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Crossfire Passing - Link to Drill
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A great warm up passing drill to get the kids engaged and alert
Set Up
Put 4-5 lines across from each other in a small area, like the restraining box area. On on side, give everyone 1st in line a ball, and give 1 player a ball on the opposite side. If you have 5 and 5, there would be 6 balls in play. The players must all make passes to teammates across, but CANNOT throw to a player directly across or from the same line the ball came from.
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- Communicate! players with and without the ball must communicate to connect with a good pass
- Stick work – Players should be always ready to receive a pass with their stick up as a target, and make good crisp passes
- Movement – We shouldn’t be passing standing stills, players should be slightly moving their feet to the teammate they are passing to
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Offensive Skill Station: Read the Defender - Link to Drill
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This drill emphasizes ways for players with the ball to learn how to create their own space when attacking the goal
Set Up
Start the players on the wing, with a ball in their stick. Add a coach or player about a stick length away acting as a guided defender. The player with ball will initiate with a bounce.. they step away from the defender, to create space. The guided defender will do 1 of 3 things: Take a high approach, a low approach, or stay neutral. The player with the ball will read the defender, and take the space given. If the defender stays neutral, the player with ball should initiate some form of deception like a fake pass, or a hitch to freeze and attack the space they want.
Principles and Coaching Point
Progressions
- Start with a dodge up the hash
- Play tougher defender forcing a double dodge
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- Take the space the defender gives, and explode to it
- When bouncing, get your stick in a loaded position acting as a triple threat (You can pass, shoot, or re-attack)
- Finish quick, once you take the space, get loaded for a shot on the run and release quick
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Defensive SKill Station: 4 Corner Approach - Link to Drill
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Add defenders at each cone, for a better representation on the approach angle and stick positioning
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- Focus on your angles at each cone getting the proper foot upfield, that would drive a player away from the goal, and not to the middle of the field
- On approaches, lead with your stick and break down by chopping your feet
- On recoveries, open up to the inside with your stick in the passing lane
- Switch hands if you are a more advanced player
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General Drill – GLE - Link to Drill
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Set Up
This drill starts with the offensive players on a low wing, and a defender on the crease, about 5-8 yards away. A coach will have the ball and will start the drill by throwing a ball into the offensive player. As the ball is in the air, the defense must approach the offensive player and take a good angle to keep them from getting top side. The offense must catch the ball, and make 1 quick move to get their hands free for a shot. Try to limit the play to 5 seconds
Coaching Points and Principles
Defense
Offense
- One quick move and go, we want to use deception to get our hands free. If you get your hands free, get loaded and shoot, don’t let the defended recover.
- Try and get top side to turn the corner for a shot or inside roll to finish under, you can also try and execute a question mark dodge
- Try to take high quality shots, changing planes and shooting away from the goalies stick
Progressions
- Use tennis balls if you want to keep it lighter for your goalies
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- Focus on your angle of approach, we want to try and drive the players either out to side line or back towards to goal line
- get your inside foot, top side to help with that approach and take short choppy steps so you stay balanced, trying not to lunge forward
- Lead with your stick and get to the players hands, hole the topside as best you can’t and drive through shoulders during the dodge to prevent shots
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4v4 Low Game - Link to Drill
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This is a drill to work on spacing and team play on the low wings or below GLE
Set Up
Play within the restraining wing box area, and have the top boundary be about 10 yards away from GLE. Its a live 4v4 play, and we want to reinforce spacing, movement, and off ball play.
Add in Constraints
- 20 Second Shot Clock per possessionn
- Point System: Offense Gets 2 points for an assisted goal / Defense gets 2 points for a successful double team turnover.
The offense can play in any set, but as a coach, feel free to add in mods, like always 1 player on offense on the crease.
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- Creating advantages around GLE and low wings
- Defense trying to keep the offenser lo and closer to GLE
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Play 6v6 |
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Play Live 6v6, and add in the following system
- Offense gets 2 points for any Gold Medal Goals
- Defense gets 2 points for any knock down passes (with a completed turnover)
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