Lacrosse Drills
Cradle Sprints
Run around field perimeter, switching hands at corners
Side Line sprints
Line sprints
Partner Drills
Vary using both hands (left and right)
Vary width of drills, close, 10 yards, 40 yards, Field width, Long Toss
Drills for both Ground Balls or Passing
2 Hand (top hand push, bottom hand pull)
1 Hand
On one knee
On both knees
Upfield movement (using upfield hand at top of stick)
1v1 GB (box out, scoop, reset)
YoYo GB (roll out ball, scoop, curl, pass back, return, get ball, switch)
Hamster (3 in Line, middle man stays) A GB/Pass to B,Curl & Pass to C, C to B
3 In Line Movement (follow ball to next position) B GB/Pass to C, C to A, a to B
Line Drills
Vary using both hands (all left, all right, and each side opposite)
Drills can be all Ground Ball or AllPass, or mixed one side GB one side Pass
To (move to ball)
Away (over the shoulder for pass)
Pass, Defend and Dodge (split, roll, face)(passer stays in middle to defend)
Crossing Line Drills (needing to keep head up for traffic on above drills)
2 Line Passing (one side GB/Pass across, one side GB/Pass down1 across)
3 Line Drills
Upfield Ground Ball or Passing
Upfield Weave Ground Ball or Passing
2v1 Block out Ground Ball (box out, scoop, outlet)
2v1 Man Ball (call man, partner scoop, outlet)
5 Line Drill
3v2 Good Bad competition (lines 1-3-5 good, 2-4 bad)
victors have all teammates have ball possession
Ground Ball Relays, Balls on lines, scoop from online and replace on next line etc.
Gauntlet – dodge multiple defenders, pass ball back to line become last defender
(split, face, roll, bull, change direction)
Footwork
Side to side Shuffle
Zig Zag, (shuffle, drop step, shuffle)
Box shuffle (forward, side, back, side)
Combo shuffle dodging drills thru cones.
Defensive Support
Extend and recover
two players passing back and forth,
1 defender takes ball, 1 drops back to support, on pass, switch
Dummy attackman Poke checks
Moving dummy attackman Poke checks
Pinwheel Passing
4 in center stationary 4 on perimeter moving pass and go to next
Triangle (3 players or 3 lines) (v cut for ball, curl, move ball)
Do for Ground Ball, Pass and Alternate (GB- Pass-GB-Pass)
Stationary or move to next line after ball movement
Box Drills (4 players or 4 lines) (cut to ball, curl, move ball)
Do for Ground Ball, Pass and Alternate (GB- Pass-GB-Pass)
Vary box width and use of multiple balls
Stationary or move to next line after ball movement
(movement of follow ball, and away from ball)
ClearingPass (over shoulder, movement away from ball prior to catch)
Cross Box (movement across, side, across, side)
Do for shooters from top, from behind and sides
Shooting cuts
(A pass to B, B down low to C feeds cutting A cutting then from BCD)
Shooting Picks
(A pass low to D feeds cutting B coming off pick from A then from BCA)
Shooting Star four corner players have a ball player in center cuts for feed from each.
Open Box Drills (adjacent sides support ball, on pass, off ball player moves to open side)
3v0
3v1 Slide (defender needs to slide to ball)
3v2 Help (1 defender takes ball, 1 supports back, on pass, switch aka slide)
Fast Break Drills (Traditional and Diamond break setup)
Middie coming in with ball
Middie coming in with ball off clearing Pass
Middie Shot, Defending middie releases gets goalie outlet for break
Mid zone 3v3 3rd pass by team middie jumps into fast break,
others 3v2 to other net
Mid zone 1v1 Ground ball, winner hits other middie breaking out of box for fast
break, losing middie drop in hole as defender for 5v4
Fast Break Box – Goalie hits middie out of substitution box to start fast break
On save goalie hits new middie going other way out of box with first
middie needing to get back on defense, keep going until 6v6.
Full Field Clearing Drills
Goalie Outlet to defense at side, clearing pass to middie at mid-line in alley, give and go with attack for shot on net, switch lines, Defense to middie, middie to attack, attack to defense
Keep Away 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, 6v6 in restraining zones, alleys, restricted space etc.
Attacking from various locations (Top, side, Behind) 1v1, 2v2
Zone Offense – Defense 3v2, 3v3, 4v3, 4v4, 5v4, 5v5, 6v4, 6v5, 6v6
Full Team Clears and Rides 10v10
End line clears
Side Line clears