5/26/2016 - U9 - Practice Plan

RDU U9 Practice Plan 6 to 8PM

Minutes	Drill Information
6:00 to 6:10	Ground Ball - 3-Man Box Drill http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=45941 Depending on the number of players and coaches, this drill can be run concurrently at least two places on the field or as a station. The 'box' is 15 yards wide, 20 yards long, outlined with cones. This is a quick drill designed to do the following: Have the players locate the loose ball Battle 1v1 for the ground ball Immediately go to 1v1 offense and defense Look up and quickly move the ball There are three players in the drill. Players 2 and 3 start at the two top cones facing outside into the box. Their backs are turned away from the ball, which is rolled out gently into the box by Player 1. The concept is that the entire ground ball and 1v1 portion of the drill take place in the box defined by the cones. Players 2 and 3 have to locate the ground ball and battle for possession. Player 1, who initially rolled out the ball, turns and has to run 10 yards and then return close to the line or his starting point. Once a player has possession, it becomes a one-on-one offense and defense drill, all in the defined box. When Player 1 begins to return close to the starting point, he calls for a pass from the player with possession. If the ground ball is picked up quickly, and Player 1 has not yet run all the way around a cone 10 yards away, the offensive player with the ball must dodge or get free to make the pass. Player 2 or 3 gets possession, dodges, and looks up to return a quick pass to Player 1 returning on the run to catch. It is game-realistic and fun. And immediately the next three are up, and we go again. Each rep should be under 10 seconds, so we can have a lot of repetitions and touches. Goalies Weak side On Knees Drill One of the toughest shots to stop as a goalie is the weak side low shot. In this drill we work on getting our hands quickly to the weak side. Goalie positions self more to the strong side Goalie gets on knees and in ready stance (thumb by eye) Coach sends rapid fire 20 shots to the weakside low Goalie uses only hands to stop the shots
6:10 to 6:25	Play Iroquois
6:25 to 6:30	Water
6:30 to 6:40	Star Passing
6:40 to 6:50	3 man weave, ladder, jump rope
6:50 to 6:55	Water
6:55 to 7:25	3 on 3 Add One Back Cut Drill http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=31679&page=1 3 defenders and 4 offense 2 lines defenders on one side of GLE, 1 on the other. 3 lines of attack behind the goal, 1 line at the midline The drill begins with a ground ball or a pass, and we play 3v3 for 5 to 10 seconds. Then the coach might yell out, "add one," and the fourth offensive player enters the drill, usually from the back of the defenders. We play to a shot. On a shot or save, we immediately clear and then begin the drill again with new players. Alternative is to run from the top by switching the placement of the lines.
7:25 to 7:30	Water
7:30 to 7:50	2 on 2 top and bottom Work on resetting, making a dodge, and drawing a double
7:50 to 8:00	Sprints or Roundup