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Practice drills organized around reps, constraints, communication, and competitive scoring.
This drill is a fun, high-energy way to teach players how to use the midfield line strategically during clears and rides. It reinforces offside awareness while helping players understand how to manipulate field positioning to their advantagein transition.
Boost your team’s fast-break skills with this high-intensity lacrosse drill! Players sharpen decision-making and communication under pressure as a trailing midfielder forces quick, game-like transitions. The added time crunch keeps everyone on their toes, driving faster offensive plays and defensive coordination.
This drill enhances players’ ability to make sharp cuts and quickly release accurate shots under game-like conditions. It emphasizes speed, precision, and instinctive decision-making, helping players improve their shooting effectiveness under pressure.
The Mirrors in Motion drill is a warm-up designed to get players moving, thinking, and connecting with teammates. In pairs, one leads with creative movements while the other mirrors them like a reflection. After short intervals, they switch roles and partners. This quick and fun drill improves focus, agility, and teamwork right from the start of practice.
The Mirror Drill is a simple yet powerful exercise that helps players improve their off-ball movement and communication. One player makes a hard split to the island (5x5), while the partner mirrors by cutting opposite and staying connected to the play. This drill develops timing, vision, and realistic game-like offensive movements.
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.
A simple but effective twist on a traditional ground ball drill to make sure every player practices ground ball technique. All too often when we do one vs one or two vs two ground ball drills the losers never actually practice picking up a ball, rolling away and making a pass.
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.
The Triangle Passing Drill teaches players how to move the ball, use V-cuts, and square up to see the field. It builds vision, timing, and game awareness.
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!
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.
A wall ball routine is essential in girls lacrosse because it builds stick skills, hand-eye coordination, and muscle memory through consistent repetition. It also develops confidence and quick decision-making under pressure—both crucial for game-day performance.
