8/31/2021 - Optional Practice

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 min	Warmup jog twice around the field
10 Min	Close Star Drill Left, Right, catch left/throw right, catch right/throw left
10 Min	4 Cone Box - 3 guys with 2 defenders
10 Min	Double Gretzky Drill practice picking up cutters two feeders behind the cage pass the ball back and forth, must receive pass at X (throwback passing), or put 1 defender 2 defenders and 2 offensive guys top of the box defenders head on a swivel yelling which player has the ball while watching their guy offensive guys cut, defender denies the cut defender should watch the cutter's hips not his head, shoulders or eyes
10 Min	4 v 4 escalation
15 Min	Stations Faceoffs Tom - Work exits with faceoff guys Dave - Face Off: Belly to Helmet Drill Talk about the Belly to Helmet Get to the point of no return, don't put your stick down on his (as he can exit) As the person exits, that's when we check the stick Stay on top of him drill 1 Start with one guy down, the other guy at a slight angle standing Down/Set/Go called by the standing guy The standing guy can only check on the exit drill 2 Run through faceoffs, Have one guy clamp and spin, have the other guy mirror with belly to helmet After at least 1 full rotation spinning, have player try to rack it out
15 Min	Offense, Defense, Goalie Station - Dave to roam Offense - Marcus Reading Defender Dodging and reading your defenders feet Explain how it takes time to move your feet into the opposite direction when defending Make a cone goal line (6 feet) Marcus has a stick and points his feet, kid dodges to heel side 3 Man Bunch with GB Have 3 kids bunch together Marcus roles a ball, calls a kids name, he gets the GB Two other players space out and make two passes Defense - Mikey Setup 6 foot circumference circle 3 Man approach and recover Have 6 players (3 offense, 3 defense) Offense passes the ball, defense reacts and approaches and recovers to the hole, while talking Delta Drill Have two offensive guys (one 10 yards away from circle the other in front), and 2 defensive guys covering Offense drives down the alley and tries to get inside the circle, draw the slide Defense stop man, other guy trail checks Goalie - Tom - Screening Shooting with Pink Balls 6 point shooting warmup with real ball Two volunteers holding a Rage Cage Tom shoots pink balls over, under, left, right of the rage cage
10 Min	Face-Off to Fastbreak Put a goalie in the net and 3 attack and 3 defense Have your middies at the midline in two lines on opposite sides of the field 4 middies are in the drill at once. Two middies face off, the middie line on their butt end side is on their team We do the face off, the face off guys, look to pop the ball out to a wing guy, the wing guy that wins it goes down for a fast break, the other players are out of the game play Keep score on each side of the midfield Alternatives: Have a chaser middie after 2-3 seconds and have the face-off middie go mono vs mono
10 Min	x v x