4/26/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 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
10 Min	Kamikaze Drill - Split dodge drill https://youtu.be/e953HLWIX20 Short choppy steps, change speed and direction run towards each other split dodge use shoulders and hips Sell it one way, come back the other way Change to the other way (left to right, right to left) Optional make 2 additional lines to pass and catch before and after split dodge
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Ground Ball Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOjTHxEJ3A Line up all one one side of the field, need about 20 yards wide and width of a field Idea is for kids to get alot of repetition with ground balls 3 types of ground ball work, kids go back and forth across the field Roll ball to self, double move escape (face dodge, roll, split dodge) go to sideline and then to start the other way Start with ground ball at feet, kick with foot, hockey with stick, double move escape roll ball out accelerate through it
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Defensive Footwork Footwork - Defensive Stance Sideways Pokes Players get into a defensive stance Side Step and poke Get muscle memory on poke checking when side stepping Footwork - Front and Back Pedal Setup cones in two lines about 5 yards apart Player breaks down and approaches a cone as potential ball carrier Player drives their heel into the ground on the backpedal Footwork - Back Pedal Drop Step Setup cones in a zig zag pattern about 5 yards apart Player works on back pedaling and drop stepping to change direction Start at 50% work on toe to heel transistion Then go full speed
10 Min	Notre Dame Asterisk Drill A drill to help proper defense footwork muscle memory Build a plus sign with cones, each part of the plus sign is a quadrant Line up the kids in one line and have kids go through each quadrant of the plus sign The kid runs to the middle of the plus sign and uses that as a basis for where his man is The kid then practices sliding, half slides and recover, show and no go Have each kid work in each quadrant for 10-20 seconds After the first kid is done with the first quadrant have him rotate to quadrant 2 and another kid go into quadrant 1 On the 4th quadrant roll a ground ball to the kid, have him scoop and return it to the coaches feet
10 Min	Alley Defensive Drill Focus on lift checks, v-checks, push with bottom hand Setup 2 stations of 10 cones in a zig zag pattern Each cone placement should be about 10-15 yards apart One defensemen and one offense run the zig zag Offense works on dodges, defense works on footwork Defense shadows punches with the bottom hand and drop steps Players run through station 1, switch roles and then go back through station 2
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