6/20/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Game Review Positives First Game - 8 of 10 goals assisted, we took the right shots at the right time Second Game - Hard fought never gave up Third Game - Nearly perfectly played, everyone did their job well Negatives 3 Man Press in the 2nd game When coaches talk to refs, huddle around the other coaches don't pay attention to it Man Up and Man Down - All middies come off the field Defense is holding onto the ball too long, need to pass it to a when you are about to get doubled Clear could have been better in the 1st game Running to open space when having the ball Awards 3rd Middie Line - defensive powerhouse, no goals, tired out the offense (Oli, Timmy, Dax) RJ - Beast in goal and on defense Sean - Defensive beast we let in 10 total goals in 3 games Captains RJ, Sean, Dax
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	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
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Midfield Plant and Shoot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg6thX47Yh0 Have your midfielders get together Have two lines at the top of the box, put balls on one side Line without the ball cuts towards the goal and center at a diagonal, the player runs with their stick forward The ball line throws a pass, the receiver plants and in one motion, stops turns back, switches hands, and turns again and shoots. This can also be called the rocker shot Repeat from both sides
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	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 (make it 5 on 5)