4v4 Y drill
This is a fantastic drill for reinforcing the defense how and when to slide and recover. This drill is a snapshot of a game situation, engages eight players at a time and fun.
9 Ways To Speed Up Practice
If you want to know if your practice is going too slow, ask yourself this: "How many reps can a player get in your practice?" To answer this question, one day pick a player out, count how many touches that players gets in practice (on ball defense can count as a touch). You may be shocked at the result. The problem can be solved with a little preparation. I hope these 9 tips helps you out in making practice go a little faster!
Roll Dodge Cyclone Drill
The roll dodge is a popular move in lacrosse because it allows players to quickly change direction and evade defenders, creating scoring opportunities. Every good player has this move at their disposal.
123 Box Slide Drill
As coaches we often work hard on a defined slide package, or multiple slide packages in our lacrosse drills. Maybe you are a crease slide guy, or a coma slide guy, or even an adjacent slide guy. In addition to working on the slide, this lacrosse drill really emphasizes the slide and the recovery.
How to Train your Goalie
Even with teams that are lucky enough to have more than one coach on staff, rarely does that staff have enough experience with the position to be useful in developing their goalie. I'd like to share with you some thoughts to help improve one of the most critical parts of your team.
Break Out Clearing Drill
This is a great drill to work on the fundamentals of passing when clearing the ball. This is one of those drills that has been part of the lacrosse coaches playbook for what seems like forever.
Dodge Slide And Recover Drill
Timing and communication are essential for an effective slide. The defender must slide at the right moment to avoid leaving their own man open, and the other defenders must communicate the slide to ensure that the player being slid to is ready to pick up the open offensive player. This drill is a great way to practice this technique.
Break out and clear long passing drill
The idea is to use more of the field to make the passes longer while throwing to players breaking up the field much like in real games.
Shuttle run
One possible cardio conditioning drill for a men's lacrosse team is the "Shuttle Run." Overall, shuttle runs are a valuable conditioning tool that can improve both physical and mental aspects of athletic performance.