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
10 Min	Triangle Passing Drill This drill is meant to be an alternative to line drills and gets many touches for kids passing and catching. Have your kids get in groups of 3 and form a triangle Make sure kids are moving their feet slightly when catching and throwing Do some of the following Pass and Catch with the outside hand, switching hands Pass all righty or lefty Push Pass Throw backs, kids starting moving in one direction and throw back to the person behind them Catch and Roll dodge Ground ball roll while rotating 3 guys in a line with quick passing
15 Min	Stations - Man Down & Shooting Drill Station 1: Man Down All Defense and 3 middies Draw on the whiteboard the rotations and dropping into the crease Extra defense, and parents get into 2-3-1 with coach in the middle Players should recognize if they are 0, 1, or 2 passes away Players 2 passes away should be sinking into towards the crease Move the ball around, players 2 passes away should be moving towards the coach in the middle Defense needs to talk Station 2: Shooting Half Naz Shooting Drill Half Naz Shooting Drill Create 3 lines of kids 1 Line outside of the top of the box 1 Line midway between goal and top of box 1 Line behind the goal on the same side of the field as the other 2 lines Balls should be at the top and side lines Top line, passes to the behind the goal line, that player runs behind x and passes to the guy that fed him Side Line, then passes to the attack coming around X and he quick stick shoots Players rotate from bottom to top
5 Min	Water
20 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	Ladder footwork Facing ladder - both sides, 1 foot in, 1 foot out Facing Ladder - start outside and 1 foot in, stay on one side Facing Ladder - Approach forward both feed in each rung Sideways - both feed into each rung
5 Min	Water
10 Min	1 v 1's or 2 on 2's top and bottom
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