10/10/2021 - Practice

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Time Drill
5 Min Active Stretching
5 Min Partner Passing
10 Min Star Drill
5 Min Alley Shot with X Chaser
10 Min Pressure Cutting Drill and Shooting
  • Both Sides of the cage
  • Have a feeder at X (2 attack on either side of goal)
  • Cutter lines from the Alley's with chasers 1 step behind (setup cones)
  • Switch to cutters on left and right with chasers 2 steps behind (setup cones)
15 Min Continuous 3 v 3 or 4 v 4 with Pink Balls
  • Goalies play the field
  • Any kid can jump in goal with their short stick (so it turns into a 3v2, 4v3)
10 Min Survivor Drill
  • 3 v 3, one guy at x, two guys up top
  • Start with an alley dodge
  • Force the slide, second slide, recover
  • Ball gets to X, Slide and double, etc
  • Teach the defenders how to get beat and recover say the term "away"
  • Play at 3 quarters speed
  • Once all 3 offensive guys dodge it turns into a 3 v 3


10 Min Stations: EMO and Defense Double

How to Double the Ball

  • Camel
  • Why to double
    • force a turnover
    • stop the ball carrier
    • dictate where the offensive guy goes
    • A double is not a slide, its a planned effort in a prime situation
  • When to double
    • With two guys in the back, far from the goal
    • When the offensive guy turns his back its time to double
    • Make sure the ball carrier can't see you, double at the back of the helmet
  • How to double
    • Good approach, stop body, opposite shoulder as the other defender
  • Other Defenders
    • Look to slide to pickup the offensive guy whose man doubled

Drill: Double Team practice drill

  • One offensive player
  • Two defensive players
  • Drives down the alley, turns his back, force the double
  • Can do this as a 3v3 to work on second slide


15 Min EMO vs Man Down
10 Min Unsettled Fast Break
  • 3 v3 attack/defense
  • Ball carrier to the right, chaser to the left, when the hit the box, the other 4 middies jump in
  • Forces a fast break and the chaser to get the top point man's guy
20 Min 6 v 6 on/off concurrent picks
  • 15 seconds shot clock if no picks