Boys Lacrosse Practice Plans

Practice Plans 10 Complete

Practice Plans for the first 5 weeks of

your season.

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practice on Kudda. Each drill/activity is shown in detail in the Practice Plans section of Girls Lacrosse.

Flexibility Each practice has ample drills and activities to allow coaches flexibility to tweak each practice to their

needs.

Practice Plans for Boys Lacrosse

Week 1 Practice 1

Goals: Lots of reps catching and throwing. Focus on fundamentals

Activity

Brief Description 1st Q

Stickwork Stretch Groundballs

Triangle series RH inside, RH outside, LH inside, LH outside Dynamic Stretching 2 hands!!!! 1v1, butt-‐to-‐butt, 2v1

2nd Q

Positional Work Attack-‐ dodges Middies-‐ dodges Defense-‐ stickwork

Bull, Split, Inside roll Split attack alley, reverse Cross field, GB, shuttle

3rd Q

Transitional 1v1 Plus series Shooting

Use all parts of the field Give and Go’s with coach, X passing

4th Q

Pack the Crease 3v3

Focus on ball movement and matching up Toomey Drill Use different parts of the field

Week 1 Practice 2

Goals: Increase stick work and transitional play. Introduce Motion Offense and team defense principles

Activity


Stick work Stretch Groundballs

Triangle series Canada, Yale ,4 man Dynamic 1v1, 2v1, 3v2. Use 2-‐3 groups to increase reps

2nd Q

Positional Attack Middies Defense

Split, Z dodges, Inside Split dodge and throwbacks Goalie outlets, Roll backs

3rd Q

Transition 1v1 Plus 3v2 4v3

Use different parts of field, multiple groups Focus on defensive shape, ball movement

4th Q

Introduce Motion Offense Defense Shooting

Separate into 2 groups of attack and middies Y Slide Read and Recovery Drill 30 Motion Skeleton X variations, Middies off picks feed from GLE,

Week 2 Practice 3

Goals: Increase stick work and transitional play Reinforce Motion Offense and team defense principles

Activity



4 Man, Figure 8’s, Full field Meatloaf Dynamic 3v2 GB variations

2nd Q

Positional Attack Middies Defense Progression

Z dodges, 2 ball shooting 3 Man motion Footwork, Horsey series 1v1 Diamond Buildup

3rd Q

Transition Full field 54 43 to 44

Full Field, have pinnies/reversible,

4th Q

Introduce Motion Offense Defense Clears

Separate into 2 groups of attack and middies Y Slide Read and Recovery Drill 30 Motion Skeleton Choose Open, 4 across or 31

Week 2 Practice 4

Goals: Work on progressions and transitional play. Reinforce Motion Offense and team defense principles. Introduce riding

Activity



Star, Full field Meatloaf Dynamic 3v2 GB variations

2nd Q

Positional Attack Middies Defense Progression

Z dodges, 2 ball shooting 3 Man motion Footwork, Horsey Series 1v1 Diamond Buildup

3rd Q

Transition 43 to 44 54 65

Full Field, have pinnies/reversible,

4th Q

Motion Offense Clears Ride

Separate into 2 groups of attack and middies Y Slide Read and Recovery Drill 30 Motion Skeleton Choose Open, 4 across or 31 Choose 12 or 33

Week 3 Practice 5

Goals: Work on transitional play. Reinforce Riding and Clears. Introduce manup situations

Activity



Box Passing series, UNC series Dynamic 3v2 GB variations

2nd Q

Shooting Transition 43 to 44

C Cut series, Navy Series Use both goals to increase reps

3rd Q

54 65 6v6 Motion Offense

Full Field, have pinnies/reversible, Focus on ball and player movement. Y Slide Read and Recovery Drill 30 Motion Skeleton

4th Q

Clears Ride Manup

Choose Open, 4 across or 31 Choose 12 or 33 Choose between 141, circle, or 231 series

Week 3 Practice 6

Goals: Continue to work on half field settled situations

Activity


Stick work Stretch Shooting

UNC series, Canada, Yale, 4 Man Dynamic C Cut series, Navy Series

2nd Q

3v3 Transitional

Toomey Drill 9 Line Perimeter

3rd Q

Manup 1v1 Diamond Buildup

Choose between 141, circle, or 231 series 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, 6v6

4th Q

Motion Offense 7 Lines to goal

6v6 UNC drill

Week 4 Practice 7

Goals: Lots of transitional, settled and manup situations. Lots of shooting.

Activity



3 groups Attack Z dodges, Middies Split dodge throwbacks, Defense X-‐field Passes. Dynamic Essex series

2nd Q

1v1 Diamond Buildup Motion Offense

1v1, 2v2,3v3, 4v4, 5v5, 6v6 30 Motion Skeleton, 6v6

3rd Q

Manup/Mandown

Choose between 141, circle, or 231 series

4th Q

Transition-‐ full field Shooting

Essex buildup 4 point drill

Week 4 Practice 8

Goals: Up-‐tempo unsettled situations. Value each possession and limit turnovers

Activity


Stick work Stretch Stick work

3 groups Attack Z dodges, Middies Split dodge throwbacks, Defense X-‐field Passes. Dynamic Canada, Yale, Meatloaf

2nd Q

Transitions Unsettled Full Field

43 to 44, 54 and 65

3rd Q

3v3 6v6 Motion

Toomey Drill

4th Q

Transition-‐ full field Full Field 10v10

Essex buildup

Week 5 Practice 9

Goals: Continue to value each possession and limit turnovers

Activity



Canada, Yale, 4 man Meatloaf-‐ full field Dynamic Attack 2 ball shooting, middies alley dodges throw backs, defense X field passing

2nd Q

Unsettled Full Field

Essex buildup

3rd Q

6v6 Motion

Introduce some set pieces out of Motion offense

4th Q

Manup/Mandown Full Field 10v10

Possibly add second offense, variation

Week 5 Practice 10

Goals: Continue to value each possession and limit turnovers while reinforcing offense and defense schematics.

Activity



4 man, Yale, Meatloaf Dynamic 1v1, 3v2

2nd Q

1v1 Diamond Buildup 3v3

Toomey Drill

3rd Q

6v6 Motion Manup/Mandown

Reinforce set pieces out of Motion offense Reinforce second offense, variation

4th Q

Unsettled Full Field Shooting

Essex buildup Essex Series

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