Drills to Teach Lacrosse Fundamentals UMASS Drill

UMASS Drill‐ Rules
• 7 second time clock for the offense begins after the “High and Away” pass is made
• Competition: Best of 5
Drills to Teach Lacrosse Fundamentals
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Mount Saint Joseph High School
– 1 point for scoring
• Everyone plays all positions
– Short sticks do not stay in the offensive lines they can be involved in the break outs.
UMASS Drill‐ Defense
– Defense gets into an “I” formation •
point man must stop the ball 2nd
defender reacts to the first pass
– Point defender recovers with his body and stick to the inside, don’t turn your back to the ball
• Spacing
– Off Ball players do not need to crash to the crease
– Bad Angles
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• Works on getting a goalie and two defenseman to their “break out” points
• Cross field and “High and Away” Passes
• Transition in to 3v2 UMASS Drill‐ Offense
• Must stay in front of the goal and not take a shot running away from the goal
• Get the ball to the middle of the field first
• Draw a defender then look to pass
– No one picks you up, step in and shoot
UMASS Drill
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St. Joe Drill‐ Rules
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Groundball anywhere on the field
Attack and Defense starts flat
Competition: 1 point for a goal, clear and riding
If a goalie makes a save or defense gains possession, they must clear the ball through the midfield line
– Goalie needs to stay involved with the clear
• 8 seconds to score from the time the groundball is picked up
– After 5 seconds if a goal is not scored, the coach sends a defensive player to make it a 4v4
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St. Joe Drill‐ Defense
St. Joe Drill‐ Offense
• Groundball work
• Defense is working on triangle defense
• Spacing
• One player must “hunt” the ball, do not stay in a box or on the perimeter
– Communication: – Coaches decision depending on the goalies capabilities
– Goals: Force the offense to take an outside shot
– Fundamentals: Stay tight, Do not go behind the goal or slide up field
– Cut with stick to the outside of the defender
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• Who is the point, right and left
• Goalie or Point man calls out hold and fire
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• Fundamentals
– Groundballs: If you are not shooting the ball, you must pass it to the open man
– Draw a defender
– Get to your spots on the field quickly
– Skip pass only to a shot
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54 Drill‐ Rules
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54 Drill‐ Offense
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54 Drill‐ Defense
Spacing: Players must fill the vacated area
One player on the crease
Hunting the ball/ Give and Go
Wing attackmen: Be a threat
• Do not get caught catching the ball at GLE
– He does not have to throw it to X every time
• Player at X must be a threat and attack opposite
– Only attack ball side if it will result in a shot
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– Move to the ball and be a threat
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• Groundball‐ Anywhere on the field
• Defense needs to be able to play all spots on the field
• Skipping the ball must be to a shot!
• Turnover or save, the ball must be cleared to the midfield line
• Box to a Diamond
– Box when ball is above GLE
– Diamond when the ball goes to X
• Point man
– Directing the midfielder where to go
• No sliding up field‐ Force the outside shot
• Defenseman are not going behind the goal but meeting the attackmen at GLE
• Bottom two defenders communicate what they are doing
– Who has the wing and who has X(either side)
Toomey Rules
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Toomey Drill‐ Defense
Toomey Drill‐ Offense
• Great for practicing clearing
• Goalie must talk to defenders after the ball is cleared
• Work on uneven to even situations
– 3v2 after the ball is cleared to a 3v3 if defender gets back in time
– 4 v 3 if a coach sends in a fourth offensive player
• Riding is an attitude
– Ride hard and turn the defenders
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– Getting the defenseman in to the crease forming an “I”
• Coach shoots on the goalie to begin the clear
• Defense clears the ball to the midfield line then drops the ball
• Offensive player riding the defenseman who cleared the ball picks up the groundball and passes to an open man up field.
• Defense defends the uneven situation trying to make Own the Crease‐ Rules
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• 3 vs 3 midfield units with 2 goalies
• Lacrosse goals are placed the width of the field
• If a ball is shot and goalie makes a save the defenders are now on offense
OTC‐ Defense
OTC‐ Offense
• Slide and recover
• Slide and stay on the double
• Pre rotating to a good sliding position
• The “ready position”
– Head of the stick up field
– Defend the goal or Defend the middle
• Defense to Offense transition
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– Fill defender must get to top of the crease to allow the “#1 slider to pre rotate.”
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Thank You
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Dave Slafkosky
Mount Saint Joseph High School
dslafkosky@admin.msjnet.edu
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Dodging with a purpose
Pull passes
Circle backs
Redodge
Offense to defense
– Must take away a man during the ride