💭 FCL Weekly Thought: Friday 1/24/25

Happy Friday, and welcome to all new subscribers! Another big week at FCL. Read on below to catch up on all of our latest content from this past week and upcoming events. We had the chance to present to the Jacksonville men’s lacrosse team on Monday. This week’s thought covers our main message. Enjoy!

This Week at a Glance:

🎙️ FCL Podcast 

• Syracuse Women’s Head Coach, Kayla Treanor

 🔐 Coach Community Webinar

• Greg Gurenlian on FaceOff Strategy: Practice Planning, Managing Depth Chart, and Wing Play

✍️ FCL Blogs

• 10 Predictions for 2025 Season

• 3 Ways to Defend Passing Lanes

WEEKLY THOUGHT

💭 Our Preseason Message: Taking Ownership

Our recent session with the Jacksonville men’s lacrosse team focused on one main theme: taking ownership of your experience. While outcomes aren’t always in your control, the inputs—your daily habits, your standards, and your mindset—absolutely are.

We focused on 4 main topics as you can see below: standards, constant performance improvement, being connected, and playing to your strengths. 

Standards: Build the Process

We discussed the difference between goals and standards, emphasizing that:

• Goals are performance-based and can be tough to control.

• Standards are behavior-based, guiding what you do every day.

It’s easy to say you want to win a championship. What’s harder—but more impactful—is setting standards for practice intensity, film study, communication, and accountability. By focusing on behavior rather than outcome, you create the foundation that helps you reach your goals.

Constant Performance Improvement

It's better to be consistently reliable than occasionally extraordinary. Consistency is key to constant performance improvement. If you want to be your best, improvement never steps. Find ways you can be consistent in your work. 

• Dedicate 15 minutes a day to extra skill work, jump rope, or watching film.

• Take the initiative to seek feedback from coaches and teammates.

• Push your limits by making uncomfortable tasks comfortable, and then repeat. 

• Keep a notebook: jot down takeaways from practice and film—those details compound over time.

• “Steal reps” through visualization; mental practice can be powerful in refining your skills and composure.

Connection

Success in lacrosse isn’t just about individual talent; it’s about alignment and trust. Even when things don’t go according to plan, staying connected can salvage the moment.

• Connection = Communication + Chemistry. Stance, body language, shared terminology, and intentional time together all reinforce unity.

• Connection builds resilience when situations get unpredictable. If you’re committed to the same standards, you can adapt as a unit rather than as isolated individuals.

Connection was a major theme Coach Joe Amplo instilled with Matt and their team USA unit in 2023.  

Play to Your Strengths

We advised players to develop their weaknesses but ultimately play to their strengths. We both have had impactful experiences which led us to not just focusing so much on our weaknesses. We strived to make those better, but doubling down on our strengths and making those a focus yielded some great results. I (Deemer speaking), will always be grateful to Dr. Greg Dale from Duke for that!

We hope you find this helpful as a player, coach or parent when thinking about some core areas of focus heading into this Spring.

Best,

Coach Class & Coach Dunn

IN THE COMMUNITY

Our online community is firing with webinar guests leading up to the season. We cut each webinar into usable drills and tips for you to get the information you need easily.

Watch our most recent webinar with Coach Greg Gurenlian and register for our upcoming webinar wit Coach Charlotte Sofield (Tuesday, 1/28).

EVENTS

Want to train with us? Check out all options here. See a selected few highlights below.

🔐 BIC Committed Sixes

☀️ FCL Summer Camp

⭐ Winter Showcase 2025 ASG Rosters

Click the link below to check out all eight All-Star game rosters from our Winter Showcase at IMG Academy from this past weekend!

SOCIAL & CONTENT

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⭐ FCL Athletes on Preseason All-American List

Six of our athletes were recognized on USA Lacrosse Magazine's Preseason All-Americans! Just the beginning...

📚FCL Athlete Drills

Check out the playlist of drills and full shooting workouts from our FCL Athletes!