6/5/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Coaches Review of our Games Pros Cannons Game - Our ride was unbelievable, we caused 3 or 4 turnovers by being patient, attacking the goalie at the right time, and letting them make mistakes. Middies did a fantastic job locking on their man (which was something we practiced) ECYLL Game - Great ball movement down the field, no selfish play on offense, half of the goals were assisted, we took the right shot at the right time All Games - Our attack drove the ball really well, drawing the double and dumping, this allowed for middies to score and make plays from the top All Games - Overall we won the ground balls, we boxed out really well, we called out man/ball Cons We didn't do the best job of swinging the ball Middies first job is to play great defense, if your line goes out there and prevents a goal from scoring against us, then you ran a successful midfield rotation Many kids made some simple mental mistakes, listen to your coaches during practice and ask questions if you are confused Awards Championships are won when individuals play as one team, When they put their feelings aside for the good of the team and remain positive. Each person played a role that was necessary for us to win, we can only pick 5 that went above and beyond with the Team First and Ground Ball focus we had this weekend. Landon - 3 GB's, 1 take away on the ride, 4 goals 2 assists Myles - The neutralizer award, 9+ saves, 2/3 GB's, and shutting down attack Sam - The bulldog with too many GB's to count and 3-4 goals and 2-3 assists Marcus - 3 "man" boxing out, 2 GB's, 1 goal. Most importantly he switched positions without complaint to play where the team needed him to play Timmy - The speedy Gonzales award - broke his players ankles and got a sweet goal. Most importantly he was a positive force for the team, cheered his friends on, and was a great team mate Captains Thanks to our Captains this past week (Gus, RJ, Ty) for their outstanding leadership We will be rotating Captain to those guys that earn the respect of their team mates and coaches through discipline, being a good team mate, and hard work This weeks captains are: Myles, Ty, Marcus
10 Min	Buckeye Ground Ball Drill teaches kids to scoop the ball on the run and make two quick passes (Ground Ball - Pass - Pass) Teaches kids to get a proper angle as an adjacent for receiving a pass Drill Make 3 lines of kids with the outside lines being 10 yards apart Put the balls in the middle with two goalies to the outside of the outside lines Roll a ball out, have the middle guy scoop it up, pick a side to throw to, and then throw to the other guy Last guy with the ball circles or question mark and then passes to a goalie and we repeat Have some confusion in the middle and run continual Variation: Add a chaser for the 2nd and 3rd pass
10 Min	Steal the Bacon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9U3Mm5vpP4 No rakes, slapping sticks, only scooping through and keeping the ball moving forward. You lose if you do bad things Divide the team into two groups (Dark and Light) Have the lineup in the restraining line on either side of the box in a single file line Coach has the balls in the middle of the field Put a goalie in the cage Coach calls out two numbers (2 and 2) and two guys go from each line Coach can call 1 v 1, 2 v 1, 3 v 2, etc The coach rolls out the ball and they compete, whoever gets the ball goes to score Keep score and keep it competitive.
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Stations: Rotate middies Station 1: Defense and 1 middie line 2v2 Cylinder Approaches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlWQt1ZzVZw&t=3s Good drill to help the defense with their approaches to the ball. Have defensive players pair up Group 4 defensive players together Have two outside players about 15-20 yards apart Put a line of cones down the middle, each of the side guys are 5-10 yards from the cones Put two defenders in the middle, one covers the man with the ball, the other with his foot on the line, but towards the other offensive guy A man passes to the next, defense must adjust and give a lift check, The other defender runs to the mid line After the lift check the defense stops engaging, player makes the pass, defense adjusts again Far Defense guy keeps their stick up looking to intercept passes Cones - Forward and Heels, Back Pedal, and turn hips Station 2: Attack and Middies Boxer Play
10 Min	Man Up vs Man Down Man Up is skeleton, working on Man Down sliding Play with 2 Man Down Kids not playing do the London Bridge Drill
5 Min	Water
10 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
10 Min	6 on 6