Men's Lacrosse Practice Drills Member-only breakdown

1 v 1 with a Hole Slide

This drill focuses on 1v1 situations, allowing offensive players to practice dodges and defensive players to work on positioning and sliding into the hole. With an emphasis on communication, footwork, and finishing with a shot, this drill helps both offense and defense sharpen their skills in realistic game scenarios. Variations include adjusting the starting location or adding an offensive player to challenge the slide defender.

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PURPOSE: To allow players to practice 1 v 1 situations and defensive players to practice sliding into the hole. This allows players to get practice on offense and defense in the same drill. This drill will also allow offensive players to practice their dodges.

Have a line of midfield and defensive players at the top of the attack box, top right and top left

Have a line of attack behind at X with a defensive line with them

There will be a defense player on the side in the attack box waiting to slide

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