3/26/2019 - Spring Practice Plan

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Time Drill
5 Min Active Stretching
5 Min Game Recap
  • A couple of things I was incorrect about
    • Scoring 2nd half
    • my tone at the end of the game
    • Didn't prepare the team for high pressure defense
  • Need the teams help with paying attention and self checking eachother when we misbehave
  • Sunday nights will be for fun, lets use practice to get better
  • The game 2 penalties resulted in 2 goals, we need to control ground balls
    • Will be taking stats on ground balls, the more ground balls you get the more you play
10 Min Ground Ball 3 Forms Drill
  • Partner kids up with a ball and do the following phases of GB's
    • Phase 1: Drop their stick, one kid rolls the ball to the other and the person does a standing ground ball with both hands (jogging towards the ball)
    • Phase 2: One hand grabbing the throat of the stick, roll the ball to the other kid, switch hands
    • Phase 3: Standing 2 hand scoop, roll the ball and scoop it, both butts down and place foot next to the ball
10 Min Duke Transition Drill
Duke Transistion Drill
  • Works on quickly moving the ball quickly after the GB
  • Put two goalies in the cage
  • Two goals 40 yards apart, place 2 cones on the side line 10 yards apart
  • Have two groups of kids and decide if you want to play 2v2, 3v3, 4v4
  • Kids line up on the center cones, intermingling themselves
  • Coach rolls the ball and they release to fight for the ground ball, the next players line up and get ready
  • Whoever gets the ground ball, is on offense and they push in transition trying to score, if ball is shot or dropped the drill is over
  • The game continues and keeps score until time runs out or the score is reached
  • Rules:
    • 1. Get GB = Play Offense (Emphasis on Ground balls)
    • 2. Dropped ball - Rep Over (take care of the ball)
    • 3. "D" can play "O" if intercept a pass, picks it up right away, goalie makes a save
  • Alternative: You can have both teams play Offense but put a 20 second reps
  • Alternative: You can add skills, like faking or on ball picks etc
  • Alternative: The losing team has some sort of punishment like running


5 Min Water
10 Min Offense against a high pressure defense
  • Pizza Set - Set On Ball Picks, Iso dodge to the cage
  • Against a high pressure defense bring the ball towards the mid line
  • Have another middie follow and looks to set an on ball pick
  • Set on ball picks or off ball picks, Cutters towards the crease and back, v cuts are important, lots of motion when someone is driving
  • fake ball to the adjacent, then have that guy cut to the crease, don't clutter the crease
  • Back up, dodge towards the goal, beat your man then draw the double
  • Teach stick protection
10 Min Stations: 1v1 grid and 1v1 in a contained space

Station 1: 1v1 in a contained space

  • Setup some cones, alley to alley kids must dodge 1v1 inside the cones
  • Work on dodging with a purpose

Station 2: 1v1 grid

  • Make a rectangle grid, put two kids in the grid
  • one kid tries to take the ball away the other protects his stick
15 Min 6 v 7
  • Force a high pressure defense and have the offense adjust
  • 7th guy runs camel, except on a dodge to goal, 7th guy has to stop
5 Min Water
20 Min West Genny Sideways
  • Setup a line in the middle of the goal up
  • Have kids in two teams on each side
  • two guys go out and play defense, they can cross the line but offense cant
  • Roll the ball to the offense and play 3v2, the guy that shoots runs off the other 2 cross the line and play defense for the next 3v2
5 Min Water
10 Min 6 on 6