5/3/2017 - 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	Wing Dodges Hitch Dodge Start in the alley about 10 yards from the goal Players get in a single file line with balls at their feet Player runs to the goal, light on the front foot, make a little fake shot/pass, and step around the defender on the stick side When making the fake dont move the hands to much and make sure you continue to run towards the center of the field Goal is to make the defender freeze and then step around him Face Dodge Underneath Stutter Step, stay nice and tight and face dodge going towards middle of the field Step fast and get back to the middle field and bring your stick back to shoot Roll Dodge Underneath Back Up for Shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvbW0TYbPy0 Player runs down the alley, squares up their defender Either keeps the stick in the outside or strong hand Run down the alley, roll back up the field, turn and shoot First move is to protect the stick, get the arm up, sell going down low as hard as you can, make the defender over commit, put the foot in the ground and get back up When you roll dodge, stay tight and dont over roll
5 Min	Water
10 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
20 Min	5 Cone & Crease Defensive Position Setup 6 Cones in a 2-3-1, 2-2-2 or other offensive sets, the crease cone can be a bucket to make it more visible Teach kids the following terms Ball - the guy covering the ball Adjacent - the 2 guys adjacent yell "got you left", "got you right" Far guys - the 2 guys two passes away from the guy with the ball move inside, head on a swivel Kids Setup facing their cone Coach points at a cone in sequence around the goal Show kids the proper positioning and then run through it full speed Kids need to adjust to cover their men while yelling what position number they are Short Choppy Steps when approaching the offensive guy
5 Min	Water
10 Min
10 Min
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Ladders & Pushups Stride Run - Facing forward foot in every other rung Speed Run - Facing forward both feet in every rung Icky Shuffle - Facing forward, lateral step left to right into each square In & Out - Turn sideways both feed in each rung
10 Min