Attacking & Sliding

Attacking & Sliding
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 Partner Pass Progressions w/ Brooke Eubanks (Stanford Lacrosse) 1v1 w/ 2 Goals 2v2 With Slides 3v3 Two Sides
Partner Pass Progressions w/ Brooke Eubanks (Stanford Lacrosse) - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
Partner Stickwork Progression is a daily warm-up routine for all skill levels that develops hand speed, stick control, wrist strength, and passing accuracy through focused partner repetitions with both hands. SET UP Pair players up facing each other with one ball per group. Begin with Swoop Fakes: extend the arms away from the body, slide the bottom hand up toward the stick head, cradle the stick toward the face, swoop it underneath the arm, quickly reset the hands, and deliver a controlled pass to the partner. Complete repetitions with both the right and left hand. Progress to one-handed passing by moving partners slightly closer together and placing one hand at the top of the stick. Players pass back and forth using only that hand, emphasizing a strong wrist snap and clean release before switching hands. The progression can be used consistently at the beginning of practice to build repetition and comfort with the stick. COACHING POINTS & PRINCIPLES		Quick Hands, Soft Stick: Keep the stick loose in the fingertips and develop quick hand movements while maintaining control of the ball. Pass to a Target: Follow through toward the target and aim around your partner’s ear rather than simply throwing the ball in their direction. Snap the Wrists: Especially during one-handed passing, use the wrists and forearms to generate the pass and release the ball cleanly off the shooting strings rather than pushing or “shot-putting” it.
1v1 w/ 2 Goals - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
A fund drill to work on offense and defense positional skillsets Set Up if you have 4 small goals, use those. You can also use cones/gates as an alternative if you don’t have those. Split the field in half using cones, and add a line of players on each end they would be defending. Start with 1 side, a coach rolling a ball to the offensive team. The defense must run and approach the player scooping the ball. The objective is for the offense to score on 1 of the 2 goals, but they can’t shoot until they get past the midline. Once a player commits to one side (goal) they must stay attacking that goal. (They cannot run towards 1 goal, and then run to the other) Coaching Points & principles		Offense – Uses dodges to attack space Defense – Try to stay on offense hips. Once they choose a direction, think about driving them rather than taking the ball away
2v2 With Slides - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
A great drill to work on transition play and reading the opponent slides & double teams Set Up Create a small area playing space, in this video we are using the restraining box on 1 side of the field. We have split the field in half with cones, so players get some form of visual on where to be defensively and offensively off ball. We have the white team going 1 direction and the dark team going the opposite, so everyone played both offense and defense. To start, put an offensive and defensive player on the crease. The drill initiates with a 1v1 dodge from the high wing, if you want to give your offensive player a little advantage (2-3 steps), that works just fine. They will run down the alley, and the defender will slide off the crease to double team. The offensive player off ball should show their stick, call for the ball, and if they need to, step to the pass to catch and finish! The two players on the crease will move up to the opposite wing and the two players who ran down the alley, will now move to the crease area Coaching Points & Principles Progressions Put 2 players on the crease, and offense has to read where the slide comes from		Run hard down the alley like you are trying to score in transition! When the double team comes, make sure to get the pass off while your hands are free, or bounce to get your hands free Crease offense, should move to a passing lane for their teammate to get a clear path and reduce knockdowns Shooting! Nice hard overhand shots through the net!
3v3 Two Sides - Link to Drill	Set Up	Focus Points
A small area game that works on the 2 & 3 player game and specific action designed by Jim Mitchell of Princeton Lacrosse Set Up On both sides of the field, put offense and defense personnel. You will play 3v3 on side until a dead ball, and then the opposite side will play. Here are the rules: Playing space – Each side can attack as far as the far side crease tangent. You can put 3 defenders there as shown in diagram, and if the players get too close, they can disrupt Offense must work on a specific Action Picks, Give and Goes, Ram Picks Younger players can work on just creating space with shallow cuts Coaching Points & Principles Progressions play 4v4, 5v5		Spacing – Give the dodger space to attack Defense – Communicate through picks/coverages Offense – work on coverage solutions

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Partner Pass Progressions w/ Brooke Eubanks (Stanford Lacrosse)
1v1 w/ 2 Goals
2v2 With Slides
3v3 Two Sides

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.

Partner Pass Progressions w/ Brooke Eubanks (Stanford Lacrosse)

Partner Stickwork Progression is a daily warm-up routine for all skill levels that develops hand speed, stick control, wrist strength, and passing accuracy through focused partner repetitions with both hands.

SET UP

Pair players up facing each other with one ball per group. Begin with Swoop Fakes: extend the arms away from the body, slide the bottom hand up toward the stick head, cradle the stick toward the face, swoop it underneath the arm, quickly reset the hands, and deliver a controlled pass to the partner. Complete repetitions with both the right and left hand. Progress to one-handed passing by moving partners slightly closer together and placing one hand at the top of the stick. Players pass back and forth using only that hand, emphasizing a strong wrist snap and clean release before switching hands. The progression can be used consistently at the beginning of practice to build repetition and comfort with the stick.

COACHING POINTS & PRINCIPLES

Quick Hands, Soft Stick: Keep the stick loose in the fingertips and develop quick hand movements while maintaining control of the ball.
Pass to a Target: Follow through toward the target and aim around your partner’s ear rather than simply throwing the ball in their direction.
Snap the Wrists: Especially during one-handed passing, use the wrists and forearms to generate the pass and release the ball cleanly off the shooting strings rather than pushing or “shot-putting” it.

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1v1 w/ 2 Goals

A fund drill to work on offense and defense positional skillsets

Set Up

if you have 4 small goals, use those. You can also use cones/gates as an alternative if you don’t have those.

Split the field in half using cones, and add a line of players on each end they would be defending. Start with 1 side, a coach rolling a ball to the offensive team. The defense must run and approach the player scooping the ball. The objective is for the offense to score on 1 of the 2 goals, but they can’t shoot until they get past the midline. Once a player commits to one side (goal) they must stay attacking that goal. (They cannot run towards 1 goal, and then run to the other)

Coaching Points & principles

Offense – Uses dodges to attack space
Defense – Try to stay on offense hips. Once they choose a direction, think about driving them rather than taking the ball away

Beginner Defensive Positioning & Footwork Defensive Stick & Body Contact Dodging & Escapes Game - Live Play Intermediate Men’s Lacrosse Positional / Tactical Small Area Games Transition U10 U12 U14 U8 Women’s Lacrosse

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2v2 With Slides

A great drill to work on transition play and reading the opponent slides & double teams

Set Up

Create a small area playing space, in this video we are using the restraining box on 1 side of the field. We have split the field in half with cones, so players get some form of visual on where to be defensively and offensively off ball. We have the white team going 1 direction and the dark team going the opposite, so everyone played both offense and defense. To start, put an offensive and defensive player on the crease. The drill initiates with a 1v1 dodge from the high wing, if you want to give your offensive player a little advantage (2-3 steps), that works just fine. They will run down the alley, and the defender will slide off the crease to double team. The offensive player off ball should show their stick, call for the ball, and if they need to, step to the pass to catch and finish! The two players on the crease will move up to the opposite wing and the two players who ran down the alley, will now move to the crease area

Coaching Points & Principles

Run hard down the alley like you are trying to score in transition!
When the double team comes, make sure to get the pass off while your hands are free, or bounce to get your hands free
Crease offense, should move to a passing lane for their teammate to get a clear path and reduce knockdowns
Shooting! Nice hard overhand shots through the net!

Progressions

Put 2 players on the crease, and offense has to read where the slide comes from

Advanced Anticipation & Recognition Defense Slide & Recovery Game - Live Play High School Intermediate Positional / Tactical Team Systems & Conceptual Play Transition U10 U12 U14 Women’s Lacrosse

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3v3 Two Sides

A small area game that works on the 2 & 3 player game and specific action designed by Jim Mitchell of Princeton Lacrosse

Set Up

On both sides of the field, put offense and defense personnel. You will play 3v3 on side until a dead ball, and then the opposite side will play. Here are the rules:

Playing space – Each side can attack as far as the far side crease tangent. You can put 3 defenders there as shown in diagram, and if the players get too close, they can disrupt
Offense must work on a specific Action
1. Picks, Give and Goes, Ram Picks
2. Younger players can work on just creating space with shallow cuts

Coaching Points & Principles

Spacing – Give the dodger space to attack
Defense – Communicate through picks/coverages
Offense – work on coverage solutions

Progressions

play 4v4, 5v5

2-Player Game 3-Player Game 3v3 4v4 5v5 Advanced Attack College Defense Game - Live Play High School Intermediate Men’s Lacrosse Midfield Off Ball Defensive Play Off Ball Offensive Play Offense & Defense Principles Offense Spacing Principles Small Area Games Small Area Games Team Systems & Conceptual Play U10 U12 U14

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