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Whether one uses Warrior, STX, or Brine equipment, there are
many drills that a young lacrosse player can use to better
his game. A young lacrosse player needs to work on three
parts of his game: running, sticks skills, and the end game
(shooting).
The running drills do not involve any equipment. A young
player should run 2 miles around a block. It's hard and
tough but will help his endurance. He should go from 2 miles
during the first week, to 3 miles in the 2nd week and by the
end of the season he should be able to run 3 miles during
practice.
Another running drill should be full field running. The
young player should start on the end line and run to the
midfield line, run back to the end line, run full field to
the opposite end line, and back to the original end line. He
should do this twice at the beginning of practice and once
at the end.
Working on his stick sills can separate a good player from a
bad player. A great drill is to set up ten cones in a line 5
yards away from each other. Have the lacrosse player run
through the cones switching hands at each cone. The
important thing for the lacrosse player to do is work on his
left hand more than his right.
Another drill is to make the young player go one on one with
another defensive player. The objective of the defensive
player is to get the ball from the offensive player within a
minute. The only way for the offensive player to keep the
ball from the defensive player is to keep switching hands.
This drill will enable a player to switch hands quickly
during a game.
Shooting drills are very important. The first shooting drill
is to position an attack man behind the goal and have a
midfielder about 15 yards away. Have the midfielder throw
the ball to the attack man and have him run towards the
goal. The attack man should give him the ball about five
yards away from the goal and the midfielder should crank
shot. This drill should be done 50 times a practice or until
the midfielder can position the ball where he wants to in
the net. The two players can switch roles half-way through -
this will help them understand each other’s roles.
Another drill similar to the one-on-one drill mentioned
earlier involves a short stick and defenseman going one on
one. It varies from the other drill because the objective of
the drill is for the offensive player to score and not hold
on to the ball. One also needs a goalie in the drill to make
it fair for the defenseman. The short-stick player should
benefit from this drill, as it is very much like a game
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