09/09/2018 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 Min	Coaches Introduction
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
5 Min	Water
5 Min	Defense Approach with Ladder Place a ladder on the field After the ladder put a cone about 7-8 yards away Have a kid or coach with the ball on the far cone Kid runs through the ladder, settles then properly approaches his man, making sure to stop on his heals
10 Min	1 v 1 GB Turn Hips Side Run Have two lines of kids On either side of the line, have 4 cones going out in a straight line Coach is in the middle of the two lines about 8 yards away Kids face the coach on the whistle they must turn their hips, run down the line of cones, then turn back the other way, meet in the middle Coach rolls out a ground ball, kids fight for it, then whoever wins it clears it past the coach
5 Min	Water
10 Min	3 Man Drive & Feed From X 3 guys in the drill, have kids break into 3 lines 2 guys top of the box on either side of the alley, 1 guy below GLE on the right side Left top starts with the ball, passes quickly to top right guy, who passes to the guy behind the goal Guy behind the goal goes to x, and starts to dodge to one side, then redodges back to the other side Middies on the top must recognize which guy is in the opposite side and cuts to the goal, while the last guy fills his position The cutting guy shoots, the X guy backs up the ball
5 Min	Water
15 Min	Noke Offense Numbers and Areas on the field Crease positioning 5-1, 5-3 - Dodging with a purpose, get to the far pipe, if you don't win the dodge dump to 2 2-1 and 1-2 - aka yellow
10 Min	53 & 35 Sweep Shooting on the Run
5 Min	Water
15 Min	4 on 4 half field
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
10 Min	Jog/Sprints with Sled