02/03/2018 - 1:00 to 2:30PM - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Zip and Skip Drill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zM45vGUjU 5 cones positioned around the net, top near the box Player should pop-out or pop towards the ball to mimic getting open Move the ball around the net, catch on the outside, turn, switch hands and pass on the outside Move your feet to get ready to receive the ball Run to the line you pass to Quicker we move the ball the tougher the defense can recover Receive the pass, one or two craddles, then make accurate pass Variation: Use a long pole as a limbo GB, coach places ball, player drops their ball
10 Min	Attack the Offense Ground Ball Focus is to pick up the ground ball, move it twice and either catch and shoot or attack on the back / weak side. Need a goal and line up the kids at the top of the box Have 3 kids run out and stand right in front of the crease Coach gently rolls the ball out, kids scoop through call ball, help left, help right Perform two passes and then shoot Look to move the ball to a shot within 3 seconds Accelerate through the ground ball Next group of kids jogs out
5 Min	Water
10 Min	3 on 3 Add One Back Cut Drill http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=31679&page=1 3 defenders and 4 offense 2 lines defenders on one side of GLE, 1 on the other. 3 lines of attack behind the goal, 1 line at the midline The drill begins with a ground ball or a pass, and we play 3v3 for 5 to 10 seconds. Then the coach might yell out, "add one," and the fourth offensive player enters the drill, usually from the back of the defenders. We play to a shot. On a shot or save, we immediately clear and then begin the drill again with new players. Alternative is to run from the top by switching the placement of the lines. or 5 Man clear into a 3 v 2
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Crossfire Passing A good drill to reinforce two passes and 2 man game Create a square about 15 yards by 15 yards Have 4 kids per team for a total of 8 players For each team, put 2 guys on the outside and 2 guys in the inside The outside guys are on opposite sides of the square and cannot go inside the square The inside guys are free to roam in the middle area Start with the ball on the outside, make a pass or two into the middle and then to the other side If through the middle and out the other side, you gain one point If the ball is loose in the middle players fight for the ball If the ball rolls out, it starts with the team on the line where the ball goes out Try to string together multiple points
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Strength Crossfit drills Have kids partner up and break into groups Box Jumps Sitting Tennis Ball Jumps - bring 2 or 3 chairs Ladder footwork drills 4 sets of 10 pushups
10 Min	Plyometric Speed Drills Vertical Power Skips Focus on Skipping and Jumping as high as you can Horizontal Power Skips Focus on Skipping as far as you can Vertical Double Leg Bounds Keep both legs in sync and jump high Horizontal Double Leg Bounds Keep both legs in sync and jump forward as far as you can Single leg lacrosse stick pogos Put your lacrosse stick across your shoulders Do single leg pogos, alternating legs as you go
5 Min	Two man passing Push through