4/10/2018 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Two Man Passing Down Field https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de7_D7rh5YE Have all the kids line up in two lines on one side of the field One line has a ball, each pair of kids is partnered up Have the kids run down the field, catching and throwing in pairs, making sure they are catching and throwing with their stick in the direction they are running If a player misses the ball, the partner should follow to close the gap for passing
5 Min	Water
20 Min	Stations: GB's & Hopkins Up and Over Rotate after 10 min at each station Station 1: 2 v 2 in the alley ground ball Put a goalie in the cage Setup two lines of kids on the sideline, each line is a different color (one line is offense the other is defense) Gently roll out a ball, 2 kids from each line battle for the ball If the offense wins, they goto the cage and try to score If the defense wins, the two defenders and the goalie clear, while the offensive guys ride Station 2: Hopkins Up and Over Shooting
5 Min	Water
15 Min	4 v 4 Escalation Divide kids into white and dark colors Keep score
15 Min	Fireball Start with one goal and a goalie. Divide the remaining players into two "teams". Place the teams on opposite sides of the field about 30 yards apart at the restraining line. Use cones to identify where the players should stand. Players should line the field from the mid line to X Give each player on each team a number: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Now you're ready to start your game. Call out some numbers: "1,4,5". You can use any combination of numbers to achieve 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, etc. After calling out the numbers roll out a ball and blow the whistle. To gain possession a team must win the ground ball and pass to one of the non active players on the sideline. This is the "ground ball" phase of the drill. Now that you've established an offense (ground ball winner) and defense, the coach makes a pass to the offense. The offensive players must cut to get open. The defense must "mark up" in a man-to-man defense. Now it's just a normal scrimmage. The possession ends with either: (1) a goal, (2) a goalie save, or (3) a defensive clear back to the coach. Keep score to make it competitive for the two "teams".