Editor’s note: Welcome back to new season of Stick Trick Saturday thanks to the unyielding support of Wolf Athletics, one of the most innovative lacrosse companies to join our stable of LAS Partners. LAS Insiders save BIG on the Ghost shaft from Wolf. SEASON 2 features a new host, an improved format, and some of the most amazing scenery from today’s up and coming lacrosse towns. We hope you enjoy!
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Can I get an O-H?! Okay, okay, that’s over for now (actually, we will get to the winners below) and we are back with another good old fashion Stick Trick Saturday! My trusty Ghost shaft and I are kickin’ it at our favorite lookout spot watchin’ some dudes surf the mighty Boise River and we’ve got something fun to show you…
While sifting through all of the contest entries from last week, I noticed one trick in particular that we haven’t covered yet but a lot of you were doing. Knee bounces were appearing left and right so I figured that was my call to action to teach the basics of this pretty simple trick and then share some ideas on how to take it to the next level!
Just like when your stretching it out or working on a little conditioning, you have to bring those knees up high, so I’m calling it the High Knees!
You’re going to want to have your thighs essentially parallel to the ground when you make contact with the ball, but don’t stop your motion there. Continue to bring your legs up while hitting the ball to lift it back into the air where you can control it.
I like to go through my arms but feel free to try out whatever is comfortable for you. Just try to make it hit about 3-4 inches down from your knee cap where it’s easier to control and doesn’t hurt as bad!
Once you have that down, try throwing in some shaft rotations around the ball before catching it, use both knees or heck, even try bouncing it from one knee to another with some shaft rotations in between.
Yeah soccer guys, I’m calling you out here!
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College Football Stick Trick Challenge
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that The Ohio State University came out on top in Monday night’s CFB National Championship! A solid number of you picked the Buckeyes to win and we were impressed by everyone’s skills and improvements.
It was hard choosing one, but we picked on Grand Prize winner and everyone else who chose Ohio State will also receive a smaller prize pack for competing!
WINNER
Dom Manzo
RUNNERS UP
Eric Huben
Max B
FAN CHALLENGE
Now it’s time for this week’s Stick Trick Challenge: Upload a video clip of YOU landing some High Knees in a sick combo into the comments section below (you must sign-up or sign-in to comment), and we’ll hit you with an LAS Prize Pack. The deadline to enter is next Saturday, when the next episode goes live!
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