Middle School Girls Practice Plans

Partner Passing back & forth between 4 cones

• Setup 2 Cones about 10 yards apart
• From those 2 Cones set 2 more cones 5 yards from there
• Run from the outside cones in with catching and throwing, turn sideways to run or back peddle

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Pick and Roll

• Rules of the pick: defender must see you and stick close to your chest
• Cone out the 12M and 8M
• 4 Total girls in the drill (2 attackers and 2 defense)
• Attack setup between the 12M and 8M about 6 feet apart
• The inside girls goes down sets a pick on the outside girls defense
• The attacker then drives to the outside, tries to go to goal, or pops to pass the roll
• The picker than rolls to the goal and the girl with the ball passes it to her

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Team Defense

• Inside out defense
• Good defense is about your footwork and body position, not necessarily all about your stick and trying to strip the ball
• Work on forcing the girl away from the goal, outside the 12M
• With good positioning and footwork you force the girl to make a bad pass or drop the ball
• Limit the attacker on what they can do
• Keep stick vertical and keep your hands on the girl, use your forearm to move them away

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7 position 3 cone defense position drill

• Setup 7 cones stations with 3 cones each, cones should go from inside the 8M to the 12M
• Cones setup in 3-2-2 (3 above 12M, 2 in middle of 8M, 2 behind the goal
• Girls call out got you left/right
• Head on a swivel if 2 or more passes away, stop the cutter by stepping in their way
• Pass the ball around and work on the defense

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Clearing Transition

• stop running straight at the ball carrier, spread out and look at the ball carrier