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3v2 Tempo Keep Away - Link to Drill
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A great drill to work on stick work, passing, and ball control vs pressure
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Create a box using cones, about 5-8 yards away (Smaller the box, harder the drill for offense). Put 2 defensive players inside and 3 offensive players on the perimeter. The offense must play keep away from the defense and can’t hold on to the ball for more than 1 second. The defense must always be playing the ball, the game moves fast so its a great drill and workout for conditioning purposes too!
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- Make the box smaller or larger depending on your skill level
- Play 4v3
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- Defense – Always play the ball and backside zone, constantly rotating
- Offense – Move your feet to get and open passing lanes. Touch passes, cants cradle and run!
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Tampa Clearing Drill & Game - Link to Drill
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This drill will emphasize spacing, ball movement, and transition principles when clearing the ball.
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Put 3 players of each team in every quarter part of the field. This is a 12v12 + goalies game. Start the ball with the goalie, and they play 4v3 keep away. After the 3rd completed pass, the last player with the ball carries it to the next quarter. They play 4v3 until 3 passes are made. Continue this until the team with the ball, advances to their offensive end, and they play 4v3 to the goal, and try to score. If there is a turnover or interception during the clearing, start a new ball with the opposite team. Coach can award 1 point for a team that successfully clears the ball, and award 1 point extra if they score.
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- Open field spacing in transition.
- Communication, call for the ball
- Riding, disrupt player with the ball.
- Clearing!!
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Scrappin’ Inside Finishing - Link to Drill
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A shooting drill to work on loose balls in front of the goal!
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Put 2 cones in front of the goal, about 5 yards apart. Add a line of players to one side of the cones. Coach will have the balls and will roll a ball in on the crease or make a pass. They players must scoop or catch, and finish quickly. Each player gets 2 shots, and then a new player does the drill.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Have 1 player do 4 shots
- Make 1 shot a hockey style shot
- add in pump fakes
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- Focus on scooping and finishing quickly.. no time to cradle
- Accelerate through the ground ball
- Think about finishing with deception, changing planes
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High Tempo 2v2 - Link to Drill
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 This is fun small sided game that emphasis for the offense to move quick with the ball in uneven situations. For the defense, its about getting back and helping unsettled situations
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Make a small sided game, about 20 yards long. If you have goalies, place in net. If no goalies, uses cones to set up a Gate. The Place the two offensive players in the middle of the field, facing one goal. Add 1 defender in between them to get read for a 2v1. The second defender is about 5 yards behind the two offensive players. The game starts with coach give the ball to the offense. Once they shoot/score/save, give the ball back the offense and they attack the other goal
PRINCIPLES & COACHING POINTS
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- Make 3v3 or 3v2
- Smaller the space, the harder and quicker decisions need to be made
- Add in rules/contraints, example would be can only score off a quick stick
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- Explode with the ball and move fast!
- Communication and Heads Up!
- Use deceptions
- Defense needs to play with sticks in air and hustleing back to help on play
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Miller 4v3 Game - Link to Drill
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This is an uptempo drill that focuses on fast breaks and unsettled situations
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Put goals at each retraining box. Put 1 line of players on each side of the cage, and start with 3 attack and 3 defense inside the playing area. The game starts with goalie outlet to line, and A/D need to rush in to the hole and get to their spots. Play until a goal is scored, goalie makes save, or missed shot. As soon as that happen, goalie outlets to a new player, and the 3 A/D need to rush to the opposite side of the field, and prepare for the 4 v 3. They do 3 reps, then change out A/D
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- Get to your spots on O and D
- Defense communicate
- Small area play, protect ball, move it fast, and find the best shot
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4v3 Through X Game - Link to Drill
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A great small area game that works on moving the ball to opposite areas of the field to find quick scoring opportunities
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Split the field up in half, and put 4 offensive and 3 defensive players on the field. The offense starts with the ball, and must move the ball through X and play on the opposite side of the field. Once there is a dead ball, coach rolls a new ball in and the offense must move the ball back through X to the side they stared pin, and play until a dead ball
Coaching Points & Principles
Progressions
- Play all even
- Add in more constraints like emphasizes using picks
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- Move the ball quick!
- Work on finding space off ball
- Fine the 2v1, always an advantage for offense
- Defense must communicate and play zone/man down mentality
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6v6 Situational Scrimmage - Link to Drill
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This drill puts players into real game situations where score, time, possession, and personnel dictate how they should play.
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live 6v6 and choose a specific scenario before each possession, adjusting the clock, score, or numbers to create different problems—such as short-time EMO/MDD, protecting a lead, needing a goal, or killing the clock. Allow players to communicate and solve the situation with limited coaching, then quickly reset with a new scenario.
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- Understand the score, time, possession, and personnel before play begins.
- Short-time EMO/MDD: Offense plays with urgency without forcing; defense protects the middle and understands when it must pressure.
- Kill the clock: Value possession, use the entire field, support the ball, and recognize when attacking the cage is unnecessary.
- Defense vs. keep-away: Communicate pressure, identify when to double, rotate behind the double, and anticipate the next pass.
- Need-a-goal offense: Play with urgency, attack favorable matchups, move the ball quickly, and understand how much time is available.
- Emphasize smart substitutions and timeout awareness when appropriate.
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