When I first started playing lacrosse at 12 years old, I was a defenseman. I still remember the moment I got the ball, ran it up to the midfield line, and then—bam—it felt like I hit a brick wall. I froze. I looked left, looked right, completely unsure of what to do next.
Even though I understood the concept in practice and could explain it perfectly on a whiteboard, the moment it happened in live action, I was lost. Why? Because we had never actually practiced it in a real-game scenario. That moment exposed just how new I was to the game.
That experience led me to create this drill.
This drill is essentially a small-sided version of lacrosse designed to teach live substitutions and midfield transitions. Here's how it works: