Lacrosse Fundamentals - Softcover

Hinkson, Jim

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ISBN 10: 1894622642 ISBN 13: 9781894622646

Publisher: Warwick Publishing, 2005

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Jim Hinkson is a well known expert in lacrosse circles and gives frequent coaching clinics across North America. He is also the author of Lacrosse Team Strategies, and The Art of Team Coaching (see facing page), and co-author of Lacrosse for Dummies (IDG).

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