6/20/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Meatloaf Passing Drill http://www.uslacrosse.org/multimedia-center/blog/postid/822/meatloaf-passing-and-ground-ball-drill-video.aspx Divide players into six groups: two rows with three lines in each, facing each other Start in the bottom left corner, throwing the ball to top left. Players will catch, switch hands, and move the ball to the person in the middle, passing in the shape of a W
10 Min	Question Mark Ground Ball Have the kids form a line Roll the ball out away from the line Have the kids call ball and release Upon scooping up the ball, the kids run in a question mark pattern to avoid the trailing stick Coach should use the term "Run to Daylight" Throw the ball back to coach and repeat
5 Min	Water
20 Min	New Play - Iron Set up in 1 Triangle Low 3 middies in a row Double pick
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Defensive Lock Down 3 Man Press (ball-1-2 press) Show kids how to do the 3 man press against a 2-3-1 and 3-2-1 Kids should continue to call out numbers, all 1's lock on their man and run hip to hip Have a shadow offense work with the defense
10 Min	4 on 4 Mini Game Setup two goals about the width of a lacrosse field Have a goalie plus 4 players on each team Start with a faceoff Play with no offsides, after a goal, goalie passes without faceoff Games last for 5 minutes, then rotate new teams
5 Min	Water
10 Min	3v1 - 3v2 Shooting https://www.hoganlax.com/3v1-3v2-shooting Drill is useful for teaching midfield to shoot under pressure Starts as a 3v1 and can be changed to 3v2 to make the midfield read the field Setup Have a goalie, 1 line of defense to the side at GLE, 1 line of attack in the back, 2 lines of midfield up at midline Balls start at x, the attack makes a cut around the crease with the defense in front of the goal in ready position The attack picks a middie to pass to, defense slides and applies pressure (the attack is out of the play and so is the other middie) its just 1v1 Next, change it to 3v2, its the same setup except 2 defense and when the attack makes a pass the midfield work together. The first middie to receive the pass must read the defense and either shoot or 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	Dragon 4v3 A good before game warmup Line the midfield at the top of the field in 3 lines 3 Middies, 1 drops in to play defense 2 Attack and 2 Def lines to the side of the goal Goalie in Net 15 seconds to score or drill over