Blaze Riorden is the best lacrosse player in the world—here's why! Not only is he an elite offensive player with nearly 300 NLL points and a captainship with NLL WIngs, but he's also been PLL Goalie of the Year 4 out of 5 seasons with the Chaos. Blaze's unique style is the exact opposite of what most goalies are taught as “conventional fundamentals”, which has allowed him to focus on his own functional way of playing in the context of principles of play rather than that of specific techniques. Principles such as deception and baiting, surface area, communication, angles, balance, hip turns for explosive movements. If you want to be like Blaze, focus on being a GREAT lacrosse player, focus on principles of play in live / contextual training situations, and don’t be afraid to do it your way, not the way you’re “Supposed to do it.”
