The Grind
Matt Wilder, your lacrosse student-athlete with this week’s blog. As I have stated in my last few blogs I am still injured and being forced to wear this waxy splint cast around my thumb. Let me just tell you, it is the most frustrating thing to deal with, but I am doing my best to deal with it. Just imagine not being able to write with your dominant hand or having to eat food like what must look so weird because you’re not a lefty. That last part might just be me, but you get to the point. On the field, it is frustrating too, but I am still trying to participate. Even though I am not allowed to do physical contact, I can still improve by continuing to run a lot every day to stay in shape. I have also been using an agility ladder which is now my favorite thing in the world. I have not used one since I was playing youth football. It is a crazy good tool for midfielders because it really helps improve footwork which is important whether you play offense or defense. For example, I tried do...