Laxlife Practice Plans

• 1. Basic Fundamentals - Lesson #1
• 2. Basic Fundamentals - Lesson #2
• 3. Basic Fundamentals - Lesson #3
• 4. Goaltending & Shooting Basics
• 5. Basic Shooting Progressions
• 6. Stick & Body Awareness
• 7. Team Offense Basics
• 8. Intro To Body Contact
• 9. Individual Defense Basics
• 10. Basic Transition Movement Patterns
• 11. Shooting On-The-Run
• 12. Intro To Team Transition
• 13. Offensive Stickwork Progressions
• 14. Game Day Warm-Up
• 15. Team Offense Build-Up
• 16. Individual Defense Intangibles
• 17. Intro To Team Defense
• 18. Transition Lanes & Spacing
• 19. Transition Situations & Decision Making
• 20. Goalie Focused Drills
• 21. Offensive Stickwork Intangibles
• 22. Pick & Roll Progressions
• 23. Team Defense Build-Up
• 24. Advanced Transition & Quick Decisions
• 25. Stickwork In Tight Spaces
• 26. Adjacent Offensive Movement Patterns
• 27. Advanced Offensive Movement Patterns
• 28. Individual Compete Practice
• 29. Compete Practice (Transition)
• 30. Compete Practice (Offense/Defense)

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Equipment Needed:  Lacrosse Box, Balls, Nets, Sticks, Helmets & Gloves, 2 Goalies (Full Equipment)

Time Line:  60 min 

Huddle (1-2 min):          

• - Discussion:  Opportunity In Lacrosse
• - Re-Hash:  Skills Learned In Previous Weeks (Questions?) – Game (What Did They Like About It); Static Stretches (Who Did Them?)

Warm-Up (25 min):  

• - Demo:  Goaltending (See Fundamental Skill Analysis)
• - *Goaltending Drill #1- Goalie Stance & Rebound Control (Variation #1) - Corner Specific/Different Angles/Goalie Trap & Scoop
• - *Warm Up Drill #2- Board Shuttles (Variation #1B) - Set-Shot(Strong Hand) - Be Aware Of The Players' "Hand" Behind You
• - *Stickwork Drill #1- Wall Ball (Variation #1B) - "Pass Normal" (10m away) - "Dynamic Footwork"

*Run drills simultaneously while coaches warm up goalies

• - Dynamic Stretches - Try to find volunteers to demonstrate Stationary Dynamic Stretches that they remember
• - Water Break:  2 min
• - Demo:  "Eyes Of The Stick"
• - Warm-Up Drill #4 - Semi Circle Shooting (Variation #2) – L to R/R to L (Outside & Inside)  

Activity 1 (5 min):

• - Stickwork Drill #4 - Partner Passing On-The-Run (Variation #1A to #1C) - Wrong Side 1st/Proper-Side 2nd (Start With Goalie Pass) - "Staggered" then "Side-By-Side"

– One Side To The Other (Progressively Farther Away From Each Other)

– No Side Shuffling

Associated Drills (15 min):  

• - Demo (2 min):  Shooting On The Run – "Reach" Arms & "Rotate" Hips
• - Warm-Up Drill #5 - Snake Shooting (Variation #1 & #2) – High & Low
• - Water Break:  2 min

Activity 2 (10 min):

• - Goaltending Drill #3A - Breakaway Competition (Variation #2A) - Team Competition - 1 Shot Each (Shooter vs. Shooter + Team vs. Team)

Cool Down (2-3 min):

• - Static Stretches - Coach Implements Leg Routine – Distribute Upper Body Routine (How Many Players Did Static Stretches After Last Practice?)