Eigth Week Starter Program:
#1 Week One:
#2 Week Two:
#3 Week Three:
#4 Week Four:
#5 Week Five:
#6 Week Six:
#7 Week Seven:
#8 Week Eight:
Recieve Trophy. Wave. Start over.
With a Standard Practice Plan: 2 hours
#1 Week One:
- Player and Coach Introductions
- General practice guidelines
- Lacrosse terms
- Equipment and stick review
- Cradling the ball
- Passing and catching (standing still)
- Ground balls
#2 Week Two:
- Review lacrosse positions (Attack/Midfield/Defense/Goalie) and field spacing/responsibilities.
- Emphasize communicating on the field
- Cradling
- Passing and catching (introduce movement)
- Ground balls
- Intro to dodging (face dodge)
- Introduce defensive concepts and poke-checking
- Light scrimmaging, no goalies
- One full practice dedicated to goalie position for those interested
#3 Week Three:
- Work on spacing - this concept is introduced in week one and talked about throughout all
practices. Starting in week three we will make a major point of emphasizing player spacing and field
positioning. - Introduce "getting open"
- Cradling
- Passing and catching (more movement)
- Ground balls (in traffic - "GET THE BACON!" drill)
- Dodging (face, add roll dodge)
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
- Faceoffs
#4 Week Four:
- Continue work on spacing.
- Emphasis on positions: Attack/Middie/Defense
- Introduce "clearing" and "riding"
- Cradling
- Passing and catching (more movement, over the shoulder)
- Ground balls
- Dodging
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking, introduce "sliding"
- Introduce "set" plays and cuts
- One full practice dedicated to goalie position for those interested
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
- If a game is scheduled for the upcoming week/weekend, we will review game-day operations
and responsibilities.
#5 Week Five:
- Continue work on spacing.
- Passing and catching (more movement, over the shoulder)
- Ground balls
- Dodging
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking, practice "sliding"
- Run "set" plays and cuts
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
#6 Week Six:
- Continue work on spacing.
- Passing and catching (more movement, over the shoulder)
- Ground balls
- Dodging
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking, practice "sliding"
- Run "set" plays and cuts
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
- If a game is scheduled for the upcoming week/weekend, we will review game-day operations
and responsibilities.
#7 Week Seven:
- Continue work on spacing.
- Passing and catching (more movement, over the shoulder)
- Ground balls
- Dodging
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking, practice "sliding"
- Run "set" plays and cuts
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
- If a game is scheduled for the upcoming week/weekend, we will review game-day operations
and responsibilities.
#8 Week Eight:
- Continue work on spacing.
- Passing and catching (more movement, over the shoulder)
- Ground balls
- Dodging
- Defensive concepts and poke-checking, practice "sliding"
- Run "set" plays and cuts
- Light scrimmaging, one goalie
- Season-ending tournaments, events, schedules, etc.
Recieve Trophy. Wave. Start over.
With a Standard Practice Plan: 2 hours
- 4:00-Warm-up, toss around. Goalie Warm up, face off practice.
- 4:10-Line Drills-Stick Work
- 4:20-Shooting
- 4:30-Ground Balls
- 4:40-Skeletin Offense/Defense-link four passes/slide
- 4:55-Water
- 5:05-Fast Break 4 on 3.
- 5:10-Fast Break 4 on 4 (send trailer)
- 5:15-Fast Break 5 on 4 (send two trailers, one offense, one defense.
- 5:20-Ride
- 5:25-Clear
- 5:30-6 on 6 scrimmage
- 6:00- Go home, take Advil.
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