10/10/2020 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching Fast and Competitive Positive only
10 Min	Partner Passing
10 Min	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
5 Min	Water
10 Min	EMO vs Man Down
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Clears Regular goalie free Army - kids name Butter
10 Min	Full field clear into 6 on 6 One team rides (light) One team clears (dark) Have 2 goalies in nets with clearing Defense (dark) and Riding defense (light) at the far end of the field have 2 lines of middies at the midline Send in 3 middies per team, dark goalie clears count 20/10 and go into a quick 6 v 6 send in new middies and clear again
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Dodge Bounce Redodge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ur4s6YHIlg Partner up the players Make one line at the midline Have an offensive player with a ball and a defensive player Have the offensive guy make a dodge with the defensive player shadowing via side step, back pedal etc Have the offensive player make a dodge, bounce out to fake a pass, then redodge Defense works on footwork, doesn't try to take the ball away, and looks to lift check while shadowing Repeat 2 or 3 times down the field Switch roles when starting on the opposite side of the field Offense works on split, roll, face, and swim dodges
10 Min	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
10 Min	Salisbury C-Cut Righty or Lefty Shot Salisbury C-Cut Righty or Lefty Shot Make two lines of players at the stars on the picture Setup cones as pictured Put a pile of balls by the top stars A player picks up a ball, drives down the alley (1), pops out (2) The other player at (3) clears through and curls back, receiving a pass at (4) The player turns and shoots, and goes to the next line
10 Min	Defensive Approaches 3 cone approaches
45 Min	Cabrini Hub Drill to 4V4 A great drill that is done in two phases. The first phase is used for defensive positioning and footwork, and offense swinging the ball around the goal. The second phase turns into a 4v4 with offensive players working on specific techniques. Put a goalie in cage, add 4 cones around the goal in a diamond shape Divide teams up with attack and some middies on one team, defense and some middies on the other. Spread these players around the field at the cones Phase 1 of the Drill - Defensive Footwork The offense looks to swing the ball around the goal, they must stay in their cone zone As the ball is passed to the offensive guy, the defender sprints towards his man applies pressure. Defenders accelerate and arrive under control, using toe to heel transition. The defender can check the hands of the offensive guy, who is pretty much locked to his zone When the ball is passed, that defender very quick moves or recovers back into the hole Defensive Coaching: Approach, Break Down, Toe to Heel weight transfer, arrive with check, recover back to the hole Phase 2 of the Drill - 4v4 with offensive techniques - Coach initiates phase 2 with a whistle blow The offensive players begin in the diamond formation and we add techniques or little rules to the play Offensive Coaching Must Begin: Invert Middies, Pass Down - Pick Down, Aggressive drive to the cage, Off Ball Pick, Isolate the short stick defender, Create picks to force short stick vs attack