5/8/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 Min	Offensive Sets Zero One Two
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	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
20 Min	Double Team Drill Players match up one-on-one running from the midline down the side alley. Defender drives dodger down the alley, stays on his back hip/shoulder. Once the offensive player crosses the restraining line, he tries to break across the line marking the side of the box. A second defender slides from the middle of the “heart” to prevent the dodger from entering the box. Focus on sliding under control, maintaining the double team and communicating. The original defender should prevent the dodger from rolling back when the slide arrives.
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	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