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Zombie Tag - Link to Drill
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A fun game to play with you players early at practice, or make it a station when working on skill development!
Set Up
Create a small area using cones or lines on the field for boundaries. Every player will have a ball and there will be a coach(s) inside the play area as the zombies. On the whistle, the players will start running with their ball in the play are and coaches will walk around like zombies. if a player gets tagged by a coach or runs outside the playing area, they will freeze in place. Their teammates can unfreeze them, but rolling a ball through their legs, and scooping a ground ball. Continue for 5-10 minutes, and the kids will have a great run!
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Make field smaller so its more challenging or larges for less experienced players
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- Ball Control and Awareness – Keep your head up, stay away from zombies, and don’t run out of bounds!
- Communicate – Help unfreeze your teammates
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Station 1: B2B2B to 2v1 - Link to Drill
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This ground ball game is great for youth lacrosse teams looking to add in some competition and fun, being a progression to a traditional ground ball drill.
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Put 3 players back to back to back, with a ball on the ground in the middle. Give each player a number (1,2,3)Players must start with their stick on their shoulders and heads up, no cheating! On the whistle, it’s a live groundball. Who ever wins the ball, coach will yell out a number, that player is on defense and the 3rd player can now play 2v1 with the teammate who has the ball. You can make it a keep away game, or have them attack a goal.
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- Ground balls
- use body to box out and feet to kick ball loose
- Play under pressure
- Game recognition, either play defense or offense.
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Station 2: Windup Shooting - Link to Drill
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This is a great shooting drill to work on with younger players and introducing them to step down shots
Set Up
Put the players in front of the goal. They will start with a ball in their stick, and in this drill we want to emphasize getting loaded ready to shoot. Players start with the lead shoulder point to the goal, getting their hands back in a. comfortable position (loaded). We over emphasize the windup, and tell players to take 2-3 big hops before shooting. After reps, we have them try it after 1 big hop to the goal
Coaching Points and Principles
- Get loaded in a comfortable position (don’t let the stick head point to the ground, slightly up to the sky is correct)
- Take 2 big hops to the goal
- Transfer weight from back to front
- Turn hips through shot with hands following (like a golf swing)
- Release the top hand, snap wrist for quick strong release
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- Add in escapes, like split dodges or roll dodges
- Give the players a target to hit, make it a game
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Station 3: Snake Shooting - Link to Drill
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A high volume shooting drill for young players working on finishing around the cage
Set Up
Put players in a single line on 1 side of the crease with all the balls available to them. Each player starts with a ball and runs around the crease to finish inside. We want to emphasize the players squaring up to the goal as they run so they are increasing their shooting angle which protecting their stick. Once they shoot, they run to the back of the line and wait for their turn again.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Add in pump fakes and deception shots
- add a coach on the crease as a light defender
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- We want players to think about increasing their angle by getting in the middle of the cage
- They should square their body up while protecting their stick
- Keep the feet moving!
- Shots should be focused on placement, so we should keep the stick by our ear and not load completely
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2v2 With Gates - Link to Drill
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This Is a great competitive drill that focuses on finding and creating space on offense and then on defense when clearing the ball.
SET UP
The game is a small sized half field. Put players in 2 teams, and start as a 2 v 2. The team on offense must score on the goalie, while the defense has to clear the ball through certain areas of the field, in between cones. Start the game with a live 2 v 2 ground ball. Each team can score a point, ether on goalie or through clearing points. Flip teams after 1 minute
PRINCIPLES & COACHING POINTS
PROGRESSIONS
- Add players and make 3v3, 4v4, etc..
- If no goalies, both uses cones for scoring.
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- On offense, find open space to create scoring opportunities
- On defense, find space to clear the ball and get points.
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