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Shooting Drill

Three cones set up on both side of the eight

One feeder stands at the top of the 8meter

Feeder passes to shooters at each cone for a quick shot

Shooters make sure your shoulders are turned to goal before you shoot

In tight to the creese, work on head and stick fakes, no big cradle

Fun stickwork routines with a partner to start practice.

Quick-stick

R-L, L-R

Behind-The-Back, Around-The-World

Low-balls, one-handed

Once you get it, quicken the pace

Goalie Tracking

Get a pile of different color balls

Have your goalie close their eyes in their ready position

Say “shot” and send the ball at the cage. Have them work on calling out the color of the ball (orange, white, yellow etc.) as soon as they see it

Shoot only high at first for them to get used to the drill 

If they struggle then take a little speed off of your shot

Great drill for tracking the ball. You can change your angle or distance to make it easier or harder. Have fun!

Do You Have A “Lazy” Hand?

A lazy bottom hand is a stick with your bottom hand low and off your hip

A lazy bottom hand makes the stick very checkable with the head out to the side

The hand on the bottom of your stick needs to be in triple threat position off your shoulder

Don’t have it off your opposite hip

Additionally when your catching, work on switching your hands right as you catch the ball, that way you can bring your stick across and right up into the triple-threat position

Goalie’s House

Start on your post in a good ready position with hands out

Step-set urgently on your house

Three steps up to center and three steps back down to post

Practice from post up to center and center down to post

Practice with eyes open and eyes shut for extra difficulty

Steps should be shoulder width apart

Reverse your motion at any point to continue to challenge yourself 

Draw Routine

Work on digging timing it with the whistle

Work on digging against a player with different pressure

Notch in and pop it up, work on placing the ball where you want

Toss the ball up and snatch the ball out of the air, then pull it in quickly. This works your reach and extension

Always remember to box out as the ball goes up

Goalie Stance

Lock your arms out and then relax a bit to stay big

Stick off your eye for great tracking

Legs slightly bent for good spring to the ball

Block the ball vs punching at it as this makes you more quick

Coaches:

Footwork drill in the defensive area working on checking and approach to an attacker

quick footwork using the ladder in the 8M

add breaking your feet down and staying balanced as you run from ladder to an attacker

add in a check

add in more footwork and another check

be creative and use as a warm up tool for entire team