Welcome to our Coaches Corner
Here you can find sample practice plans, skills & drills, and resources to help make you a better coach.
Girls
- Cradling Basics video
- Shooting Techniques
- Practice Plans Ages 5-11
- Practice Plans Ages 12-15
- Girls Motion Offense
- Best Practices Guidebook
- Hopkins Coaching Clinic
- Sample Practice Plan
General
Boys
- Practice Plans Ages 5-11
- Practice Plans Ages 12-15
- Defending EMO
- Trilogy Near-Man
- Paul Rabil Experience Shooting Tips: Fundamentals and Drills
- Youth Cradling Drills
US Lacrosse Coaches Education Program
Following are shortcuts to the videos and reference materials you gained from the level 1 coaching certification process
- Cradling
- Throwing
- Catching
- Scooping
- Dodges
- Feeding
- Shooting
- Off ball
- Face offs
- Defensive Stance/Positioning
- Checking
- Goalie Play
- Offensive 2-2-2
- Offensive 1-3-2
- Offensive 1-4-1
- Defense slide from crease
- Defense slide adajcent
- Defending a pick
- Defense man down diamond rotation
- Defense man down sliding
- Defense man down vs 1-3-2
- Offense man up 2-3-1
- Cutters
- Riding - Communication
- Riding - Scenario
- Riding - after a saved shot