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Finally, there's information on how armchair lacrosse players can get their fix of the sport on television, online, on in print. \u003cp\u003eForeword xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Getting Started 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Lacrosse and You 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Suiting Up: Buying the Right Equipment 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Meeting the Team 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Laying Down the (Lacrosse) Law 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Playing Lacrosse 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Getting the Ball into the Goal: Developing Offensive Skills 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Putting the Ball in the Goal: Shooting Fundamentals 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Keeping the Ball out of the Goal: Developing Defensive Skills 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Goaltending 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Possession Game 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Practicing Team Offense and Defense 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Calling on the Special Forces: Specialty Teams 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Becoming a Better Lacrosse Player — Physically and Mentally 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Coaching Lacrosse 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Fundamentals of Coaching Lacrosse 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Developing Your Coaching Philosophy for the Offense 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Coaching Defensively 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Following Lacrosse: The Fan’s Point of View 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: How to Watch Lacrosse 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Getting in the Game 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Keeping Up with the Pros 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Ten of the Greatest Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Players 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Ten Reasons to Get Excited about Lacrosse 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Interesting Facts about Lacrosse 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Resources 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJim Hinkson\u003c\/b\u003e has coached at every level of lacrosse, from house league to professional. 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