Day: Thursday
Date: April 13th
Practice # 2
STATION (10 Min/Station)
DRILL
COMMENTS
1. Cradling
Two-Step Cradling
1. Top hand mechanics / elbow up / curl wrist
2. Horizontal two-hand cradle (barbell curl) / switch to triple threat position bring head of stick next to ear (same motion)
2. Ground Balls
1. Stick on ground (ball 6” in front of head – players standing next to stick
2. Fill the Bucket w/ sticks
1. Emphasis on proper technique (butt down, both knuckles in dirt, drive through ball, sprint away)
2. Team Game: line up teams on opposite side of a zone – pick up as many balls (one at a time) bring back to base (5 push ups to loser)
3. Throwing
Two-Step Throwing (5’)
1. Start with only top hand – emphasis – wrist snap
2. Add bottom hand – emphasis - push pull (step back to 15’)
4. Catching
Two-Step Catching (10’)
1. Start square – soft toss by hand to around waste level (emphasis -Watch ball into the mesh)
2. Shift so opposite shoulder is forward – stick target in the “box” – soft toss to the box (Define “box”)
5. Stick Protection
Knock Out
Emphasis on using body to shield ball from defender – “Shoulder, shoulder, arm”
Create small space with cones; Coaches or player tries to strip ball from remaining players
6. Game to Finish
Sharks and Minnows
Done as a group.
What did we learn?
Helmet Stickers