“Flying V” Passing and Catching Drill
Keep all your players' feet and sticks moving with this fun, simple small-group practice drill that we got from Pro Players!
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Ground Balls: “Scoop It and Move It!”
We saw a youth team at a tournament this weekend do an absolutely perfect job of winning ground balls and moving it two passes to an open man to attack the goal! Teach your players this simple concept that turns ground balls into goals!
Lax Lingo: The “Gilman!” Clear
This is a special play that any experienced Coach should know, even if you may never use it. Even if not useful all the time, it's definitely a part of Lax History.
Skeleton Offense Dodging and Shooting Drill
Use this fun shooting drill with players of all ages to practice basic concepts for many common offensive sets. You can build it up to be more complex, with more passes and tons of different shots!
The “ABCD’s” of Individual Defense
Good 1-on-1 Defense is a key skill for every lacrosse player to have, no matter what position. These four basic steps make it easy to teach this critical concept to shut down your opponents, and win more games!
“Triple Threat” Shooting Drill
All your players will work on three different game situation shots in this Super-Fun Shooting Drill! See how fast you can get the ball moving, and your players passing, catching and shooting.
Attack 2-1 “21” Ride
Use this common Ride to pressure the ball, force long, difficult Clearing passes for the other team, and score more exciting Goals off of Turnovers!
Basic Defensive Positioning and “The Pipeline”
Defense can be very difficult to teach younger and inexperienced players. Even college players struggle with easy defensive concepts. Use these simple tools to get your Defense finely tuned for this season!
4-on-3 Fast Break: “Give and Go!”
This is a relatively simple variation on the common 4-on-3 Fast Break that you can teach your players to score more goals when the Defense is "Cheating" and starting their rotation to the ball too early!
Box Lacrosse Man-Up Cut and Pick Away
We saw several Box Teams using this simple, standard Pick and Roll Play multiple times at tournaments this weekend. Score goals in as little as two passes! This is a play we see teams all over the country using. It's nothing fancy, just knowing where to look. Box Lacrosse is great for younger players to […]