2/3/2019 - Tryout Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching Divide 2026 and 2027 up Have half of each age group go dark and light
10 Min	Line Drills Right outside, right inside, left outside, left inside, ground ball
10 Min	Butt to Butt GB to Transition Teaching point is for Ball/Man, GB - Pass - Pass, and getting players adjacent and backside pipe Put a goalie in net and divide kids by jersey color This drill starts as a 1v1 GB drill and morphs to a 4v4 or 5v5 Two players stand butt to butt with a ball in between them at the top of the box in the alley 3 or 4 players for each team stand on the opposite side of the box, the players are on the field and can move randomly but not interfere with the ground ball The whistle blows, the 2 players who are butt to butt compete for the ball, the player who gains possession is now on offense with their other team mates The player who gains possession looks to make a quick pass and work the ball to the opposite backside pipe The other offensive players look to get into position for two quick adjacent passes and a pass to the backside pipe
5 Min	Water
10 Min	1 v 1 top and bottom
10 Min	2 v 2 top and bottom
5 Min	Water
10 Min	4 on 4 Escalation The goal of this drill is to give kids the opportunity to try individual 1 on 1, 2 man game, and escalate up to a 4 on 4 situation Put a goalie in the cage 4 lines of defenders and offensive players were placed just outside the box (8 total lines) Attack and Defense are behind the goal, midfielders are divided into offense and defense To start the goalie passes a ball to the back left attack, that attack and defender go 1 on 1 and attempts to score After the play is over, the goalie passes the ball to the back right attack and the first attack and defender are in play with the new attack and defender After the play is over the goalie passes to the top left midfielder and its a 3 on 3 After the play is over the goalie passes to the top right midfielder and its a 4 on 4 When all four lines go the next group begins Note: you can either rotate players or keep them in the lines they are in Note: make sure you have midfielders play both offense and defense
10 Min	Stations Goalies Ask kids who want to try goalie, use 10 tennis balls Attack/Middie/Defense 30 yard races
5 Min	Water
15 Min	4 on 3 fast breaks - two goals
10 Min	Crunch 3v2 This drill is used to shorten the field and have players play in a condensed field, helping kids move the ball more effectively with quicker passes. When players play on a larger field everything opens up. Use Cones to section off the field from GLE to inside of the box Have 3 lines of offense, and 2 lines of defense, and a goalie in the cage Defenders stand out ready to play and we play 3 on 2 Offensive players must look for quick passes, if the ball goes outside the cones the next players go
5 Min	Water
20 Min	2-3-2 Scrimmage