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: Hack Saw, Stick Tape, Duct Tape/Chalk, Open Wall/Field Space or Outdoor/Indoor Lacrosse Box, Pylons, Lacrosse Balls, Helmets, Gloves, Sticks, Pinnies

Optional Ball Progressions (For First-Timers): do drills using dodgeballs, volleyballs, or basketballs, whiffle balls (using bare hand or top-hand only), high density foam balls (using bare hand or top hand only), SWAX balls (using bare hand or top-hand only), real balls (using bare hand or top hand only - incorporate bounce passes)

Time Line: 60-120 min

Meeting (20 min - Optional):

• - Coaches, Players & Parents (Demo:  Cutting & Taping Sticks)
• - Pick 2 Teams (Equal Numbers of Lefts/Rights) - Hand Out Pinnies (Optional) - Players Keep Same Team For 3 Practices

Huddle (2-3 min):

• • - Lacrosse: History of the Game Among First Nations People (Research)
  • - Circle at centre-floor; team cheer

General Warm-Up (2-3 min):

• • • • - Have players run around the entire outside of the playing area (both directions)
      • - Hold the stick with "two hands" (no balls) - "no cutting corners!"

Activity 1 (7 min):

• - Demo:  Holding The Stick - Shoulder Width Apart, Bottom Hand Over & Top Hand Under; Keep Stick To Natural Side (Strong-Hand) For All Drills
• - Demo: Athletic Position - Sticks Up, Footwork
• - Defense Drill #1 - Athletic Position (Variation #1 & #2) - Checking A Partner ("Pushing") + Follow the Stick (Forward, Backpedal, Side-Shuffle - long steps, Down & Roll - then up), "Stutter-Steps" (on coaches whistle) - 30 seconds