10/3/2020 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching Fast and Competitive Positive only
10 Min	Defensive Communication Explain terms: Ball, left/right, hot, two Put 6 color different cones, coach yells a color, which equates to the where the ball is Kids must yell out the correct term and adjust their positioning
10 Min	Dodge Bounce Redodge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ur4s6YHIlg Partner up the players Make one line at the midline Have an offensive player with a ball and a defensive player Have the offensive guy make a dodge with the defensive player shadowing via side step, back pedal etc Have the offensive player make a dodge, bounce out to fake a pass, then redodge Defense works on footwork, doesn't try to take the ball away, and looks to lift check while shadowing Repeat 2 or 3 times down the field Switch roles when starting on the opposite side of the field Offense works on split, roll, face, and swim dodges
5 Min	Water
10 Min	2v2 Cylinder Approaches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlWQt1ZzVZw&t=3s Good drill to help the defense with their approaches to the ball. Have defensive players pair up Group 4 defensive players together Have two outside players about 15-20 yards apart Put a line of cones down the middle, each of the side guys are 5-10 yards from the cones Put two defenders in the middle, one covers the man with the ball, the other with his foot on the line, but towards the other offensive guy A man passes to the next, defense must adjust and give a lift check, The other defender runs to the mid line After the lift check the defense stops engaging, player makes the pass, defense adjusts again Far Defense guy keeps their stick up looking to intercept passes
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Cabrini Hub Drill to 4V4 A great drill that is done in two phases. The first phase is used for defensive positioning and footwork, and offense swinging the ball around the goal. The second phase turns into a 4v4 with offensive players working on specific techniques. Put a goalie in cage, add 4 cones around the goal in a diamond shape Divide teams up with attack and some middies on one team, defense and some middies on the other. Spread these players around the field at the cones Phase 1 of the Drill - Defensive Footwork The offense looks to swing the ball around the goal, they must stay in their cone zone As the ball is passed to the offensive guy, the defender sprints towards his man applies pressure. Defenders accelerate and arrive under control, using toe to heel transition. The defender can check the hands of the offensive guy, who is pretty much locked to his zone When the ball is passed, that defender very quick moves or recovers back into the hole Defensive Coaching: Approach, Break Down, Toe to Heel weight transfer, arrive with check, recover back to the hole Phase 2 of the Drill - 4v4 with offensive techniques - Coach initiates phase 2 with a whistle blow The offensive players begin in the diamond formation and we add techniques or little rules to the play Offensive Coaching Must Begin: Invert Middies, Pass Down - Pick Down, Aggressive drive to the cage, Off Ball Pick, Isolate the short stick defender, Create picks to force short stick vs attack
45 Min	Scrimmage or 2 or 3 teams of 8 v 8