11/08/2017 - Practice Plan

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Time Drill
5 Min Active Stretching
5 Min Quick Partner Passing
  • Pass with a partner, catch and do a half craddle and back
  • Variation: Time in 60 seconds and count
  • Variation: Switch hands
10 min Round Up
  • Two line relay races
  • Variation: Put defenders out there
  • Variation: Coaches make kids go under a stick to scoop
10 Min Fast Breaks
  • Middies in line at top of the field, with 3 attack, 3 defense, and 1 goalie. Extra attack and defense standing on the glass to substitute
  • Coach rolls a ground ball, picks it up full speed
  • With a save, clear to the mid line
  • Variation: Send a trailer runner
  • Variation: Start with attack and defense at the top of the box and they have to get into position
5 Min Water
5 Min New Play Black
  • Time kill get the ball to our best ball handlers
  • Man Up Team may go in as time killing team
10 Min Pass Back to 2v2

Getting the ball back to the weak-side or non-ball side is an important concept for offenses. This drill teaches drive and pass back, crease slide, Defensive Recovery to the inside, Ball movement to the weak-side.

  • Teach the concept of "Pass Back and Pop"
  • Start with 2 defense and 2 offense and a goalie
  • One offensive and defensive player are in the crease
  • One offensive player is at the top of the box and drives to the alley
  • When the player with the ball is 8 yards out, the crease defender should slide, and the covering defender should recover to the hole
  • The offensive player with the ball rolls back and looks for the offensive player on the crease to pop out
  • Variation: Put a weak-side attackman down and its a 3v2
  • Variation: Put a man at x and use the x man to get it to the weak-side


5 Min Water
30 Min Modified 5 on 5 full field
  • Have middie lines run together and 1 attack and 1 defense on the same team
  • Substitute 3 off by middie line, or 3 attack, or 3 defense to keep kids playing with who they are next to the field
  • Shots can only be made off one of the following actions:
    • Pick either on-ball or off-ball
    • Trigger
    • Successfully completing "swing it" around the goal
    • ISO on a short stick defender
    • Aggressive drive to the cage, drawing a double and passing
  • Turnover if you catch or throw without moving