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I would think the coach would be aware of this by 96_ND

In college lacrosse I can't imagine any D-1 coach not understanding that face offs are important. Is being a top face off player something that is coached or does it require a specific athletic base to perform at a high level. Do other teams like Denver have an assistant to focus on this? Is it like recruiting a kicker in football and it sometimes doesn't work out? Do we not spend enough time on practice?

I really don't know the answer, but having watched the team over the past five years it would seem face offs is a huge area of weakness.