6/7/2016 - U9 - Practice Plan

From Lacrosse Plan Drills

RDU U9 Practice Plan 6 to 8PM

Minutes Drill Information
6:00 to 6:05 Team Talk
  • Review game from past weekend
    • Positives
      • We passed really well towards the end of the tournament
      • If we had more time we would have won both games
      • Both losses were by 1 point
    • Negatives
      • Issue with over committing on Defense
      • Ground balls we must win them
      • You can never give up or think you are going to win
      • Be ready on the sideline to play, drink water with gear on
  • Stickers after each practice
6:05 to 6:25 Ground Ball - Driving to side and pass to X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oilv8hm34yQ

  • 5 Man Drill - Setup in a 2 - 2 - 1 or 6 man drill in a 2-2-2

Top Left starts with ball, run towards top right and passes to cutting top right. Top right passes to X. Two crease guys rotate in and out, back pedaling out of the crease. X makes a quick pass to the outside crease guy. Outside crease guy shoots.

  • Rotate 3 outside guys, and crease guys after 2 turns


6:25 to 6:40 1 on 1 Defense - Goalie in Cage
  • Ball Handler starts at mid line, defense works on back pedal and not over committing
6:40 to 6:45 Water
6:45 to 7:00 Quick Hitch Bounce Shot Drill
  • Need 2 Cones and 1 ladder or a Hector the Rejector covering the top 2/3rds of the goal
  • Fold Ladder up so two or three rungs are showing and place 1 foot in front of the net
  • Put cones 10 yards in front of cage and 10 yards to the side (in the alley)
  • Line kids up at midline, get ground ball, sprint towards cone, studder step and hitch dodge keeping stick in the same hand
  • As you get closer to the cage bounce shoot and try to get it inside the ladder rungs


Goalies backup shots

7:00 to 7:05 Water
7:05 to 7:30 6 on 6
  • Work on motion offense
  • Work on Plays
  • Work on sliding and recovering from unsettled situation
7:30 to 7:35 Water
7:35 to 7:55 West Genny
7:55 to 8:00 Sprints