How to Play Girls' Lacrosse: Cradling Tips

When learning how to play girls' lacrosse, it all starts with cradling skills. We've pulled together five videos focused on cradling, covering everything from the basic mechanics to a great wall ball workout to reinforce your skills.

The first two videos feature four-time All-American Sheehan Stanwick Burch. Girls' Lacrosse Basics: How to Cradle and Girls' Lacrosse Basics: Cradling Tips break down the fundamentals and provide a great demonstration of the skills.

Once you've got the basics of the cradle down, move on to the more advanced skills demonstrated in Girls' Lacrosse Basics: Where to Cradle and Girls' Lacrosse Basics: Cradle With Either Hand.

Finally, Sheehan Stanwick Burch shows you a tremendous way to work on your cradling skills in Girls' Lacrosse Basics: Wall Ball Workout. This drill will also help you with other fundamentals like throwing and catching, too.

Please note that all of the skills demonstrated in this series of lacrosse videos require lots of practice to perfect. Especially for younger players who may be just learning how to play girls' lacrosse, that is a really important point to remember. Success on the field is directly related to the amount of practice time put in to develop skills.