10/17/2016 - Practice Plan

Goals for Practice are Passing Angles and Cutting to get Open

5 Min - Lecture on Passing Angles

• Why its important to get the right angle for receiving a pass
• Demonstrate the correct angle going down field
• Demonstrate the correct angles for adjacent to help out
• Demonstrate proper angles in close to the goal

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5 Min - Two Man Passing Down Field

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de7_D7rh5YE

• Have all the kids line up in two lines on one side of the field
• One line has a ball, each pair of kids is partnered up
• Have the kids run down the field, catching and throwing in pairs, making sure they are catching and throwing with their stick in the direction they are running
• If a player misses the ball, the partner should follow to close the gap for passing

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15 Min - Over The Shoulder Passing and Angle Drill

A good drill for your goalies to get good reps on passing for clears, your outside guys getting over the shoulder passes and the inside guys to learn how to get proper passing angles as well as down field for fast break opportunities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGKEeQg6QUM

• A goalie, and 2 lines of players to one side of the goal
• Both players run down field, goalie hits the outside guy over the shoulder
• outside player catches the ball and passes to the inside guy who is sprinting faster to get in front of the outside player to get a better angle for passing
• Switch sides, or run 4 lines and two goalies.

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2 Min - Lecture on Cutting

• Bumping into man and bouncing out
• Explosive Change Direction and V cuts
• Head fakes and double or triple steps to make your man over commit

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15 Min - 1 on 1 Scappin Exchanges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMR0-sy4ydA

• 3 guys used in the drill, with 3 lines
• 1 defender line, 1 ball receiving line, and 1 ball passing line
• The balls given to the ball passing line
• on the whistle, the receiving line and defending line run out, while the passing person runs and looks to pass
• The receiving player cuts and gets open while the defender tries to prevent the pass and catch

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15 Min - Give and Go Shooting Drill

• Two Lines at Top
• Coach or Player at each Side (Can use feeding attack)
• Kids scoops up ground ball, passes to side, runs to goal for Angle, receives pass, and Step Down Shoots

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20 Min - 4 on 4 Mini Game

• Setup two goals about the width of a lacrosse field
• Have a goalie plus 4 players on each team
• Start with a faceoff
• Play with no offsides, after a goal, goalie passes without faceoff
• Games last for 5 minutes, then rotate new teams

Kids not playing will work on Switching Hands, Fakes, Dodges, and Drop Stepping