Set Up
Put players in lines, about 5-8 yards away. They will run forward while passing the ball back and forth. Players must keep their stick in the outside/upfield hand, so one line is catching/throwing righty while the other executes left. Have them run the width of the field as 1 rep. Complete again so players can work on their opposite hands
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- Keep your stick up as a target for your teammate when you don’t have the ball
- We are running upfield, not shuffling.. try to keep the hips/shoulders in that direction
- Passing – Make good passes keep the ball in the air so your teammate can make an easy catch
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A great small sided game that works on clearing and riding!
Set Up
Create a playing area on one half of the field area. Add a second goal at the midfield line. There will be 4 clearing players and 3 riding playing during every rep. In general, we want the clearing team to be primarily defenders and short stick defensive midfielders, and the riders being Attack and Midfield players. The game starts with coach rolling a live ground ball in the defensive corner, which should be contested with a rider. The clearing team, must try to get the ball upfield to score in 20 seconds once they gain possession. This drill we want to focus on our riding and clearing principles. if the riding team intercepts or forces a turnover, they can try to score.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Make 5v4 or 6v5
- Set up specific clearing spots wether you play ladder or stack type clear
- Shorten shot clock to 15 seconds to make it more challenging
- Instead of a Goal for the clearing team, create gates using cones they must clear the ball through
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- Clearing Team We have a player advantage, spread out and find open space Find good passes and passing lanes, don’t force tough passes Stay moving, don’t stand still off ball
- We have a player advantage, spread out and find open space
- Find good passes and passing lanes, don’t force tough passes
- Stay moving, don’t stand still off ball
- Riding Team We are player down, we want to pressure ball and play a backside zone type Dont try and take ball away, square up, turn players back from running upfield, and try to force bad passes HUSTLE! This is a conditioning type drill
- We are player down, we want to pressure ball and play a backside zone type
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A small sided game that that works on 2-player and 3-player game principles
Set Up
On one end of the field, split the players into 2 teams. They all start at the top of the restraining box, and the teams/groups waiting will alternate by color. Team 1 starts on defense and tam 2 starts on offense, play live 3v3. Play until there is a missed shot, save, goal, or turnover, and the play ends. Team 2 who was just on offense, stays on the field to play defense, and 3 new players from team 1 start up top on offense. Keep playing and alternating every rep
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Play 2v2 or 4v4
- Add in constraints, example you must trigger the offense using a pick
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- We are working on 2-3 player games, use picks and slips offensively to create coring opportunities
- Defensively communicate through the picks, and play solid 1v1 defense on your opponent
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A great unsettled small area game designed by Jim Mitchell of Princeton Lacrosse
Set Up
Play 4v4 above GLE, and add a player at X on offense. The X player can only transfer the ball, they cannot dodge or shoot, but the defense must play them when they receive the ball. That will create an unsettle situation above GLE as the players move the ball through X
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- Offense – Get them to dominos and find the advantage. Work the 2-3 player game above GLE
- Defense – Communicate, protect the house, and slide/recover efficiently.
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