The Reframe
Mindset
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Reframe a negative in-game situation (missed shot, turnover, injury) into a positive opportunity statement.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- goal
- cones
Your focus
Mindset determines how a player interprets events. Players who can reframe negatives into opportunities ('I just gave them the ball , now I get to take it back') stay in the game mentally while others spiral.
Coach deliberately introduces negative situations during a drill: announces a turnover, a missed shot, a blown assignment.
Immediately after each negative event, the affected player must state a reframe out loud.
Examples: 'I missed the shot, that means I found the crack in the defending group; I'll hit the next one.'
Coach evaluates whether the reframe is genuine and forward-looking. Run 5 negative scenarios per player.
Helpful cues
- A reframe is not positive thinking, it's accurate thinking with a different angle
- Your reframe should tell you what to do next, not just feel better about what happened
- Practice the language until it becomes your default
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Give players a list of reframe starters to choose from.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Players must reframe in real time during live scrimmage play, not after a pause.No account needed
Build a practice plan
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