3/16/2018 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching Setup 3 stations 1 per coach for both teams Will need 3 goals with the same cones at each cone Figure out which kids are playing goalie for Silver and Purple
10 Min	Star Passing Drill 2 or 3 stations
10 Min	Buckeye Ground Ball Drill teaches kids to scoop the ball on the run and make two quick passes (Ground Ball - Pass - Pass) Teaches kids to get a proper angle as an adjacent for receiving a pass Drill Make 3 lines of kids with the outside lines being 10 yards apart Put the balls in the middle with two goalies to the outside of the outside lines Roll a ball out, have the middle guy scoop it up, pick a side to throw to, and then throw to the other guy Last guy with the ball circles or question mark and then passes to a goalie and we repeat Have some confusion in the middle and run continual Variation: Add a chaser for the 2nd and 3rd pass
5 Min	Water
15 Min	Stations goalies and everyone else Station 1: All the team minus goalies 2 on 2 with 2 feeders Goal is to practice the 2 crease men working together. Put a goalie in the net Put two feeders behind the goal on either side Have a single ball, the feeders can pass to each other Have 2 offense and 2 defense in front of the net The 2 offense must work together to get open to get a feed from a feeder Picks, repick Variation: Add two feeders at top and setup in a 2-2-2, make sure the top and bottom guys are shorting the pass 2 stations Station 2: Matt works with the goalies
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
10 Min	Cabrini Hub Drill to 4V4 A great drill that is done in two phases. The first phase is used for defensive positioning and footwork, and offense swinging the ball around the goal. The second phase turns into a 4v4 with offensive players working on specific techniques. Put a goalie in cage, add 4 cones around the goal in a diamond shape Divide teams up with attack and some middies on one team, defense and some middies on the other. Spread these players around the field at the cones Phase 1 of the Drill - Defensive Footwork The offense looks to swing the ball around the goal, they must stay in their cone zone As the ball is passed to the offensive guy, the defender sprints towards his man applies pressure. Defenders accelerate and arrive under control, using toe to heel transition. The defender can check the hands of the offensive guy, who is pretty much locked to his zone When the ball is passed, that defender very quick moves or recovers back into the hole Defensive Coaching: Approach, Break Down, Toe to Heel weight transfer, arrive with check, recover back to the hole Phase 2 of the Drill - 4v4 with offensive techniques - Coach initiates phase 2 with a whistle blow The offensive players begin in the diamond formation and we add techniques or little rules to the play Offensive Coaching Must Begin: Invert Middies, Pass Down - Pick Down, Aggressive drive to the cage, Off Ball Pick, Isolate the short stick defender, Create picks to force short stick vs attack
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Quick white board session Clears and Rides Offense and space, cut and return, set picks Offense formation