Template:Jamie Munro Season in a Box

Jamie Munro Season in a Box

Every concept / drill you need to have a great season!

• free play - Figure out how to read and influence the game
• feed the cats - Tony Holler
• creating game-like practice environments
• principles based lacrosse, both sides of the ball
• the drills

Free Play

• Free play really helps the kids get creative

Feed the cats, Tony Holler - track coach

• Sprint don't run, Quality > Quantity
• Perform in practice, moderate exercise never leads to extreme performance
• Eliminate conditioning, do it in practice
• Alternate "high" and "low" practices

Create Game-Like Environments

• Use drills that are in context for the game, for example 1v1 is too easy. West Genny is fun, but not context
• Find a balance, should be 3v3 to 6v6 or full field game
• Make things competitive, nothing is more game like than letting the kids win or lose, don't stop the play, correct after the play
• Play out the 6v6 until the whistle, play to a clear
• Exceptions to game-like environments
  • Warmups and passing and catching
  • Defensive type communication

Principles based Offense

• Possession - take care of the ball and maintain control
• Passing - ball movement, assisted shots score at a higher percentage
• Picking - pick on/off ball concurrently, seals, picks, slips
• Spacing - Stay out of the middle, gives the defense an anchor to slide from
• Reads - Reading the defense, are they coming or staying

Skill Development

• Passing / catching
• Keep Away
  • 4v3
  • 5v5
• Shooting on a goalie (tennis balls)
• 2 Man from behind
• Free Play
• Teach skills with lots of reps in drills, let them learn via free play and review with video

Drill: 4 v 4 free play box like

• off ball and on ball picks
• Goalie in smaller net
• Can use tennis balls

Defensive Principles

• Ball pressure and how we guard the ball
• Approaches
• reading the quality of defense on ball - what's the reads,
• off ball posture - be sideways
• communication

Gerry Byrne - Defensive Wizards

Defensive Drills

• defense is on the other end of the field, doing defensive stuff
• Do 1v1 z drills, offensive guy with his back to the defender, in possessions mode

Drill: 3 v 2 starts with an approach, 3rd dodge we start to double

• offense is in a triangle, two guys in the middle
• Approach while they pass and then dodge, on the 3rd dodge we double

Drill: DVR Drill

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Drill: Gerry Byrne Shed Drill'

• 3 v 3 without a goal, two guys up top, one in the crease (each with a defender)
• Offense does alot of picks and 2 man game
• Slide decisions, offense and defense doesn't play 100%, try to get a chunk, but make opportunities for sliding decisions
• Slide, Recover, Communicate

Drill: Survivor

• 3 v 3, one guy at x, two guys up top
• Start with an alley dodge
• Force the slide, second slide, recover
• Ball gets to X, Slide and double, etc
• Teach the defenders how to get beat and recover
• Play at 3 quarters speed

Offense, Crease follow the dodger or float for the top guy to recover

Drill: 4 v 4 with a feeder in the back

• Dodge down the alley, defense plays 3/4 speed, work on slide, 2nd slide, recover

Drill: 2 v 1 buildup and second rep of 5 v 4

• Offense must score 4 goals to win
• Offense has 5 chances to score 4 goals

Drill: Unsettled fast break

• 3 v 3 attack/defense
• Ball carrier to the right, chaser to the right, when the hit the box, the other 4 middies jump in
• Forces a fast break and the chaser to get the top point man's guy