9/25/2016 - Practice Plan

From Lacrosse Plan Drills

Goals for Practice are Position Skills / Rides & Clears / Play Review

2:00 - 2:05 Stretch
2:05 - 2:15 Kamikaze Drill - Split dodge drill

https://youtu.be/e953HLWIX20

  • Short choppy steps, change speed and direction
  • run towards each other split dodge
  • use shoulders and hips
  • Sell it one way, come back the other way
  • Change to the other way (left to right, right to left)
  • Optional make 2 additional lines to pass and catch before and after split dodge


2:15 - 2:30 5 Man Clear into 3v2

Teaches clearing the ball and transitions into 3v2

  • Need 5 players and a goalie
  • Setup 3 cones near the midfield line, 2 at the hash marks 1 in the center
  • 2 Players are at the hash mark at GLE, 3 players are on the cones up top.
  • Goalie clears to a GLE side, then pass to hash midfield side, then the middle
  • As soon as the ball is in the middle, the drill turns into 3v2
  • Midfield players play on offense vs 2 defenders
  • Variation: Have the defense clearing redirect it via a 40 yard pass across the field or back to the goalie


2:30 - 2:35 Water
2:35 - 2:45 Play Iroquois
  • Review Motion offense
2:45 - 3:10 Stations - Position Skills

Station Midfield - Billy: Face Off Principles

  • Discuss Faceoff Locations, goals, who runs where
  • Face Off Battle - Find the 5 best faceoff guys

Station Attack/Defense - Dave: Attack Driving and Defense 1 on 1

  • Defense starts with long passing while attack talk about driving to goal
  • Back of the cage dodge, Inside Roll, Inside Roll Fake, Triple Step, Question Mark Shot
  • Defense and Attack one on one

Station Goalie - Matt: Goalie Work

  • Goalie Work - Work in Discussion about Clearing
3:10 - 3:15 Water
3:15 - 3:25 Clears and Rides
  • Clear - 20 seconds to midline, 10 seconds into box
  • Clear - 2 Def to side, 4 along the midline
  • Ride - Attack Double ball and cut angle, safety middie
3:25 - 3:30 Water
3:30 - 4:00 Full Field Scrimmage U11 white vs red