07/22/2017 - Tryout Plan

From Lacrosse Plan Drills
Time Drill
5 Min Jersey Colors
  • Put defense in dark with half middies
  • Put offense in light with half middies
  • Coaches talk about expectations of tryout
5 Min Active Stretching
10 Min Triangle Passing Drill

This drill is meant to be an alternative to line drills and gets many touches for kids passing and catching.

  • Have your kids get in groups of 3 and form a triangle
  • Make sure kids are moving their feet slightly when catching and throwing
  • Do some of the following
    • Pass and Catch with the outside hand, switching hands
    • Pass all righty or lefty
    • Push Pass
    • Throw backs, kids starting moving in one direction and throw back to the person behind them
    • Catch and Roll dodge
    • Ground ball roll while rotating
    • 3 guys in a line with quick passing
5 Min Water
10 Min
Half Naz Shooting Drill

Half Naz Shooting Drill

  • Create 3 lines of kids
  • 1 Line outside of the top of the box
  • 1 Line midway between goal and top of box
  • 1 Line behind the goal on the same side of the field as the other 2 lines
  • Balls should be at the top and side lines
  • Top line, passes to the behind the goal line, that player runs behind x and passes to the guy that fed him
  • Side Line, then passes to the attack coming around X and he quick stick shoots
  • Players rotate from bottom to top



5 Min Water
10 Min Dodge and Defensive Station
  • Break players into two groups with 5 min at each station

Station 1: Tennis Ball Split Dodge Toss

Station 2: Defensive Approach cone station

  • Setup cones for two front approach
  • Setup a cone for drop step and sideways approach
  • Best 2 approaches per team get a defense sticker
5 Min Water
15 Min 4 on 4 Escalation

The goal of this drill is to give kids the opportunity to try individual 1 on 1, 2 man game, and escalate up to a 4 on 4 situation

  • Put a goalie in the cage
  • 4 lines of defenders and offensive players were placed just outside the box (8 total lines)
  • Attack and Defense are behind the goal, midfielders are divided into offense and defense
  • To start the goalie passes a ball to the back left attack, that attack and defender go 1 on 1 and attempts to score
  • After the play is over, the goalie passes the ball to the back right attack and the first attack and defender are in play with the new attack and defender
  • After the play is over the goalie passes to the top left midfielder and its a 3 on 3
  • After the play is over the goalie passes to the top right midfielder and its a 4 on 4
  • When all four lines go the next group begins
  • Note: you can either rotate players or keep them in the lines they are in
  • Note: make sure you have midfielders play both offense and defense
5 Min Water
10 Min West Genny
5 Min Water
15 Min 4 on 4 mini game
  • Break into older and younger groups
  • Have 4 on 4 mini games with half field clears
5 Min Water
10 Min John Hopkins 3v2 Challenge