11/08/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 Min	Quick Partner Passing Pass with a partner, catch and do a half craddle and back Variation: Time in 60 seconds and count Variation: Switch hands
10 Min	Fast Breaks Middies in line at top of the field, with 3 attack, 3 defense, and 1 goalie. Extra attack and defense standing on the glass to substitute Coach rolls a ground ball, picks it up full speed With a save, clear to the mid line Variation: Send a trailer runner Variation: Start with attack and defense at the top of the box and they have to get into position
10 min	Round Up Two line relay races Variation: Put defenders out there Variation: Coaches make kids go under a stick to scoop
5 Min	Water
5 Min	New Play Black Time kill get the ball to our best ball handlers Man Up Team may go in as time killing team
10 Min	Pass Back to 2v2 Getting the ball back to the weak-side or non-ball side is an important concept for offenses. This drill teaches drive and pass back, crease slide, Defensive Recovery to the inside, Ball movement to the weak-side. Teach the concept of "Pass Back and Pop" Start with 2 defense and 2 offense and a goalie One offensive and defensive player are in the crease One offensive player is at the top of the box and drives to the alley When the player with the ball is 8 yards out, the crease defender should slide, and the covering defender should recover to the hole The offensive player with the ball rolls back and looks for the offensive player on the crease to pop out Variation: Put a weak-side attackman down and its a 3v2 Variation: Put a man at x and use the x man to get it to the weak-side
5 Min	Water
30 Min	Modified 5 on 5 full field Have middie lines run together and 1 attack and 1 defense on the same team Substitute 3 off by middie line, or 3 attack, or 3 defense to keep kids playing with who they are next to the field Shots can only be made off one of the following actions: Pick either on-ball or off-ball Trigger Successfully completing "swing it" around the goal ISO on a short stick defender Turnover if you catch or throw without moving