Do this in front of the goal or around the field in open space
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- Groundballs! The game starts with a live ground ball, that is the best time to gain possession!
- Ball Control – Players must be able to cradle through chaos inside the box to find open space and teammates to pass to
- Communication – Perimeter players should be ready to receive a pass, and calling “ONE MORE” or HERE”S HELP”
- Defense – If you don’t win a ground ball and are stuck on defense inside, try to force bad passes/turnovers.
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A defensive drill that works on angles, stick work, and defensive positioning
Set Up
In front of the goal, set up 4 cones in a box not he 4 corners, and 1 cone in the middle. Have the defensive player start in the middle cone, which is the house. They will approach each cone, and recover to the house cone, and repeating until the finish all 4 cones. Put players in a line behind the cage, and start the next player once the player has reached their 2nd cone.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Add a coach/player at each cone to emphasize the angle of approach
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- Focus on your angles at each cone getting the proper foot upfield, that would drive a player away from the goal, and not to the middle of the field
- On approaches, lead with your stick and break down by chopping your feet
- On recoveries, open up to the inside with your stick in the passing lane
- Switch hands if you are a more advanced player
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A great drill to work on your shot on the run, getting back down hill!
Set Up
About 8-10 yards away from goal, set up 2 cones about 5 yards apart, 45 degrees from goal. Players will dodge towards the top cone, and start to get loaded. They will then run over the second cone, getting back down hill running toward the cage!
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- Keep your feet moving, make sure players don’t stop their feet and they run through the second cone
- Work on shooting overhand, as this will help with momentum getting back toward the goal
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Put 3 defensive players on the crease, and 4 offense players on the perimeter, with 1 on crease
The offense must pass the ball around, and the defense will approach while the back 2 defenders guard the house. As the ball gets passed, the player guarding ball recovers to the crease the a new teammates approaches the ball
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- 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!
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A fast paced, half field drill to get your players competing.
Set Up
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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