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Riley Brooks Development Report

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 · Coach Kaz

Overall developmentTransition Stage

Riley's strongest signal: Catching

Stick Skills and Passing are already showing up as meaningful strengths in live field situations, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Ground Balls & Transition.

Strength Signal

Catching

Milestone

Standout

Movement

Building through Standout

Advanced

Riley is doing well with catching, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.

Development Lever

Ground Balls & Transition

Milestone

Competitive

Movement

Building through Competitive

Standout

Riley has moved Ground Balls & Transition from Consistent into Competitive. Ground Balls & Transition measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.

2 notes of evidence

Skills

skills tracked

Top

Catching

Standout milestone

Growth

Progressing

Stick Skills: Entering Standout

Plan

Ground Balls & Transition

12 minutes block

Sessions

sessions tracked

Overall Stage

Transition Stage

overall development

Guide

How to Read this Report

Stages show the player’s broader development. Skill milestones show specific skill progression. Read more below…

Skill Milestones

Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.

Overall Development Stage

Stages describe the player’s broader development level. They are based on the average of all skill milestones in the report.

Skills may be at different milestones. The overall stage shows the player’s combined development over time.

Hover or tap any stage or milestone below for the parent-facing meaning.

Early StageOverall stageMilestones 1-2

The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.

Development Progression

Riley's Progress Over Time

How Riley's four skill groups are moving through milestones this season.

Technical

Tactical

Physical

Mental

Standout

Competitive

Consistent

Capable

Nov 3

Dec 1

Jan 5

Feb 2

Mar 2

Mar 31

Technical

Approaching Standout

Tactical

Approaching Standout

Physical

Entering Standout

Mental

Approaching Standout

Skill Profile

Where Riley Is Strongest

See how Riley's skills compare now with the starting point.

Selected Skill

Stick Skills

Standout milestone

Entering Standout

FoundationAdvanced

Stick Skills measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and...

Next Milestone

Advanced

Baseline (dashed)Current

Skill Development

Riley's Skills by Group

Open a group to see its skills. Open a skill to see its milestone, story, supporting evidence, and next unlock.

FoundationAdvanced

Skill Story

Riley has moved Defense from Consistent into Competitive. Defense measures how well the athlete protects space, stays disciplined, and disrupts the opponent without losing shape.

Supporting Evidence

Mar 31

Defense held up more consistently in live play as the pace increased.

Coach Kaz, session note

Feb 2

Riley showed clearer control in defense than at the start of the report window.

Coach Kaz, session note

Next Unlock

Use defense with the same control as pace and pressure increase.

UpLVL Assessment

3 new notes, 2 earlier notes, and 8 skills interpreted for Riley's development

Riley is progressing through the Transition Stage, with Stick Skills and Passing emerging as the most reliable parts of the profile. Across this report window, Stick Skills made the clearest movement while Stick Skills continued to set the standard. In recent live field situations, Riley showed more control as the pace increased, stayed connected through tighter decisions, and carried the strongest habits into demanding moments. This shows a developing profile becoming more reliable as the demands increase. The primary priority is Ground Balls & Transition. Riley now needs to build control and timing before adding more speed and pressure. In the Scoop and Go, Riley should practice the basic ground ball scoop mechanics and immediately sprint with the ball to a cone, with one standard throughout: get your knees low, your stick can't get the ball if you're standing up. Successful transfer will look like Riley using ground balls & transition at full pace without losing control, timing, or awareness of the next option.

Supporting Evidence

Coach Notes Behind This Assessment

New observations and selected earlier context, combined with skill milestones.

5 notes

New in This Report

Coach KazMar 31

Riley looked more composed in the flow of play. Stick Skills and Passing were the clearest separators in this session and created more control in the game. The next push is Ground Balls & Transition and Defense so that level holds when the pace lifts, the decisions get tighter, and the game becomes less forgiving.

Coach KazMar 2

Ground Balls & Transition and Defense are the clearest next step. The goal is to keep the same quality when space closes quickly.

Coach KazFeb 2

Riley showed more control in Stick Skills and Passing and stayed connected as the pace increased.

Earlier Context

Coach KazJan 5

Riley began carrying the strongest training habits into more live moments.

Coach KazDec 1

Riley established a useful starting point, with Stick Skills and Passing already showing potential.

Train At Home

Riley's Skill Build: Ground Balls & Transition

Your drill this week: Scoop and Go

12 minutes1-2 Players

Scoop and Go

Ground Balls & Transition

Legend

Player

Coach

Ball

Cone

Player movement

How It Works

Practice the basic ground ball scoop mechanics and immediately sprint with the ball to a cone.

More drills

What You Need

lacrosse sticklacrosse ballcones

Mindset Rep

Next-Action Rep

Before the rep starts, name the next action after the main skill. Run the rep and move immediately into that next job.

Your Focus

Ground ball technique — low stick, bent knees, scoop through — must be automatic by the time competition begins.

Set Up

Coach rolls ball 5 yards in front of you.

Run The Rep

You runs to ball, gets low, scoops through, and sprints to a cone 10 yards past the ball.

Cradle to the cone and returns.

Check It

Get your knees low, your stick can't get the ball if you're standing up

Goal

You've got it when you scoop clean, no bobble, no second attempt, and your feet are already moving to the cone before the ball settles in the pocket.

Helpful Cues

Get your knees low, your stick can't get the ball if you're standing upScoop through the ball, not at itSprint right after the scoop, don't slow down to look at the ball

UPLVL IT

Ball is rolled at an angle; player must adjust their path to the ball.

Source: USA Lacrosse Athlete Development Model (LADM)