Daphne Drills
Passing Drills
Warmup Keep Away
- Build an area with cones about the size of the top of the box to the mid line
- Have 6 defenders and 5 offense
- Offense keeps the ball away without going out of bounds
- If ball turns over, subtract a defender and add an offense
- Variation: If ball touches ground, turnover
Ground Ball Drills
London Bridge Drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3QtVzwnqY
- 3 players
- low, scoop through, protect stick
- 1 person is ground ball, 2nd person builds bridge, for person to go under, 3rd person tries to stick check
1 on 1 Ground Ball - Pass Pass Shoot Drill
This drill mimics the need to make a pass quickly after successfully scooping up a ground ball.
- 2 players, a coach, and a goalie are required
- 2 players line up at the top of the box and the coach gently rolls out a ball
- The 2 players fight for the ball, the first person to get it passes to the coach on the sideline, and then breaks to the goal to catch a pass (give and go)
- Upon receiving the pass, the player attempts to score
- The player that does not get the ground ball, plays defense
Draw Drills
Teams Draw Battle
- Divide girls into teams
- Put a coach on each team
- Teach the draw and the circle
- Play to 10 and the losing coach has to do 10 pushups (and players)
Fun Drills
Lacrosse the Ocean
Line everyone up at one end line and have them race to the other end line while the coaches try to knock the ball out of their stick. Keep going back and forth between the end line and other end line until there is only one winner. Teaches kids (in a fun way) to protect the ball with good cradling skills.
Ultimate Lacrosse
Think “ultimate frisbee” with lacrosse sticks-- players are only allowed to take three steps with the ball before they must pass. If they don’t pass within three seconds of stopping, they turn the ball over to the other team.
