Womens Lacrosse
Plays and Drills for
your Team

OVERALL PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY Try to prepare your team by putting them in situations in practice that they are going to see in games. So plan your drills and practices accordingly. Have one, maybe two focuses per drill and have a general theme for the practice. Do not flip back and forth from offense to defense. […]

4 cones, 3 attackers, and 2 defenders in a 10×10 box A1 has the ball and should have attackers at the two nearest cones D1 commits to ball, D2 chooses a side, but has the responsibility of 2 D1 is forcing to the side D2 is covering – in this case the right side A1 […]

4 cones, 5 attackers, and 4 defenders in a 10×10 box A1’s first look is middle to A5, if it’s there then hit A5 A5 then looks to release immediately to the open player, A3 If A5 is covered, A1 has to hit A3 with a skip pass A1 passes to A5, D3 takes ball, […]

6v6 with 4 zone defenders D1-6 are in man to man E1-4 are doublers in their zones A1-6 are looking to score, even with this much pressure A1 has the ball, E1 and D1 double while A2 and A4 are trying to receive as outlets E defenders are only allowed to double ball, not deny […]

Attack line is only picking up the ball Defense line is only checking (legally) the pick up Attack must seal off defense, then go to ball shielding the ball so defense can’t check it out on the pick up SIDENOTE: Another line of defense can be added to the other side of the attack line […]

Put cones out for the lanes to goal for a visual Attacker 3 passes to 1 for a 1v1 to goal Also try 1 passes to 3, 2 passes to 4, 4 passes to 2

Attacker 2 passes the ball to attacker 3, then sets a pick for attacker 1 Attacker 1 uses the pick Attacker 3 rolls the crease and passes to attacker 1 coming off the pick for a goal Work on passing and clearing out the side for the drive – attack must now drive to the […]

Attackers make a triangle about 10 feet apart – one point and two enders The defender stands in between the two enders The point has the ball and the defender anticipates the throw and meets at the ender as the ball does – swiping at the ball, but making body on body contact Defense puts […]

1v1 cutter/defender in the middle, one ball, two enders Attacker cuts away to cut to, receives and passes to the other ender, then cuts away to cut back to the ball – continuous drill, defense to regain position and attacker has to recreate space to cut into Receive from one ender and pass back to […]

2 cones about 10 feet apart – no sticks for defense at first Attack sliding back and forth from cone to cone, while the defense is sliding with them working on staying directly in front of the attacker – only lateral movements Attacker is using right handed cradle when going to the right, and switching […]

4 post checkers with a 1 v 1 in the middle Checkers are about a stick lengths from the pair in the middle Checkers are stationary and only poke checking (no big swings) The attacker in the middle is keeping space, making space, protecting the stick and moving into the space The defender on the […]

In 1/2 of the center circle, one v one, where the attacker is just trying to maintain possession (no shooting or passing) Start with 15 seconds and move up Add a second defender as they become more advanced Attack wants to divide the space quarters The attacker should try and move through all 4 squares […]

Two teammates facing each other about 10 feet apart One partner stationary with the ball, the other partner facing her On the whistle the partner with out the ball runs up and around the person with the ball, back pedals to the line she started on and receives the ball as she is transferring her […]

Two enders 10 yards apart – each ender with a ball One middle person, taps sticks with one ender and sprints to receive from the other ender, receives, runs through catch, one cradle and pass back to where just received, taps stick and sprints to other ender 30 seconds to 1 minute on inside. Right, […]

Posts: outside on restraining lines, inside at mid line Goal keeper clear to goal line cutter Hit outside post at restraining line, accelerate and receive catch One cradle pass to inside Midline post, accelerate, catch One cradle pass to outside restraining line post Accelerate, receive and take it to goal. SIDE NOTE: This can be […]

5 lines running down one side line, 4 lines running down the other side line (as far apart as your age group allows) Goal keeper starts with clear to the side with 5 lines and big crossing field passes working the ball down the other end finishing with a shot on goal EMPHASIZE: full range […]

Make 5 lines around the center circle One ball – each line passes two lines to the left. Right hand up, left hand up, catch right & throw left, catch left & throw right, off side catch, off side throw, side arm pass, one handed pass, opposite side arm pass, ground balls, two balls going […]

In groups of 3, make 2 lines 10 yards apart. All 3 players in one line. The second person in lines starts with the ball, while the first person in line sprints to the opposite line As the first person hits the line and turns (like a cut), the second person in line gives her […]

Have partners line up about 10 feet apart, directly across from each other(easier to have everyone on the same lines) Emphasize using the proper techniques Step to the pass, not away from it Right hand up, left hand up, catch right & throw left, catch left & throw right, off side catch, off side throw, […]