Drills and Variations from Coach Toomey from Loyola
4V4 – x3
I learned so much talking to Coach Toomey, Head Coach from Loyola, as I love his ability to make adjustments during a game, and he has certainly built a team that is capable of beating any lacrosse team on any given Saturday. In this drill [...]
Coach Richie Meade, Navy, and The Mineola Drill
As a coach do you need to work on your 6V6? For most coaches this means 18 players stand around bored on the sidelines while coaches get frustrated watching a monotonous half field scrimmage for what seems like hours or days at a time.
This is a great [...]
If you have ever been on the sideline and cringed as a player launched a shot in transition that missed the cage from 15 yards out only to go flying into the parking lot, and you did not have the shot backed up, you may want to read the rest of this article.
In our recent [...]
In our recent podcast with the Coach of the Tufts NCAA DIII Championship, Mike Daly he was gracious in sharing two great defensive lacrosse drills to help teach slides as well as develop player’s skills to knock down or more importantly catch skip passes. We are getting a lot of emails on more [...]
Coach Ryan Mercyhurst 4V4 Lock On to Transition Drill
I loved our recent podcast with Coach Ryan from Mercyhurst. I think all lacrosse coaches are always looking for new ways to engage players, find lacrosse drills that emulate game situations, and reinforce a number of key skills in each drill. And of course [...]
Yale “Box Passing Drill”
We discussed this unique drill with Coach Andy Shay from Yale. The drill is designed to replace line drills under the definition that it is a warm up drill, a passing fundamentals drill, and designed in a way to emulate close looks for passes that will occur in a [...]
In the recent podcast with Coach Sowell he described a basic defense Spoke Drill he uses at the beginning of practice for his defensemen and middies. You can listen to him describe it in his own words in the Interview Section of the site under teaser, for all our Members. The dialog was [...]
One of the many things we have learned in our over 25 hours of interviews with the top NCAA Lacrosse coaches in the country is that they have changed the way they practice — dramatically. We have taken those philosophies and their drills and put them into a five-day template.
We have customized these practices to work for High Schools and Rec Coaches who do not have a coaching staff, or maybe even an assistant coach. All of these practices feature drills that are applicable for all team members, and can be run with one or two coaches.
This new 25 page eBook features five specific days of lacrosse practice plans, including a schedule of each day down to the minute, the amount of touches each player will get per drill, and per practice, and a drawing or schematic of each drill to make it easy for you to work into your practices. We feature 26 drills, and over 250 touches per day, per player with this plan.
In addition, even though each of these top coaches has a unique style there are some undeniable common characteristics of their practices.
1. Preparation: You need a plan, at least for the day, or maybe even for the week, or early season, mid-season, day before games, etc.
2. Short Duration of Drills: All of the top coaches suggest that the short attention span of the players is critical, as well as short lines in drills, quick rotations, and as many players engaged as possible. NCAA coaches run their drills from a minimum of seven minutes to a maximum of 12-15 minutes per drill, maximum.
3. All Drills MUST Emulate Game Situations: All of the coaches in our research consistently talk about drills that are snapshots of game scenarios. They might be just seven to fifteen seconds, but realistically prepare the kids for real game situations.
4. Keep it Fun and Competitive: Every coach we have talked to regarding practice has discussed keeping the practices fun as well as competitive and moving. No one likes to stand around and the kids will improve significantly more by doing, rather than watching. I think five or six of the drills are also featured in our eBook, Changing Philosophies in Coaching Lacrosse, but presented here as part of a detailed plan, some are in our article library from Coaches, but again presented as part of a progressive plan in this eBook.
3 Man Full Field Pass
Circle Drills
Monkey in the Middle
Bucket Shooting
Drive & Roll RT & LFT
2 Man C Cut RT & LFT
Pass Drive to X, Cutter
Gr Ball Box Drill 2 station
7V7
Belly Drill
2 Man Full Field Pass
Channel Pass Shooting
3V2 4 Sides
4V4, 4V3
Add One w Face Offs
6V6 Pressure Drill
3V3 Midfield Lock On
Diagonal Pass Shooting
4v4 2 sets each
3V2 70 Yds
10V10 Games, 1 goal or 3 min
JailBreak
1V1 General Drill
2V2 Behind
‘Star’ Gr Ball Drill
‘Y’ Drill 4V4
4V4 Full Field
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We are starting to get more requests for some type of Group License Discounts. Many coaches would like to have all of the Lacrosse Coaches in their system have access via Premium Membership to the entire site including the growing library of podcasts with the top coaches in the country. Many Lacrosse Coaches would like for their Rec and Youth Program Coaches to be able to learn more about coaching lacrosse through some type of package program.
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Coach Mike is now writing new and unique articles on LaxPower, these articles are exclusive to LaxPower per my agreement and can only be seen on their site,
You may need to cut and paste the links…
4V4 The Best Single Drill in Lacrosse, and how to make it better…
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=20656
Coaching Tips for Coaching Summer Tournament Lacrosse
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=20541&page=1
What Coaches Can Learn From NCAA Weekend
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=20443
More Ground Ball Drills from College Coaches
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=20078
Coach Pressler 4V3 Drill with New Wrinkles
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=20078
The ‘V’ Drill for Double Teams and Transition
http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=39010&p=691659
Face Off Drill to Full Field 5V4
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=18607
3V2 Let em Run Full Field
http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=17879
