4/30/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	3 Man Handle Have kids get into groups of 3, best to have lines stay together Kids should line up behind eachother First kid should kick the ball slightly to the left, scoop the ball, roll away from pressure Pass to the 2nd guy in line, first guy breaks to the side, switches hands and catches over the shoulder from the 2nd guy He then passes back and the 2nd guy gives him a ground ball to 2nd guy in line goes next Drill does heavy reps, switches hands, and ground ball away and to
10 Min	Wing Dodges Hitch Dodge Start in the alley about 10 yards from the goal Players get in a single file line with balls at their feet Player runs to the goal, light on the front foot, make a little fake shot/pass, and step around the defender on the stick side When making the fake dont move the hands to much and make sure you continue to run towards the center of the field Goal is to make the defender freeze and then step around him Face Dodge Underneath Stutter Step, stay nice and tight and face dodge going towards middle of the field Step fast and get back to the middle field and bring your stick back to shoot Roll Dodge Underneath Back Up for Shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvbW0TYbPy0 Player runs down the alley, squares up their defender Either keeps the stick in the outside or strong hand Run down the alley, roll back up the field, turn and shoot First move is to protect the stick, get the arm up, sell going down low as hard as you can, make the defender over commit, put the foot in the ground and get back up When you roll dodge, stay tight and dont over roll
5 Min	Water
5 Min	Fakes Goal of a fake is to make your defenders or goalie to think you passed the ball Wrist Fake (top hand) - little half turn Full wrist turn (top hand) - top hands turns the head points straight up Over the top fake (bottom hand) - top hand guides
5 Min	Water
10 Min
10 Min	Defensive Footwork Cones - Front Approach, Drop Step, Sideways Notre Dame Asterisk Drill A drill to help proper defense footwork muscle memory Build a plus sign with cones, each part of the plus sign is a quadrant Line up the kids in one line and have kids go through each quadrant of the plus sign The kid runs to the middle of the plus sign and uses that as a basis for where his man is The kid then practices sliding, half slides and recover, show and no go Have each kid work in each quadrant for 10-20 seconds After the first kid is done with the first quadrant have him rotate to quadrant 2 and another kid go into quadrant 1 On the 4th quadrant roll a ground ball to the kid, have him scoop and return it to the coaches feet
5 Min	Water
10 Min	2 Man Game Drill Divide your team into two color groups, have two lines 10 feet above the box line. Put a goalie in the net. 4 total players come out, 2 from each line, 1 group is offense the other is defense. Players rotate within their own group The play starts when one guy passes to the next Try to get on different planes before setting the pick a low guy should be at a 45 degree angle Guy with the ball goes down low and wide, passes to the other guy in the middle, goes and sets pick The goal of the drill is to have the two offensive players set picks and rolls for each other Player receiving the ball stutters before the pick runs off the pick and towards the goal, looking at the slip man Guy setting the pick (slip man) turns into the shooter and mirrors him Run with the shooter shooting, and then run passing to the slip man in the pick and roll Variation: Work on a pass down pick down Variation: Slip man can replace the guy driving or can set a re-pick Defense: Work on talking, calling out picks (left or right), forcing a man to one side of the field, and calling switches
10 Min	Diamond 2 Man Game This drill is an on the crease two man game with two defenders. The objective of the drill is to pass the ball around the goal and make a pass to an inside guy who is cutting or picking to get open. This drill involves at least 8 players Setup 4 players in a diamond pattern around the goal (with the top player near the top of the box) Put 2 offense and 2 defenders in the crease Add a goalie The 4 diamond passing guys pass the ball around the goal, holding it for a few seconds The inside offensive guys look to set picks, do picks and rolls, and to play the 2 man game Defense is reacting to where the ball is with sticks up The outside players look to feed an inside guy (they cannot shoot the ball) Players on the inside should play for about 45 seconds then rotate (if a goal is scored outside players grab another ball) Defense should keep sticks up, check sticks, look to intercept, talk to each other
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Ladders & Pushups Stride Run - Facing forward foot in every other rung Speed Run - Facing forward both feet in every rung Icky Shuffle - Facing forward, lateral step left to right into each square In & Out - Turn sideways both feed in each rung
10 Min	John Hopkins 3v2 Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivm2d55bOY8 Great competition drill that teaches soft hands on offense and quick ball movement. Have the kids split up with dark vs light Have each team run for 5 minutes in offense and defense and keep track of who wins Setup 5 cones around the goal, the cones are in a star pattern with the top of the star at the top of the goal about 10 yards away Have the defense on the back 2 cones behind the net Have the offense on the top 3 cones Place a goalie in the net and use tennis balls Coach throws a ball to an offensive player and it turns into a 3v2 Defense has to adjust to the man and talk to stop the ball from going in the net The losing team has to do extra pushups or sprints