3/3/2018 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 Min	Coach Introductions Break kids into 4 groups 6th Grade Red Devil 5th Grade Red Devil Intermediate Beginner
65 Min	Stations Kids Rotate every 15 min Water after 30 min Two types of drills at each station (Beginner and Intermediate+) Station 1 - Catching & Throwing Theme Beginner Drill Basics of Catching and Throwing Explain the different parts of the stick, head, shaft, butt end, throat How to put your hands on the stick Push with top hand Pull with bottom hand Chocking Up on the Stick to catch Moving hand down to throw Intermediate Drill Expert Drill Station 2 - Ground Ball Theme Beginner Drill Individual Ground Balls Both Butts low Roll the ball away from kids, question mark, pass back to coach Scoop with resistance (coach holds stick over the ball) Intermediate Drill Round Up A great drill that allows for many touches with ground balls and provides a competitive relay race for kids. Divide kids into 4 equal groups Place 4 cones at equal distance away from a center point At the center point, drop all your balls, 20+ balls recommended Have your kids line up on the 4 cones Blow the whistle and the kids run into middle to get ground balls and run back to their starting cone When the player scooping the ball returns past the cone, the next player goes Any ball racked, must be dropped, players can only scoop up one ball at a time Note: Variation is to have coaches in the middle checking kids sticks Expert Drill 4 Man Ground Ball into a 3v3 This drill was invented by Paul Myers. The goal of the drill is to reward the player who wins the ground ball with the opportunity to play offense. Defensively, this drill helps players drop back to the hole quickly and to find a man to cover. Put a goalie in the net Have 4 lines of guys at equal distance around the box (one line in each corner) Have 2 additional lines of guys, one on each side of the box, in between the 4 guys fighting for the ball The coach rolls the ball out, the 4 lines battle for the ground ball. The winner of the ground ball must break out, protecting the stick and the 3 guys that lose are now on defense Upon possession, 1 guy from each of the middle lines runs out, and is on offense with the winner of the ground ball and the drill transitions into a 3v3 Station 3 - Cradling & Dodging Theme Beginner Drill Cradling Two hand cradling One hand cradling Intermediate Drill Expert Drill Station 4 - Shooting Theme Beginner Drill Shooting on the Run Intermediate Drill Expert Drill
5 Min	Water
15 Min	West Genny 3v2 or 4v3