5/16/2023 Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
8 Min	Zip and Skip Drill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zM45vGUjU 5 cones positioned around the net, top near the box Player should pop-out or pop towards the ball to mimic getting open Move the ball around the net, catch on the outside, turn, switch hands and pass on the outside Move your feet to get ready to receive the ball Run to the line you pass to Quicker we move the ball the tougher the defense can recover Receive the pass, one or two craddles, then make accurate pass Variation: Use a long pole as a limbo GB, coach places ball, player drops their ball
10 Min	Stations: Shooting, Defense, Goalies Kavin - Shooting Station (needs goal) Justin - Defensive Station Dave - Goalie Station Weighted Stick shots Regular Shots Other two goalies hit the birdie back and forth
10 Min	Continuous 3v2 with Swaxlax
10 Min	Defensive Communication 5v2 to 5v5 Drill Goal of Drill: Helps the defense on communication, stick up, in the passing lane, and with unsettled situations. Defense must communicate in order to effectively cover the players. Split the team into two colors, defense and attack can be on the same team Starts as a 5v2, with no shooting Every 3 passes, we add another defensive player, when it goes to 5v5 it goes live After the 5v5 the other color team is on offense
10 Min	Riding 7 vs 6 Keep Away Build a 20 yard by 50 yard coned in area Have two teams, each with a goalie Have 7 guys (1 goalie) clearing the ball in the box, and have 6 riding team covering 7 Count the number of passes, keep a total count, as soon as ball is dropped, goalie out/in and other team starts with the ball
30 Min	6 v 6 with Missions Coaches give up to 3 phases of missions to the players Offense example: Phase 1: Run tango, phase 2: two man game at x with timed cutting, phase 3: hawk Defense example: Phase 1: Amigo (3 man press), Phase 2: Long pole heavy on the ball, Phase 3: Double Early Goal is to throw different looks at both the offense and defense to see how they react and execute