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Spoke Passing w/ Groundballs & Pressure - Link to Drill
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A fun variation and take off this classic passing drills
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Put your players In groups of 8 or 10, and set up 4 lines all right next to each other, in the shape of a + sign. The first players in each line are on offense, and the second are defenders/trailers. Start with 1 ball in 1 line, with a live ground ball. the first player in line must top attack and get the ball, with the 2nd player defending as the trailer. The defender will shade one side, and the offense must roll to space and adjacent line teammate must pop out to support. Connect a pass to the outside so the trail defenders can intercept the pass, and continue until you get all the way around the circle. Reset and start a ground ball with a new line
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- Groundballs – Accelerate and get your head up
- Escapes – Feeling the open Space
- Off Ball Play – Adjacent teammates must recognize if their teammate curls to them and pop out for support
- Passing – Pass the ball to the outside to prevent defensive knock downs
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Station 1: 3v3 GB w/ Double Teams - Link to Drill
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A groundball drill that works on playing against pressure
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Put players into 2 teams, and 3 lines each alternating. You can set up anywhere on the field. Coaches will roll a live ground ball in for the first 6 players, making it a live 3v3 ground ball. Which ever team loses the ground ball, must go double team the player with the ball. The offensive must maintain possession, run away from pressure, and make 3-4 passes before the drill ends.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Simply it to a 2v2 for quicker moving drilled in players, 4v4, 5v5 to make it more challenging for the offense
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- Ground Balls – Get low, accelerate through and protect the stick when you have possession
- Offense – Player with ball, run away from pressure / off ball teammates, communicate and run to space for support to receive a pass
- Defense – heavy pressure on ball carrier- try to disrupt the passes, knock down, whatever you can to make the passes difficult to achieve
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Station 2: 1v1 Sideline Groundballs - Link to Drill
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A good ground ball drill that works in tight spaces and vs pressure
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Put your players in groups of 5 or 6 on the restraint box wing, facing sideline. Have a coach roll the ball in so it stays within the sideline. Its a live 1v1 and the first player in line has the advantage and must get possession without going out of bounds, and successfully get the ball back to the line they startd
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- Ground Balls – Get in a good body position to shield the trailing defender ti get possession
- Hand Coordination – If the ball is too close to sideline, player must use stick or feet to move the ball to space so they can secure it
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Diamond Keep Away to the Goal - Link to Drill
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A fun and engaging groundball and transition drill that works on both offensive and defensive teamwork & spacing
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Set up cones in the shape of a diamond in the playing area. You can make it larger to force longer passes but the stand length should be about 8-10 yards away from each other. On the sideline, set up 3 lines of each team, depending on your group size. They should be alternating (dark, light, dark, light, etc..). Coach rolls a ball into the field (doesn’t have to be inside the diamond), and the team that picks up the ball is on offense. Another teammate from the winning team will join, giving them an advantage (4v3). At this point the game-play will move to the cones, and the defense has to stay inside the diamond while the offense needs to stay out. Play keep away until coach blows a second whistle, and then its live to the goal!
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Make the groups smaller (2 lines of each color) so it turns into a 3v2 for more spacing at younger ages
- if you have more than 4 players (5v4) we can put an offensive players on the crease who can rotate in and out during the keep away play
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- Offense – Make good passes, a teammate should be at an adjacent cone. If the player with the ball carries, the offense should move like a carousel maintaining their spacing. In transition to the goal, find the open teammate/advantage and get a good shot on cage
- Defense – Communicate, who has ball! Need no play the ball, and have backside zone since we are playing with 1 less player. One the ball is passed, a new defender should slid to the ball, and the previous defender on ball needs to get back inside for backside supper and help
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Scoop and Chase Small Sided Game - Link to Drill
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A fast paced, half field drill to get your players competing.
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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
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
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- 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
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