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Hawk Passing w/ Brendan Dawson (Haverford School) - Link to Drill
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A good full field passing drills that works on ball control and transition
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Set up 8 lines total, and use 2 BALLS
The ball will works its way up the field starting with the goalie to the low wing. Pass will continue ti restraining box, midfield wing, opposite restraining box, low wing, to the goalie. Continue the ball moving to the opposite side of field
Coaching Points & Principles
- Everyone (except Goalie) Must cut to the ball to shorten the pass
- If you are on low wing or sideline, you always Rolla away towards the sideline before making the next pass
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- 4 at each low wing
- 2 at the retaining box
- 2 on the Midfield wing sideline
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4V3 TO 4V5 TRANSITION DRILL - Link to Drill
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A great transition drill that works on fast breaks, slow breaks, and riding/clearing
Set Up
Put your attack and defense set up in the offensive end, and on the opposite restraining area, set up a midfield and d-midfield line. Coach rolls the ball in to the offensive midfielder for a fast break, and then the DM chases. The offense must play fast and try to get a shot off during the advantage before getting back into neutral. Coach can manipulate the start to add in slow breaks as well
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- Fast Breaks – Offensive spacing and playing with advantages
- Fast Breaks – Defense communication with slide and recovery
- Offense: Play fast, try to get high % shots
- Defense: pressure the ball, force low % shots
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3/4 Field Scramble - Link to Drill
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This transition rill gives players different looks and situations each time down the field.
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Put 3 attack and 3 defenders down on one side of the field in front of the cage. At the far restraining box, set up 3 offense lines and 3 defense lines, alternating by color. Each line has a number, to start the drill, coach gives the numbers going in and hands the ball to the offense. The offensive team must push the ball in transition while the defense has to communicate at talk through the situation.
PRINCIPLES & COACHING POINTS
PROGRESSIONS
- Tell Defense to play different types of D
- Add in contraints, like goals need to finish off a pass
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- Have coach change up numbers (4v3, 5v4, 6v5)
- Encourage to try and find solutions for quick scoring options
- Discuss slow breaks when occurs, and encourage moving the ball through X
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Offensive Skill Session - Link to Drill
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A high volume shooting drill working on shots on the run!
Set Up
Put a line of players on the wing, and another line up top. Balls start with the wing line, and the drill starts with the wing player carrying the ball towards their teammate up top. The player up top will start drifting, and receives a pass on the go/run. We want the players to catch and attack the goal while moving. By doing this, it makes it hards for an approaching defender to match/square you up. Finish with a nice down hill shot on the run, using our foundational principles below
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Change areas of the field for different shot/pass types
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- Spacing – With the carry/drift to start, try to maintain a 8-10 yard separation
- Passing – try to lead your teammate to where they are drifting to.. throwing it behind them will slow them down
- Catching on the go.. get your stick up as a target, you can work on hand exchanges or catching with your stick leading you
- Shooting on the Run – GET DOWNHILL! finish with your body moving towards the goal. Clear your hips first by driving off back foot, and follow through with your top hand
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Defensive Skill Session: Outlets - Link to Drill
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A passing drill for your defenders and goalies!
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Put the goalie in cage with all the balls, and a defensive line of players on each side. Add 2 players at the midfield line as outlets like a ladder clear. On the whistle, the 2 adjacent defender break out to the low wings. Goalie will outlet to one of them, they will catch, roll away, and throw an over pass to other defender. They will move the ball up to the alley support teammate. Players go from low corner to outlet up top
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- Clearing and Outlets
- Long Passes – Move our feet, don’t catch or throw flat footed!
- Goalie communicate, “OVER” or over pass and “UP” for outlet
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54 - Link to Drill
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his transition drill will keep practice uptempo with constant unsettled 5 on 4’s. This is a great drill to use in the middle of practice as a warm up before an inter squad scrimmage.
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Put all the balls in both cages with the goalies. Put 3 Attack and 3 Defense on each offensive end. Split the midfielders up in half, and put 1 lines of each color on the box side of play. The play starts with a 5v4 scenario on end. Once there is a missed shot, save, or turnover, The goalie will put a new ball in play to go the other way. The goalie must outlet to a player in current field of play (not the new midfielder waiting). Send in one of the midfielders on defense, in to the hole, and play 5 on 4 until there is a goal, save, or turnover. Once the clearing team gets passed half field, the rinding midfielders are OUT.
PRINCIPLES & COACHING POINTS
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- Play fast!
- Get the ball down the alley and through X
- Find the 2v1
- Defense communicate and get into a diamond set
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6v6 Scrimmage - Link to Drill
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A live 6v6 scrimmage allows players to apply the skills and concepts practiced throughout the session in a game-like environment. Play continuously while encouraging communication, decision-making, and teamwork. Keep coaching interruptions to a minimum, using brief teaching moments between possessions to maintain the flow and maximize repetitions.
Constraint Ideas: Possession clock • Every player touches the ball • Assisted goals only • Bonus points for defensive stops or caused turnovers • Start from specific situations (clear, ground ball, man-up, etc.) • Limit dodges or require a dodge before shooting • Reward good spacing and ball movement • Play uneven numbers (6v5, 5v6). |
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