Drills Database

In this short video, Jamie demos 4 different variations of 4v3 keep away that he utilises with his WLAX athletes. These drills are just a taste of the large bank of coaching content included in the Women's Coaches Training Program.

A 4-part series where we give an in-depth look at our drills, methods and coaching techniques for consistent success in the goal.

A great drill to work on the draw and dump around the crease. Draw two players to ball and throw a dump
pass to the open player cutting through the middle.

A useful drill to work on ball and offensive movement inside the attacking zone

An excellent drill led by Devon Wills (former USA Goalie) to help goalie work on tracking and anticipation skills as well as reaction time

A collection of 7 stick skills drills. They could be completed after conditioning to practise when tired. They can also be used together or in isolation; they can incorporated as part of a warm up. Both hands are encouraged and where appropriate both directions.

A range of steps and dodges to improve attack evasion skills

Try this fun ground ball drill with a partner or your team! The goal? Keep the ball in front of you at all costs! 💪

Practice drills to get comfortable with cradling and to help put the technical pieces together. Great for beginners!

A great drill to introduce your defensive unit to zone defence

To understand and build solid crashing concepts

This is a great drill to teach the basics of unit defence; communication on and off ball, sliding, crashing, hedging in and out of the fan to cover space and sending double team to prevent the drive.

This drill allows defenders to work on tight defence from below GLE and attackmen to work on their rocker step and post-ups rips.

A fantastic drill for putting players under pressure in transition.

A nice warm up / stick skills to get going.

Different lengths of running to help build anaerobic fitness

This is a fast-paced passing drill in the centre circle. It aims develop stick skills realistically by adding in some chaos and defensive pressure. It works on scanning and decision-making to move the ball accurately under pressure.

To work offensively and defensively on transitional cuts across the entire field. Getting free and
making an accurate pass as well as denying the cuts or good body positioning after catch.

This drill is excellent for teaching players ball movement, positioning, and hustle in transition.

We break down the value of poise and explain how to iron a hitch out of your game.

A great drill to work on breaking feet down to get ready for a controlled check. Works on fast hands and focus.

A great overview of how to introduce ball movement around goal: motion offence.
It is a little old as it was written for the 12-aside game but the concepts are still relevant to today's game.

Two options for creating attacking partnerships around goal

A great video featuring former US goalie, Devon Wills, demonstrating drills to work on eye tracking and hand-eye coordination.

An advanced wall ball workout for girl's or women's lacrosse players.

A great video to show how attackers can set up a decoy pick for a feed from behind goal

A dodging obstacle course for some fun and a great way to toughen 'em up!

This drill is excellent for teaching defensive players to get back in the zone ahead of their players
and the ball. The objective is to either beat your player to the hole to prevent the shot or the
development of a fast break.

This drill works on defensive strategies in causing turnovers and defending the fan.

A drill to work on doubling teaming to turn over the ball when playing two players up in defence.

This objective of this game is to help teach defensive shift, sliding, movement and communication to support teammates and deploying double teams when appropriate in a constraints-based manner. The game can also be used to teach breaking slide patterns and avoiding or breaking double teams.

This drill is excellent for teaching players 1 v 1 tactics and skills on both attack and defence. The objective is to either beat your player to the hole for a shot, or to defend in proper form and cause a turnover or a low angle shot.

This is a great static stickwork drill with 3 players working on a variety of passes and quick reactions

4v4 Groundball in a tight space.

A drill to work on quick ball movement under pressure

A great warm up drill that focuses on improving stickwork and quick decision-making. Requires players to have their 'eyes up' so they can see open players to pass to as well as anticipate passes coming to them. Simulates game conditions.

To improve off-the-ball movement and support around the ball carrier.

To work on transition offense and defense with pressure.

We analyse our approach to training for one of the most challenging, yet most rewarding parts of the game: 1v1 saves

Princeton's associate head coach, Jenn Cook, takes us through the Arrow-T Footwork Drill. This help defenders train body movement including the hip shift needed to react to 1v1s.

The “L” Fast Break is the tried, true, simple, and effective way to capitalize on the 4v3 transition advantage. Offensively, it embraces spacing, and quick ball movement through drawing slides and dumping the ball.
Defensively, it requires quick rotations and covering 4 with 3.

This is a great drill to teach a range of formations around goal to encourage variations in ball movement and off ball play

Remington Steele presents a catalog of drills, accompanied by concise off-the-field explanation, designed to help your goalies become more explosive and athletic between the pipes.

Video series that focuses on passing drills, 1v1s, dodging and shooting.

24 videos that run through the basics of cutting, different types of cuts and how to cut to evade your defender in different scenarios

A drill that focuses on building wrist strength in stick control

A drill to work on crashing on a free position at the top of the fan to gain possession and clearing the ball quickly for fast attacking transition.

This drill helps to teach clearing and defending the fast break in a constraintsbased game.

A collection of 21 shooting drills for you to choose from.

A great drill to teach the basics of unit defence - approach, defending the dodge, recovering, sliding. It also allows attackers to practise their dodges.

A great drill to encourage players to drive onto a groundball and box out when under pressure

Intense possession drill that focuses on possession. Great for making the most of a 'grubbed' ball right in front of the goal!

Building up anaerobic fitness

Work on short and long passes on the run. Includes some conditioning work and includes goalies too!

This objective of this game is to help teach clearing, movement without the ball to open space and communication to support teammates in a constraints-based manner.

To complete a successful offensive transition within the drill limitations, focusing on long passes and well timed cuts.

Improve your players ability to take care of the ball in midfield when under pressure