Elimination Focus
Focus
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Sustain high-quality focus across six consecutive individual skill executions that are publicly visible and have elimination consequences.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- goal
- pinnies
- cones
Your focus
Focus under public evaluation pressure is one of the hardest focus conditions to train. Elimination drills with visible stakes create the nervous system state closest to real competition, making focus training maximally transferable.
All players compete in a shooting elimination. Each player takes one shot per round.
Miss = eliminated from the round (sit down, watch). Make = advance to next round.
Last player standing after consecutive rounds wins the practice competition.
Coach evaluates routine quality (consistent setup, breathing, eyes) not just makes.
Helpful cues
- When the stakes go up, your routine must get more deliberate, not less
- Elimination pressure is feedback, notice what happens to your focus
- The players who survive aren't always the best shooters; they're the best focusers
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Start with shorter-range shots to increase base success rate.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a 5-second time limit per shot; players who go over time are eliminated regardless of the outcome.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.