5/16/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	3 Man Passing with 2 Balls A great alternative to line drills, kids get many touches. Have the kids break into groups of three Have two kids be about 20 yards apart The 3rd kid should be in the middle of the other two players The two outside kids should each have a ball The kid in the middle should run at an angle towards a player and catch on the outside hand Kid should run to the opposite side and pass again to the same passer Middle kid should then make an athletic move and receive a pass from the other side
10 Min	1v1v1 Ground Ball Transition 1v1v1 GB Transition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFBXWgeg3kc Fast paced ground ball to transition drill emphasizing "GB - Pass - Pass" Use a full field for transition play Create 3 lines of kids at the end line behind the goal and outside the box Create 2 lines of kids to be used as transition players (on the same side line of the field) First line of transition players should be in between box and the mid line Second line of transition players should be in between the box and the mid line at the other end of the field Coach stands by the 3 lines of kids and gently rolls a ball out X1, X2, X3 all fight for the ball (every man for themselves) Whoever wins passes to the first line of transitions players and that man passes to the second line of transition players Right away the two in the line that lost play again 1v1, the winner passes to the next transition Finally the guy that lost twice, does it 1v0 and passes to the next transition Each player rotates to the next line Have the last transition player come down and place the ball near the coach
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Clears and Rides Talk Get to Open Space Run to daylight On the ride call an attack to go over if you are tired and need a sub Clears - Call "Green" to tell a player to scoop the ball and run to the outside down the lane Rides - Goalie Free and "Camel"
10 Min	Walk Through of Clears and Rides
5 Min	Water
10 Min	* Swing It Zero Set Plays Yellow Potato Trigger One Set Plays Boxer General Plays Thunder
10 Min	6 on 6 Clear & Ride to Midline Call Penalties to force Man Up & Man Down Run Plays
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Hippo Drill 8v8 http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=21371&page=1 Divide kids into teams On field its 8v8 running a 2-3-2 You have 20 seconds to clear and 10 seconds to get it in the box Start with a face-off and after each goal we do a face-off Once a team gains possession a player can run with the ball only for 3-5 seconds. Then the player must pass the ball to a teammate. Focus is on quick passes If the player with the ball fails to pass in 3-5 seconds, the coach blows the whistle and possession changes
5 Min	Sprints or John Hopkins