07/22/2017 - Tryout Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Jersey Colors Put defense in dark with half middies Put offense in light with half middies Coaches talk about expectations of tryout
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Triangle Passing Drill This drill is meant to be an alternative to line drills and gets many touches for kids passing and catching. Have your kids get in groups of 3 and form a triangle Make sure kids are moving their feet slightly when catching and throwing Do some of the following Pass and Catch with the outside hand, switching hands Pass all righty or lefty Push Pass Throw backs, kids starting moving in one direction and throw back to the person behind them Catch and Roll dodge Ground ball roll while rotating 3 guys in a line with quick passing
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Half Naz Shooting Drill Half Naz Shooting Drill Create 3 lines of kids 1 Line outside of the top of the box 1 Line midway between goal and top of box 1 Line behind the goal on the same side of the field as the other 2 lines Balls should be at the top and side lines Top line, passes to the behind the goal line, that player runs behind x and passes to the guy that fed him Side Line, then passes to the attack coming around X and he quick stick shoots Players rotate from bottom to top
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Dodge and Defensive Station Break players into two groups with 5 min at each station Station 1: Tennis Ball Split Dodge Toss Station 2: Defensive Approach cone station Setup cones for two front approach Setup a cone for drop step and sideways approach Best 2 approaches per team get a defense sticker
5 Min	Water
20 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
5 Min	Water
10 Min	West Genny The classic 3 on 2 near full field drill Place two goals approx 50 to 70 yards apart Divide your team into two groups (equally distributing defenders) Put two goalies in the cages On each side of the field make 3 lines Place a large amount of balls in the crease around the goal and at each side of the midline One team starts with the ball, the goalie clears to one kid and 3 kids go down the field On the other side of the field 2 defenders setup in an I formation Players play on 3 on 2 until scored or saved New groups of kids go out Note: Variation is to do a 3 man weave Note: Variation is to have a single line of players to the right side of each cage and the defensive players play offense with a single kid coming out from the right side.
5 Min	Water
20 Min	4 on 4 mini game Break into older and younger groups Have 4 on 4 mini games with half field clears
5 Min	Water
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