10/9/2016 - Practice Plan

Goals are Individual Defense Technique and Man Down Defense

2:00 - 2:05	Stretch and review of scrimmage
2:05 - 2:15	4 Man Breakouts https://youtu.be/Nwsyjv7gKQE 1 Goalie and 4 players Goalie starts with the ball in net, 4 players circle the crease Coach blows the whistle, 4 players break out into a box Goalie passes to one, then the ball moves around the box to the guy at the opposite end GLE Next 4 guys rotate in
2:15 - 2:30	Defense Funnel Drill Teach the kids how to properly backpedal, not to over commit, push the hips Setup 2 sets of cones about 2 feet apart One set of cones is halfway from the box to the goal going from the middle of the field diagonally down to GLE The other set of cones starts about 5 feet from GLE and goes diagonally out towards the alley Have 2 lines one behind the goal the other at mid line 2 players go out, defense backpedals until hitting the cones and then pushes their man's hips funneling them out of scoring position
2:30 - 2:35	Water
2:35 - 2:45	Alley Defensive Drill Focus on lift checks, v-checks, push with bottom hand Setup 2 stations of 10 cones in a zig zag pattern Each cone placement should be about 10-15 yards apart One defensemen and one offense run the zig zag Offense works on dodges, defense works on footwork Defense shadows punches with the bottom hand and drop steps Players run through station 1, switch roles and then go back through station 2
2:45 - 3:00	1 on 1's Top and Bottom
3:00 - 3:05	Water
3:05 - 3:25	Man Down Defense 6 on 5 - Box and 1 6 on 4 - Box
3:25 - 3:30	Water
3:30 - 4:00	Full Field Scrimmage U11 white vs red