Posts by Mitch Belisle

Part I: Travel & The Boys When people find out I play professional lacrosse for the Georgia Swarm and the Boston Cannons, they are usually surprised to learn that I live in Brooklyn, NY. “But when do you practice?” is the common first question of many. On Friday Nights. “Why do you live in Brooklyn?”…

At Trilogy Lacrosse, we often joke about the different coaching styles of our National Directors. For a long time, we drew comparisons to the three bears from the Goldilocks nursery rhyme as Mitch Belisle, Ryan Boyle, and Matt Striebel were Trilogy’s primary, but very unique, personalities on the field. We have been lucky enough to…

Sending a highlight video can be one of the best ways to market yourself to a college coach. If your highlight video is compelling enough, it’ll make him want to see you play in person. When creating your tape, it’s important to keep this in the back of your mind: There are hundreds of other…

Most of us have come across the saying “this game is 90% mental and 10% physical” at some point in our coaching or playing careers. As a former Division I coach and player I could not agree more and have most certainly used the phrase myself. I have seen and personally experienced the ugly side…

In the second segment of Strength & Style, I demonstrate two of my favorite wall ball exercises. Wall ball exercises and routines will help you increase repetition, stamina, and confidence in order to improve your stick work. These 2 exercises are specifically designed to target grip changes and hand switches. Why wall ball? Using the…

The following are 3 different treadmill workouts designed for players of beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. These treadmill workouts are great for girls to execute during the lacrosse offseason in order to build stamina and endurance. Each workout, if completed in full, only takes 30 minutes! Beginner Intermediate Advanced

The following workout is a 3-part series that hones in on speed training, strength training, and stickwork. Part I: Speed Training — 300’s: 100 yard + 50 yard Increments Conditioning designed to mimic game-like distances and movements Pattern: 100 yards Up and Back then 50 yards Up and Back Reps: 3 rounds Time: ~60-65 seconds…

After winning the 2017 NLL Championship with the Swarm, I decided that it was time to hang up my bicep & rib pads and ride off into the indoor sunset. Then I received a call from Swarm owner John Arlotta in November. “We’d love to keep you involved with the team, would you be interested…

As tournaments and showcases continue to fill the summer months, many parents have a hard time finding what used to be the unrivaled champion of June and July: the overnight camp. At Trilogy, we have remained steadfast in our belief that every kid deserves to experience all that overnight camps offer. This conviction, in conjunction…