Drill books & Playbooks
This a collection of drill books and play books sourced from the vast collection of online content or contributed by coaches in our community. They contain a wealth of ideas and concepts, all in one place.
A comprehensive guide from US Lacrosse for running age appropriate practices for age 12-15 yr old girls.
It takes a station based apporach and considers developmental stages in practice design with a focus on skill development and fun.
Contents:
10 Practice Plans for 12-13 Year Olds
10 Practice Plans for 14-15 Year Olds
Supporting Drills
Lacrosse Coaching Resource
Developed by Lacrosse Scotland as a resource to teach the fundamentals of lacrosse in a safe, fun, and effective manner.
Contents:
Groundballs
Passing
Cradling
Shooting
Defending
Checking
Dodging
Fun Games
A comprehensive resource containing coaching points and drills for key skills as well as a curriculum with 24 practice plans referencing drills in the pack.
Contents:
Introduction - how to use the guide
Ball control - scooping and catching
Passing and shooting
Offensive and defensive tactics
Running a practice - use practice plans
A fabulous resource of 34 drills from AchieveLax.
Content:
Athlete Training/Conditioning
Shooting and Dodging Drills
Settled Offense
Settled Defense
Midfield Play and Transition
This drill manual is a compilation of drills acquired by Achieve Lacrosse coaches over many years of teaching the game of women's lacrosse.
A great book for 21 drills and games to make learning lacrosse fun!
Content includes:
Ultimate Lacrosse
Zipper
Lacrosse Golf
Hungry Hippos
Musical Ground Balls
London Bridge
Egg Hunt
Messy Backyard
Thunderdome
Gladiator
Sharks & Minnows
Cradle Relay
A great little attack drill book from Womens Lax Drills.
Drills by Katrina Dowd
Content:
3v2 Flip
Dodge Shuttle
Pick the Picker
Perfect Passing
Women's Lax Drills is a fabulous coaching resource for women's lacrosse. Join their commnitu chat or sign up for more drills. www.womenslaxdrills.com
A great resource from the Canadian Lacrosse Association providing a collection of drills and coaching skill cards aimed at grassroots coaches.
Content:
Technical Skills
Loose balls
Cradling
Passing/catching
Shooting
Dodging
Checking
Tactical Skills
Cutting and replacing
Give & Go
Screens
Pick & Roll
Face-Off
Goalkeeping
45 Proven Lacrosse Drills for ages 6-18 years old
Content:
Warm-up
Passing and catching
Scooping
Dodging
Shooting
Offensive
Defensive
This is an amazing collection of 355 drills, contributed by coaches from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.
Although it is an older resource, the drills are still relevant to today's game.
Content:
Conditioning
Defence
Draw Control
Goalie
Player up/player down
Possession and groundball
Small sided
Stick work and individual skill
Transition