Practice Plan: Skills & Games

Skills & Games
4 Player Pass and Move - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
A fun drill to work on passing and free off-ball movement Set Up Set up 6 Cones about 8-10 yards apart in a circle and put players in groups of 4. The players must make a pass and then move to a new open space. Have the players focus on moving to cones that are easy to make passes Coaching Points & Principles		Passing & Catching – Focus on making good passes Off Ball Movement – Get them in the habit of moving without the ball and finding open space
3v1 Rondo - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
*Keep players in same groups, and play inside the cone area*		Offense – Move your feet to make good passes. Off ball SHOW TARGET and call for help Defense – Keep your stick in the air in passing lanes / use deception
Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
Play this 3v3		Ground balls – players should be working hard to win ground balls to start the drill Clearing – Team is spread out and finding open spaces Even & Uneven scenarios
Continuous 3v3 Game - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
Goals only count if a player catches it off a cut or in a new space		Groundballs – Players should work on ground ball battles, boxing out and helping other teammates get the ball Transition – We want to play fast and try to get scoring opportunities in transition Defensive pressure – defense should pressure the ball and force the offense to move the ball

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4 Player Pass and Move
3v1 Rondo
Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game
Continuous 3v3 Game

Please Note:The practice is designed to bring value across multiple age levels. You can use this as a foundation to build and develop your own practice. With that being said, we highly encourage you to adjust the drills based on your team’s age and skill levels. Lacrosse Drive should always be used as a starting point — you can make drills easier or harder by changing the constraints.

To make a drill easier, you might Increase the playing area, reduce the number of defenders or rules, add time or space to make decisions

To make a drill harder, you might: Shrink the field or add boundaries, add defenders or touch restrictions (e.g., “one-pass before shooting”), or Limit time or space to force faster decisions

Small adjustments to field size, player numbers, and rules can significantly change the challenge level while maintaining the same core learning goal.

4 Player Pass and Move

A fun drill to work on passing and free off-ball movement

Set Up

Set up 6 Cones about 8-10 yards apart in a circle and put players in groups of 4. The players must make a pass and then move to a new open space. Have the players focus on moving to cones that are easy to make passes

Coaching Points & Principles

Passing & Catching – Focus on making good passes
Off Ball Movement – Get them in the habit of moving without the ball and finding open space

Beginner Block - On Air (no opponent)Foundational Skills Intermediate Men’s Lacrosse Off Ball Offensive Play Passing U10 U8 Women’s Lacrosse

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3v1 Rondo

Keep players in same groups, and play inside the cone area

Set Up

Create a playing area using cones or lines on the field. There will be 3 offensive player on the outside, and 1 defender inside. The players on the outside will play keep away. The defender will try to be deceptive, move towards the passer to knock down or intercept passes! Play for 30 seconds then switch the players. You can also sub a player in quicker, off they intercept or knock down a pass.

Coaching Points and Principles

Offense – Move your feet to make good passes. Off ball SHOW TARGET and call for help
Defense – Keep your stick in the air in passing lanes / use deception

Progressions

Play 4v2
Make it harder for the offender and play 3v2 or 4v3

Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game

Play this 3v3

Set Up

Split the group into two teams, and put them in alternating lines at the midfield. On a Half field, we would have 4-6 lines of each color, being a full team drill. If working in smaller spaces like video, you can do 3-4 of each color. The drill starts with coach rolling a live ground ball into the play. The first player in each line will go try to win the ground ball. Which ever team wins the ball, gets the ball to the goalie and initiates a clear. If you don’t have a goalie, just have the players clear to a Coach up top. Once they successfully clear the ball, they will go back in on offense, and attack the goal. Coaches can manipulate the rules or constraints to make uneven situations or get players to explore other team concepts like picks, off ball play, etc..

Coaching Points and Principles

Ground balls – players should be working hard to win ground balls to start the drill
Clearing – Team is spread out and finding open spaces
Even & Uneven scenarios

Progressions

Add extra players in on offense to creat uneven looks
Number the lines up top, so only select players go into the drill (1,2,3,4 would be a 2v2 groundball play)
Shot Clock – Once on offense, create a shot clock to speed up play

Continuous 3v3 Game

Goals only count if a player catches it off a cut or in a new space

Set up

Put your players into 2 teams, and create a small playing area. The teams will line up on opposite sidelines, coach throws a live ground ball in. 3 Players from each team go try to win the groundball. The team that wins, goes right to the goal they are attacking and play until goal/save/turnover. New ball comes in and the team on defense now attacks the other goal, until dead ball. Coach will give the original winning team 1 extra offensive rep, and they will transition and go try to score

Coaching Points & Principles

Groundballs – Players should work on ground ball battles, boxing out and helping other teammates get the ball
Transition – We want to play fast and try to get scoring opportunities in transition
Defensive pressure – defense should pressure the ball and force the offense to move the ball

Skills & Games
Please Note:The practice is designed to bring value across multiple age levels. You can use this as a foundation to build and develop your own practice. With that being said, we highly encourage you to adjust the drills based on your team’s age and skill levels. Lacrosse Drive should always be used as a starting point — you can make drills easier or harder by changing the constraints.	To make a drill easier, you might Increase the playing area, reduce the number of defenders or rules, add time or space to make decisions	Activities 4 Player Pass and Move 3v1 Rondo Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game Continuous 3v3 Game
4 Player Pass and Move - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
A fun drill to work on passing and free off-ball movement Set Up Set up 6 Cones about 8-10 yards apart in a circle and put players in groups of 4. The players must make a pass and then move to a new open space. Have the players focus on moving to cones that are easy to make passes Coaching Points & Principles		Passing & Catching – Focus on making good passes Off Ball Movement – Get them in the habit of moving without the ball and finding open space
3v1 Rondo - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
*Keep players in same groups, and play inside the cone area*		Offense – Move your feet to make good passes. Off ball SHOW TARGET and call for help Defense – Keep your stick in the air in passing lanes / use deception
Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
Play this 3v3		Ground balls – players should be working hard to win ground balls to start the drill Clearing – Team is spread out and finding open spaces Even & Uneven scenarios
Continuous 3v3 Game - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
Goals only count if a player catches it off a cut or in a new space		Groundballs – Players should work on ground ball battles, boxing out and helping other teammates get the ball Transition – We want to play fast and try to get scoring opportunities in transition Defensive pressure – defense should pressure the ball and force the offense to move the ball