Possession for Time
Center circle keep away drill.
Description of Drill: This is a 5v4 keep-away drill. The setup involves mixing all positions onto both teams (everyone plays everything). Handle pressure and keep within the circle, count all passes. Once the ball is turned over (kicked or tipped out, dropped, the player steps out of bounds, or intercepted, etc.), the opposite team picks up the ball, brings it into play, and a player is added into the then 4 to make 5 and play begins and their count or wherever they left off continues. Points accumulate. The team that turns the ball over is all off together then add 4 new in on defense.
Equipment Needed: Players in two teams, clock for 10 minutes, 1 ball only
Skills Emphasized: Stick protection, movement with the ball, talking, sliding to the body, eyes always up.
Coaching Points of Emphasis:
Offense: catching on the move into space, seeing beyond the defense and their sticks, stick deception, and protection. Handling pressure or double teams. Staying agile and in bounds.
Defense: start off strong for immediate re-control of the ball, keep sticks up, always talking and directing (as some attackers are playing defense) slide in a pattern and with purpose.
Diagram of Drill:
