A warm up passing drill that focuses on foundational skillsets
Set Up
Put players in groups of 4 or 5 on the sideline. Put one of the players 10-12 yards away using a cone for reference and add another cone about 5 yards further, and star the ball sideline. The 1st player in line will make a pass to their teammate, who will catch it and they drop it to either side. The player will follow their pass and go scoop a ground ball running around the second cone. The player who dropped the ball will break out over the shoulder and receive a pass from their teammate and give the ball to the next teammate in line. The Player who threw the long over the should pass, is now the point player
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- Passing – making good passes to our teammate in the 10 yard range
- Ground balls – accelerating through the ball and running/curling away from pressure
- Running away from pressure with ground balls, make sure th kids dont stop, they continue curling around the top cone
- Over the Shoulder passes – Being able to catch the ball on the run away from a teammate
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Play until 4v3, then reset. Coaching Points Are:
Offense:
“Where is our extra player?”
Defense:
“Who has ball? Everyone else protect the middle.”
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- Recognition, switching from O to D every play.
- Defense – Understand taking away the space and playing man down zone approach. One player on ball, others back protecting the house.
- Try to let every rep be 10 seconds max.
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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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A fun small sided game that will get the players competing and working through finding advantages!
Set Up
Create a small plating area, inside the restraining box. Add 2 goals so you have a full field within the playing area. Split you group into 2 teams, and put each team in a single file line at their respected defensive end. Start the game by putting 4 offense and 3 defense in, giving a team a starting advantage. Play until a dead ball, the last player to touch the ball on the offense is out. The 3 defensive players stay in and transition to the offensive end with a new teammate joining. They will go play 4v3 on the opposite end, until a dead. Continue this for about 8-10 minutes and your players will get a lot of touches and gameplay!
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Play full field with older players (HS/College) for a more intense workout
- Give a shot clock, for faster play
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- Offense – Fine the advantage (2v1). We want players to start seeking their open teammates in these transition scenarios so we get the best shot possible
- Defense – Communicate, get into a zone type shape where you can play the ball and slide for help. Keep your sticks up in passing lanes making it hard for the offense to make easy passes!
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