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Attack Rotation Off of a Quick Whistle

Everybody says they like to play fast, but do they have tangible strategies to play faster? One such opportunity is the restart on a face-off whistle. This is typically a time of confusion with the offending player hesitating to get off or sometimes still trying to ask an official the nature of the infraction. Also typically your face off guy will run to the same side of the field each time as they are not always your must skilled offensive midfielder. This is an excellent time to: 1. Play fast creating confusion in the slides as your face off guy can be rewarded by going fast by having a clear path to the goal. 2. Open up outlets for your face off guy coming down with your scores being in a position to score

Unsettled Offense Set Plays

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Kick Back Behind GLE to a off ball Pick on the Crease

These very simple 2 or 3 man plays are easy to teach, they do not need the full coordination of the entire team and they work. This can work as an inbound play, a subtle call between the dodger and the men in the crease or if done enough can be a natural part of the offense. This is a great play for beginners as it is a very simple 3 man play.

2-3-1 Set 1-4-1 Set Picks

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2-3-1 Dodge Fill and Pick

If you teach the triangle motion offense out of a 2-3-1 set, (2middies up top) this could be a nice extra wrinkle that incorporates a pick.

2-3-1 Set Picks

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Zone Breaker Double Cut with a Backside Curl Out of a Open Set

Beating a zone is all about getting the defense to move and then finding the open space to fill into for a shot. This play causes a lot of confusion for a few reasons

Zone Offense Circle Set

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Zone Breaking Wing Seal and Rotate Through

This is a really great way to open up a shot on the wing. The concept is to seal the low defender so that the wing player can step into the soft part of the zone

3-3 Set

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Pyramid set

I use this concept as a way to possess the ball when we are up on the other team and time remaining in the game is under two minutes so we have to keep it in the box.

Set Plays

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Double mumbo pop

The is a classic play out of a 1-4-1 set that has been used by lacrosse teams through the ages because regardless if a team knows it is coming, if it is executed well it is very difficult to stop.

Offensive Concepts 1-4-1 Set Picks

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Off Ball Pick the Picker - End Line Inbound Play

An end line play that has been around for ages that can be run at all levels of lacrosse. This video will show it being run at differently levels succesfully.

2-3-1 Set Picks

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Full Field 2v1 Ground Ball into a Fast Break

This is a fun competitive drill that works on ground balls, transition and fast breaks. Let your players compete with a reward and consequence based on the results!

Unsettled Situations Ground Balls

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Wall ball basics

Coaches will debate so many things regarding strategy, commitment, planning and much more. But the one constant is that wall ball is a fantastic activity to build skill

Stick Skills Beginners

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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.

Stick Skills Shooting

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Circle The Crease Into a 3v2

I love drills that can incorporate a little bit of everything. This fun version of 3v2 does exactly that. I highly recommend you give it a try if you want to work on some fundamentals but change things up a little bit.

Shooting Unsettled Situations Ground Balls