Set Up
On one end of the field, put 6 offensive player and defensive player in the play. The game starts stationary, with an offense player starting with the ball on the perimeter. You can put your offense up in any set depending on what you play and/or an upcoming opponent may play. To start the drill, all the offensive player will look away from coach, and coach will point to a defender that will be the 1st slide. On coaches whistle, the defender guarding the ball, leaves the field, touches the sideline, and then sprints back into the play. The offense must read the defense and slide package, and move the ball quick enough to creating a scoring opportunity.
Coaching Points and Principles
- Defense Principles
- Protect the house, Communicate, keep sticks in passing lanes to prevent skip passes
- Offensive principles
- Move the ball towards pressure (direction slide is come from from), have zero second decision making (shoot, pass, or attack space), and stay spread to make the slides longer
Progressions
- Play 5v5
- Youth levels, you can start with 3v3 and 4v4 to get them to start seeing the slides and moving the ball correctly,
- Start from a certain scenario, like a pick
