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| Waterfall Passing with Corinne Desrosiers (Wellesley College) - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
| Station 1: 2v2 with gates - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
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| Station 2: 2v1 to 3v2 - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
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| 3-Quarter Field Scramble - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
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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.
Waterfall Passing with Corinne Desrosiers (Wellesley College)
Station 1: 2v2 with gates
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
- On offense, find open space to create scoring opportunities
- On defense, find space to clear the ball and get points.
PROGRESSIONS
- Add players and make 3v3, 4v4, etc..
- If no goalies, both uses cones for scoring.
Station 2: 2v1 to 3v2
A fun game to play that works on advantages and playing quick at young ages!
Set Up
Create 2 playing areas next to each other (15×15) make bigger for older age groups. Split your players into 2 teams, and put each of them on opposite corners of the split field. Start the game with a 2v1, once the play ends, those 3 players sprint over to other side and join the 2 new players coming in. The team that just played offense now flips to defense, and the game is now a 3v2 to the opposite goal!
Coaching Points & Principles
- Find the advantage on offense, there is always someone open. Emphasize spacing with the kids
- Defense – try to disrupt the passes – sticks up in lanes, fake slide, etc..
- Compete and have fun!
3-Quarter Field Scramble
SET UP
Put 4 attack and 4 defenders down on one side of the field in front of the cage. At the far restraining box, set up , add 3 lines of each color alternating by color. (we have the attack and defense in different colors because their positions never change) Each line has a number, to start the drill, coach gives the numbers going in and coach passes a ball in. The team that gets it is on offense and they must push the ball in transition while the defense has to communicate at talk through the situation. If the goalie saves it or there is a turnover/missed shot, have them clear it back to starting point. If the offense scores, kill the play and restart with a new group
PRINCIPLES & COACHING POINTS
- Have coach change up numbers (5v4, 6v5, 6v6)
- Encourage to try and find solutions for quick scoring options (Shot clock)
- Discuss slow breaks when occurs, and encourage moving the ball through X
PROGRESSIONS
- Tell Defense to play different types of D
- Add in contraints, like goals need to finish off a pass
- Keep the offense and defense separate up top, if you have specific transition players