This drill works on team passing, communication, and finding passing lanes
Set Up
Put your players into 2 teams, create a circle using cones and have the players line up, alternating at each cone. have a minimum of 4 lines. Add 1 player from each team, to the middle. The ball starts on the perimeter, and makes a pass to inside teammate. That player catches and finds a new teammate on the perimeter to throw to. Players will follow their passes to the line they throw to. Try not to pass in a circular clockwork pattern. Have player create a more random variation to their teammates. Both teams will play at the same time, so there are 2 balls in at all times.
Coaching Points & Principles
Progressions
- Pass Inside, Pass Perimeter, Pass Perimeter, Pass Inside
- Pass Inside, Pass Perimeter, Pass Perimeter, Pass Perimeter, Pass Inside
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- Passing & Catching – we want to make good passes that our teammates can catch
- Communication – players should call for the ball
- Finding passing lanes – players with and without the ball must find lanes to make good passes
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A groundball drill that works on playing against pressure
Set Up
Put players into 2 teams, and 3 lines each alternating. You can set up anywhere on the field. Coaches will roll a live ground ball in for the first 6 players, making it a live 3v3 ground ball. Which ever team loses the ground ball, must go double team the player with the ball. The offensive must maintain possession, run away from pressure, and make 3-4 passes before the drill ends.
Coaching Points and Principles
Progressions
- Simply it to a 2v2 for quicker moving drilled in players, 4v4, 5v5 to make it more challenging for the offense
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- Ground Balls – Get low, accelerate through and protect the stick when you have possession
- Offense – Player with ball, run away from pressure / off ball teammates, communicate and run to space for support to receive a pass
- Defense – heavy pressure on ball carrier- try to disrupt the passes, knock down, whatever you can to make the passes difficult to achieve
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A fun small area game that focuses on transition play
Set up
Put your players into 2 teams, and create a small playing area. The teams will line up on opposite sidelines, coach throws a live ground ball in. 3 Players from each team go try to win the groundball. The team that wins, goes right to the goal they are attacking and play until goal/save/turnover. New ball comes in and the team on defense now attacks the other goal, until dead ball. Coach will give the original winning team 1 extra offensive rep, and they will transition and go try to score
Coaching Points & Principles |
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- Groundballs – Players should work on ground ball battles, boxing out and helping other teammates get the ball
- Transition – We want to play fast and try to get scoring opportunities in transition
- Defensive pressure – defense should pressure the ball and force the offense to move the ball
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A fun small sided game that focuses on transition play with both advantages and creating advantages.
Set Up
Set up a small fair area field, we’re using the restraining box area here and put two attack and 2 defense in on each end. Set up midfielders at the midline on their defense end lined up in a single file line. The game is going start with one team have an advantage so we’re giving the dark team the ball first they go down and play three on two. Once the play ends a new offensive player from the defensive team will come in on the wing. The offensive midfielder will stay on the field and get back and play defense and there will be transition other way going 3v3. Same thing, play till the whistle and then a new player will come on and then we’ll go back down the other way 4V3. We are building this up until I get to 5v5. One team will have advantage for every rep, one team will play all even every rep. Once you finish the 5V5, start a new round and give the other team the chance to start the ball and have an advantage every rep.
Coaching Points & Principles
Progressions
- Add a shot clock
- Play full field
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- Transition play – recognize all even or advantages
- If playing with advantage, find the 2v1 and try to get a shot off quick
- If playing all even, focus on creating advantages by clearing space, dodging, drawing slides, etc..
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