Adversity Mindset Protocol
Mindset
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Apply a complete adversity mindset framework (recognize, reframe, respond) during a designed high-adversity scrimmage.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- goal
- pinnies
- cones
Your focus
Elite-level mindset is a trained skill, not a personality trait. A three-step adversity framework (recognize the challenge, reframe it as opportunity, respond with action) gives advanced players a repeatable process that functions under maximum competitive stress.
Run a scrimmage with stacked adversity: losing by 3, key player sits out, shot clock shortened.
At each stoppage, any player can call a 'mindset moment', 30 seconds where the team names the adversity, reframes it, and assigns a response.
The response must be a specific action, not a feeling (e.g., 'Press harder on the clearing unit' not 'feel better').
Run two 10-minute adversity scrimmages and compare team mindset and performance quality between them.
Helpful cues
- Recognize it: name the specific adversity out loud, don't ignore it
- Reframe it: what opportunity does this create?
- Respond: one specific action, immediately, right now
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Coach facilitates the mindset moments; team just provides input.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Players run the mindset moments without coach input while the clock is running.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.