Women's Lacrosse covers it all. Through expert instruction, coaching tips, and one-of-a-kind insights into the sport, you'll learn to -develop the individual offensive and defensive skills of the game, -master the specialty skills of field players and goalkeepers, -train like a champion with sport-specific conditioning drills, -sharpen individual and team execution with situational drills, and -maximize potential by making the most out of practice time. Whether you're a player or a coach, Winning Women's Lacrosse will prepare you for success at every level. Let it be your guide to championship play.

"Kelly Amonte Hiller is a winner and has proven techniques for developing championship-caliber playersIn Winning Women's Lacrosse, Kelly demonstrates her innovative approach to coaching while providing players with the tools to compete at the highest level."

Cindy Timchal
Women's Lacrosse Head Coach for Navy


“Kelly Amonte Hiller's innovative style of coaching is on a level above and beyond that of the competition. In Winning Women's Lacrosse, Amonte Hiller provides you with the perfect tools to elevate every aspect of your game.”

Kristen Kjellman
U.S. National Elite Team

Kelly Amonte Hiller has served as the head women's lacrosse coach at Northwestern University since 2001. During her time at Northwestern, Amonte Hiller has transformed a club level team into an NCAA Division 1 dynasty. In 2012, her team won the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championships for the seventh time in eight seasons, with eight consecutive appearances in the NCAA title game in that time frame. Since the 2004 season, Amonte Hiller has amassed an overall record of 183-12 (.938) and is 32-2 in the NCAA tournament as a coach. Along the way, Northwestern has won eight American Lacrosse Conference titles, produced the nation's Tewaaraton Award winner in six different seasons and featured 37 IWLCA All-Americans. Amonte Hiller was named American Lacrosse Conference Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Before joining the coaching staff at Northwestern University, Amonte Hiller was an assistant coach at Brown, Umass, and Boston University.

Amonte Hiller played college lacrosse for the University of Maryland where she won two national championships as a player, was a four-time All-American standout, and won back to back IWLCA National Player of the Year honors. In October 2012, she will be inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame for her performance as a player at Maryland. She was also named the 1996 ACC Female Athlete of the Year. After her college career, Kelly played for the U.S. national team, where she was a member of the 1997 and 2001 World Cup championship teams.

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ISBN 13 9780736080002
ISBN 10 0736080007
Title Winning Women's Lacrosse
Author Kelly Amonte Hiller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published 2009-09-28
Number of pages 208
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.