4/12/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Swing It - Passing Around the Goal This drill simulates ball movement around the goal to get kids used to a quick passing offense. Use 12 cones and setup, the cones will be placed in pairs Place the first cone in the pair down in the area you want kids to run your set The second cone should be 5 yards away heading towards the out of bounds Setup in a 2-3-1 or a 3-2-1, use only 6 kids at a time, best to keep lines with each other and attack rotating when necessary. Have kids work the ball around the goal, top middies popping out above the box line and adjacents popping out to help If having a crease guy have him constantly facing the ball with stick up Swing the ball around the goal, try not to skip pass Catch, Cradle once or twice, make a quick and accurate pass
10 Min	Footwork Approach Above GLE https://www.hoganlax.com/approach-above-gle Drill is useful on how to approach a man above GLE Approach is when sliding or adjusting to your man getting the ball We want to take away the inside of the field while approaching the man Setup Setup 2 cones at the top of the box at the start of the alley Setup 2 cones about 10 feet in front of the crease with 10 feet in between Have the defense, goalies, middies stand behind the goal Have the players run to the first cone, stop then sprint to the cone at the top of the alley, and breakdown Back should be turned towards the inside of the field, then sidestep out 45 degrees Players should run both sides of the field
10 Min	Bucket 1 on 1 Drill This drill teaches a defender how to properly push their man out of the shooting zone Defense drop their sticks and use stubs or no sticks Place a ball bucket on the field Have an offensive and defensive line Offense line starts with the ball about 5-10 yards from the bucket Defense must use their feet and push the offensive guy out of the zone Offense scores by getting the ball into the bucket
5 Min	Water
15 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
5 Min	Water
20 Min	1 v 1's or 2 on 2's top and bottom
5 Min	Water
20 Min	Dragon 4v3 A good before game warmup Line the midfield at the top of the field in 3 lines 3 Middies, 1 drops in to play defense 2 Attack and 2 Def lines to the side of the goal Goalie in Net 15 seconds to score or drill over