Lacrosse drills are designed to improve your technique, form and skill in an effort to make you a better all-around player. In addition to your technique, many lacrosse drills will help you enhance your on-field chemistry and your ability to interact with your teammates.
Pivot Point Drills
Pivot point drills are designed to help you rotate quickly to cause separation between you and your defender. Stand up in an attack position with your knees slightly bent. Place a cone 10 yards in front of you. On your coach's whistle, run full speed at the cone. Once you reach the cone, plant your left foot in front of you, swing your cradle to the right and rotate on your left foot. Once you have rotated 180 degrees, either spin out of the rotation or continue to rotate until you are back around. Practice rotating both ways.
Dodging Drills
Dodging drills will help you protect your stick while attacking the goal, helping you increase your chance of scoring by making it less likely you'll drop the ball. To practice a face dodge, stand in front of a defender with your knees bent in an attack position. On your coach's whistle, fake a shot, forcing your defender to run toward you to block it. As he is moving toward you, move your stick directly in front of your face and into a passing position. From here, run toward the defender, attempting to run past him and toward the goal. Repeat until fatigued.
Star Passing Drills
Passing drills will help improve your accuracy as well as your chemistry with your teammates. With four additional teammates, assemble into a star formation with one player at the top of the star and four players making up the additional four points. On your coach's whistle, pass the ball to the person directly across from you. As soon as your teammate catches the ball, have everyone in the star slide sideways to fill their neighbor's position on the star. Repeat this drill until everyone has gone.
Shooting Drills
Shooting drills will help improve your ability to score as well as your accuracy while shooting at the net. Have a group of players line up in a straight line 20 yards from the net. Have a feeder stand 10 yards from the net. On your coach's whistle, have the feeder pass the ball to the first player in line, who should take no more than five steps before shooting. As soon as he follows through, instruct him to peel off to one side and get back in line. Repeat until every player has shot multiple times.
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