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)

Equipment Needed:  Lacrosse Box, Balls, Pylons, Nets, Full Equipment

Time Line:  90 min               

Warm-Up (30 min):  

• • • Cardio Drill #3 - Stops & Starts (Variation #2) - 3 Groups - Mix Between forward, backward, side-shuffling and tracking
    • Dynamic Stretches - Active Routine
    • Water Break:  2 min
    • Defense Drill #3B - Off-Ball Shadowing (Variation #2A & #2B) - Pass From Shooter/Pass From Crease (Shot & Alternate Sides On Coaches Whistle)
  • Defense Drill #3A - On-Ball Shadowing (Variation #1C) - Screen/Seam Shots (Go To The Net On Coaches Whistle - 5 Seconds)
    

Activity 1 (30 min):  

• Defense Drill #4 - Closing The Gap Drill (Variation #3) - Shooter-to-Shooter Pass (Defender Starts In Middle) - 1 Vs. 1
  
• Defense Drill #8 - Trail Checking (Variation #1A) - On-Ball (From Shooter & Crease Position)
  
• Water Break:  2 min
• Defense Drill #8 - Trail Checking (Variation #2A) - Off-Ball Cutter (From Shooter Position)
  

Activity 2 (30 min):

• Defense Drill #9 - Get On Hands Drill (Variation #1) – Crease & Shooter Positions
  
• Defense Drill #6 - Top-Side Defense (Variation #2B) - All 4 Corners (Every Player Plays Defense At Least Once)

Cool Down:

• Huddle up at the end, ask the players to come up with an appropriate word, as a team, for a team cheer  
• Walk around the arena twice
• Static Stretches - In the dressing rooms