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
5 Min	Water
10 Min
10 Min
5 Min	Water
15 Min
10 Min
5 Min	Water
10 Min