I'm coaching a 2019 team this summer and we as a program have already discussed how to handle any games we have this summer against Edge Lacrosse or any other team playing down. We will go on the attack. We have two poles are large, strong and extremely physical and unfortunately we have to protect some of our smaller players. We will unleash our beasts and instruct them to intimidate, be overly physical and slide early and finish with every once of nastiness you've got. We will change our slide package and early in games we will look to scare the heck out of these older kids. Sound like hockey? Its the only thing I could think of because a few of our attackmen are on the small side and I don't want to see our guys get brutalized by older thugs. Hit first and hard.
I say go get three huge poles from your local High school and put them on the team against Edge. If Edge complains tell them all three intend to do missionary work for several years prior to entering college. Works for Edge should work for you.
My thinking is they are accustomed to having their way with smaller, less experienced kids (I hunted down some online video). Go on the attack from the first whistle with our biggest, strongest most athletic kids, be more physical, cause a few TOs, play outstanding defense and perhaps they start playing from their heals. If we get a decent lead, slow things down.
To the fella who posted "Get a Life", I await your game planning suggestion. Consider my post about protecting a few smaller attackmen.
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