11/15/2017 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
5 Min	Game Talk and Adjustments Unlucky need to figure out how to adjust when covered Try Bennett at Defense Move Timmy to LSM Every drill starts with a ground ball, kid must run full speed to get it.
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	Half Naz Shooting Drill Half Naz Shooting Drill Create 3 lines of kids 1 Line outside of the top of the box 1 Line midway between goal and top of box 1 Line behind the goal on the same side of the field as the other 2 lines Balls should be at the top and side lines Top line, passes to the behind the goal line, that player runs behind x and passes to the guy that fed him Side Line, then passes to the attack coming around X and he quick stick shoots Players rotate from bottom to top
10 Min	Power and Finesse Line up your players at the mid line Put a bunch of balls next to the players Put a few attack about 10 yards from GLE on one side A player at the top, takes a high velocity shot from a distance of just inside the box line He then runs and takes a feed from an attack player and takes a quick stick shot in front of the crease (Either quick stick or one cradle and shot)
5 Min	Water
10 Min	Fireball Start with one goal and a goalie. Divide the remaining players into two "teams". Place the teams on opposite sides of the field about 30 yards apart at the restraining line. Use cones to identify where the players should stand. Players should line the field from the mid line to X Give each player on each team a number: 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Now you're ready to start your game. Call out some numbers: "1,4,5". You can use any combination of numbers to achieve 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, etc. After calling out the numbers roll out a ball and blow the whistle. To gain possession a team must win the ground ball and pass to one of the non active players on the sideline. This is the "ground ball" phase of the drill. Now that you've established an offense (ground ball winner) and defense, the coach makes a pass to the offense. The offensive players must cut to get open. The defense must "mark up" in a man-to-man defense. Now it's just a normal scrimmage. The possession ends with either: (1) a goal, (2) a goalie save, or (3) a defensive clear back to the coach. Keep score to make it competitive for the two "teams".
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