12/21/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 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	Fumble Ground Ball Drill This drill is a 2v2 that works on ball/man teamwork on ground balls, and helps offensive players to circle back or get to green space to make a quick pass to his teammate. Start with two lines of guys in two different colors Coach gently rolls out a ball and a 2v2 battle for the ball As a player gains possession of the ball he is immediately jumped and double teamed by the two opposite players This forces the ball carrier to run out of pressure through circling back or running to green space The player then looks to pass to his teammate
5 Min	Water
10 Min	6 person in the crease clear into a 3 v 3 Have 2 goalies and 2 nets You will have a total of 7 guys on one side of the field clearing the ball, and 3 guys on the other side of the field ready to play defense. On field side 1 Have 3 defenders, 3 middies, in the crease Goalie calls clear and players break out Players clear the ball to the middies, the middies carry it over the mid line and must play 3 on 3 with the defenders on the other side of the field The 3 middies rotate off and 3 new middies rotate on.
10 Min	5 Man Clear into 3v2 Teaches clearing the ball and transitions into 3v2 Need 5 players and a goalie Setup 3 cones near the midfield line, 2 at the hash marks 1 in the center 2 Players are at the hash mark at GLE, 3 players are on the cones up top. Goalie clears to a GLE side, then pass to hash midfield side, then the middle As soon as the ball is in the middle, the drill turns into 3v2 Midfield players play on offense vs 2 defenders Variation: Have the defense clearing redirect it via a 40 yard pass across the field or back to the goalie
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Defensive Sets and call outs
10 Min	Tap The Hat A good 1v1 or up to 3v3 drill to teach a kid how to approach a running offensive player. You put a cone in the middle of the box Put a line of kids at the top of the box Put a line behind the cage The person behind the cage throws the ball to the player at the top of the box The person who threw the ball goes and plays defense on the person he just threw the ball to, but first he must tap the hat (cone) You can make this 1v1 to start and move it to 3v3
5 Min	Water
15 Min	6 on 6 - clear to mid line
10 Min	Sprints