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Transition & Tempo
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| Waterfall Passing with Corinne Desrosiers (Wellesley College) - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
| Sideline Ground Balls - Link to Drill | Set Up | Focus Points |
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| Make it, Take it. - 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)
Sideline Ground Balls
Set Up
Put your players in lines, in groups of 4-6 players, about 5-8 yards away from the sideline. The second player will roll the ball lightly to the sideline, and the first player in line must go get the groundball and gain possession without stepping out of bounds. Once controlled they will pass the ball to the second player in line and repeat for 5-8 minutes,
Coaching Points & Principles
- Control your body, as you accelerate through, you need to change direction so you stay in bounds
- If the ball is about to roll out of bounds, use your stick to stop it, and then scoop and go
Progressions
- Make it 1v1 so there is an opponent behind the player trying to get the ball
Make it, Take it.
Make It, Take It is a fast-paced small-area game for all age levels that rewards smart offensive possessions and puts pressure on the defense to earn stops to get the ball back.
SET UP
Create a small playing area between two goals, using the middle of the field or smaller fields within a half field. The game can be played 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, or 5v5 depending on your numbers and age group. If the offensive team scores, they stay on offense, receive a new ball from the goalie, and immediately attack the opposite goal against a fresh group of defenders. The scoring team continues playing offense for as long as they keep scoring. If the offense loses possession—through a save, missed shot, turnover, or ball out of bounds—they transition to defense and the opposing team takes possession and attacks the opposite direction. Score and you keep it; lose it and you have to earn it back.
COACHING POINTS & PRINCIPLES
- Value Possessions: The offense is rewarded for taking smart shots, protecting the ball, and creating quality opportunities because scoring allows them to stay on offense.
- Earn the Ball Back: Defenders can’t simply wait for the next possession—they must communicate, compete, and get a stop to become the offensive team.
- Play Fast & Transition: Keep the game moving quickly between goals to force players to recognize changing roles, react immediately, and compete in a dynamic environment.
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