5/8/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 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
5 Min	Water
10 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.
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
5 Min	Water
10 Min	4 on 4 Escalation The goal of this drill is to give kids the opportunity to try individual 1 on 1, 2 man game, and escalate up to a 4 on 4 situation Put a goalie in the cage 4 lines of defenders and offensive players were placed just outside the box (8 total lines) Attack and Defense are behind the goal, midfielders are divided into offense and defense To start the goalie passes a ball to the back left attack, that attack and defender go 1 on 1 and attempts to score After the play is over, the goalie passes the ball to the back right attack and the first attack and defender are in play with the new attack and defender After the play is over the goalie passes to the top left midfielder and its a 3 on 3 After the play is over the goalie passes to the top right midfielder and its a 4 on 4 When all four lines go the next group begins Note: you can either rotate players or keep them in the lines they are in Note: make sure you have midfielders play both offense and defense
10 Min	6 on 6
5 Min	Water
10 Min	3 on 2's
5 Min	Sprints