04/08/2018 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	3 Man Handle Have kids get into groups of 3, best to have lines stay together Kids should line up behind eachother First kid should kick the ball slightly to the left, scoop the ball, roll away from pressure Pass to the 2nd guy in line, first guy breaks to the side, switches hands and catches over the shoulder from the 2nd guy He then passes back and the 2nd guy gives him a ground ball to 2nd guy in line goes next Drill does heavy reps, switches hands, and ground ball away and to
5 Min	Question Mark Ground Ball Have the kids form a line Roll the ball out away from the line Have the kids call ball and release Upon scooping up the ball, the kids run in a question mark pattern to avoid the trailing stick Coach should use the term "Run to Daylight" Throw the ball back to coach and repeat
10 Min	Canadian 2 v 2 Ground Balls You can have a goalie or a shot stopper Create 4 lines of 2 teams of guys behind the goal (one of each color on each side of the goal) Coach is at the top of the box with a bucket of balls Coach rolls the ball out, players fight for the ball, whoever wins it goes to goal
5 Min	Water
10 Min	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
10 Min	Rocker Step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6TL-6ynF4 Important for both middies and attack coming from the back of the net Want to get to the 5 by 5 (5 yards above GLE and 5 yards out) Bait your defense to fake the inside roll and come back topside Turn around him, take 1 or 2 steps and take a shot
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Mule Drill http://www.laxcoachmike.com/fullmembers/2015/08/article-the-mule-drill-pfeiffer/ This is a 4v4 drill which incorporates GB, 4v4, and Lock Off Drill Put a goalie in cage Divide kids evenly into two different colors Place 1 of each color at the 4 corners Roll a ball and a 1v1 GB happens, whoever wins the GB is on offense The 3 off ball defense "lock on" their man. This forces the 3 other offensive players to work hard at getting open Each of the 4 offensive players must touch the ball before going to cage Offense must look to set picks and work together to get open Make it competitive, offense gets 2 points for scoring, defense gets 1 for stopping play
20 Min	Offense Line up kids in the number positions Run 32, 51 Run 53, 35 Run double numbers 33 and 55 Run 32, 51, 15, 23 trigger Work on positioning for the 6's and backing up the shot
5 Min	Water
20 Min	6 on 6 Half Field
10 Min	Conditioning 2 groups of kids group 1: ladder and bunny hop jumps group 2: sprints and sled pulls