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4v3 to 4v4 Fast-Break drill: Conditioning, Ball Movement & Transition Play

By Joe Juter

This 4v3 to 4v4 fast-break drill is designed for women’s lacrosse teams to improve conditioning, ball movement, and quick decision-making in unsettled situations. By simulating real-game transitions and adding a trailing midfielder, it challenges players to adapt under pressure while keeping the pace fast and fun.

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3v3 to 7v7

By Joe Juter

This Is a great drill to help them to keep their spacing in the 3v3 and look to work the 2-player game options. In the clear, focus on marking up quickly to eliminate the easy feed to the outlet player up top. The transition to 7v7 is a great opportunity for them to work on recognizing whether they are in a fast break versus slow break situation based on the defense. The defense will emphasize their footwork and containing the 1v1 to the outside lane as well as communicating about the doubles/slides and seeing both ball and player on the back side.

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Fast Break Draw Controls

By Joe Juter

This is a great drill to gain control of the draws and convert the draw control wins into a quick goal.

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4 pass to a 5v4 break

By Joe Juter

This is a traditional 5v4 drill with a bit of a twist. A great way to sneak some extra stick work in and maintain the next players in line attention. Especially at the earlier levels when we run these drills all the players do not touch the ball and therefore do not work on the most fundamental skill of the sport. No waiting! Once the one group ends the new 4 up top begin passing and the expectation will be set that the players down low will be ready in time.

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Full field 3v2 break

By Joe Juter

Fast-paced, continuous 3v2 drill on a shortened field that begins with a quick outlet pass from the goalie. This is a great drill to work on quick transitions off the clear while attacking/defending the fast break

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RLine Possession Drill

By Joe Juter

This is a great transition drill to work in stick skills and team work.

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1 on 1 Progression to 7 on 7

By Joe Juter

This is a great drill to work on different circumstances that can come up in a live game during an unsettled situation.

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Dropping Into the 8 Meter

By Joe Juter

This drill trains players in quick stick passing and rapid transitions from attack to defense, using a dynamic 5v4 setup where players must sprint into the 8 meter area, focusing on strategic positioning and defensive coverage. Key coaching points include maintaining awareness by keeping sticks and heads up while dropping into the defensive end at an angle and effectively marking the most threatening opponent when outnumbered.