Sunshine, PhylisKelly, Brian2020-11-302020-11-302020-11-28http://hdl.handle.net/11603/20150The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of extra practice on players’ individual skill development based on players receiving extra practice in solo fashion with a coach versus practicing on their own. The researcher hypothesized that the group receiving extra practice with quality instruction would develop their shot speed in the sport of lacrosse at a higher level than participants who practiced extra without support of a coach. This was a quasi-experimental study measuring two different groups with a pretest/posttest design which was used to measure the data. Data did reject the null hypothesis and it was found that the group which worked with a coach receiving quality instruction increased their shot speed at a higher level than the group without coaching. Research should continue as the sample set of data collected was impacted due to COVID-19 limiting access to participants for an extended period of time due to lack of field space for a longitudinal study.14 pagesen-USThis work may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain information or permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Goucher Special Collections & Archives at 410-337-6347 or email archives@goucher.edu.Extra PracticeSkill DevelopmentEducation -- Research papers (Graduate).Text