Early Dodging Line Drill – Attack the Butt End

Summary

A foundational drill to dodging, as It’s important we start building IQ at the younger levels, and keeping it more simple than complex. Here we are emphasizing on an easy way to attack a defender, which is simply dodging past their butt end.

Tags

Anticipation & RecognitionAttackBall Control (with the ball)BeginnerBox LacrosseDefenseDodging & EscapesGuided - Token OpponentMen’s LacrosseMidfieldU10U8Women’s Lacrosse

Set Up

Put players in groups of 5 on the sideline with a coach about 5-8 yards away. Coach will stand square to them, with their stick on their hips. We want the players to pick up a ball dodge past the butt end, and carry the ball back in line. Coach should be changing hands for every player, so they have to be a DECISION MAKER.

Coaching Points and Principles

  • No specific dodge, but we want the player to change speed and ACCELERATE past coach
  • Recognize the butt end, and let players naturally feel/see that
  • Force them to think about what kind of movement they need to do two protect stick, while dodging

Progressions

  • Play tougher defense so they don’t hang stick, light checks
  • Make them pass back to their teammate in line

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