4/3/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	3 Man Passing with 2 Balls A great alternative to line drills, kids get many touches. Have the kids break into groups of three Have two kids be about 20 yards apart The 3rd kid should be in the middle of the other two players The two outside kids should each have a ball The kid in the middle should run at an angle towards a player and catch on the outside hand Kid should run to the opposite side and pass again to the same passer Middle kid should then make an athletic move and receive a pass from the other side
15 Min	Stations - EMO - EMD - Crease Middie Set Pick Station 1: Man Down All Defense 2 Middies Station 2: Man Up 7 Man-up team Station 3: Crease Middie Set Pick up high and roll Remaining Middies and Attack Have Middies line up in 1 Two top middies pass the ball back and forth Crease middie sets a pick, rolls for outlet pass Middie with the ball runs a shallow arc to goal
5 Min	Water
15 Min	1v1v1 Ground Ball Transition 1v1v1 GB Transition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBXWgeg3kc Fast paced ground ball to transition drill emphasizing "GB - Pass - Pass" Use a full field for transition play Create 3 lines of kids at the end line behind the goal and outside the box Create 2 lines of kids to be used as transition players (on the same side line of the field) First line of transition players should be in between box and the mid line Second line of transition players should be in between the box and the mid line at the other end of the field Coach stands by the 3 lines of kids and gently rolls a ball out X1, X2, X3 all fight for the ball (every man for themselves) Whoever wins passes to the first line of transitions players and that man passes to the second line of transition players Right away the two in the line that lost play again 1v1, the winner passes to the next transition Finally the guy that lost twice, does it 1v0 and passes to the next transition Each player rotates to the next line Have the last transition player come down and place the ball near the coach
10 Min	3 Person Around X Shooting Drill One guy in Alley, gets ground ball Passes to guy at x x guy passes to a guy cutting 10 yards out from GLE and shoot Rotate positions, no goalies
10 Min	Stations: FOGO work and 1 on 1s Station 1: Face Off guys Gus, Jackson, Mason, Thiesen Station 2: 1 on 1's top and bottom
5 Min	Water
20 Min	Fireball Start with one goal and a goalie. Divide the remaining players into two "teams". Place the teams on opposite sides of the field about 30 yards apart at the restraining line. Use cones to identify where the players should stand. Players should line the field from the mid line to X Give each player on each team a number: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Now you're ready to start your game. Call out some numbers: "1,4,5". You can use any combination of numbers to achieve 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, etc. After calling out the numbers roll out a ball and blow the whistle. To gain possession a team must win the ground ball and pass to one of the non active players on the sideline. This is the "ground ball" phase of the drill. Now that you've established an offense (ground ball winner) and defense, the coach makes a pass to the offense. The offensive players must cut to get open. The defense must "mark up" in a man-to-man defense. Now it's just a normal scrimmage. The possession ends with either: (1) a goal, (2) a goalie save, or (3) a defensive clear back to the coach. Keep score to make it competitive for the two "teams".
15 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