Transcript Newtown Girls Lacrosse

Newtown Girls Lacrosse
The Power of Three!
Skills every girl should learn in
Youth Lacrosse
Stick Skills
 Soft Hands (fingertips)
 Give with Catch
 Snap wrist
Ground Balls
 Both “butts” down
 Head over the ball - stick protection
 Cradle as you are coming up from the
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Dodges
 Face Dodge - Player approaches defender,
pulls stick across face to get defender to
lunge, stick stays in strong hand as she
brings it back across her face
 Split Dodge - same as above but changes
hands.
 Roll Dodge - Make sure that the player “seals
her defender” as she comes out of the roll.
Key: whatever hand the stick is in is the foot
that gets planted.
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Cuts
 Speed Cuts -C Cut- Cutting to the ball in the
form of a “C”. Preparing your body to pass or
shoot, squaring up to the ball. Naturally
separating yourself from your defender, V
Cut
 Seal Cut (Booga, booga)
 Back Door or “Ponytail” Cut- Anytime you see
the ponytail of your defender, you should cut
for the ball
Cuts from the 1 or 2
 Inside Roll
 Rocker
 Question Mark
Space
 Creating Space - Create space for the
player with the ball
 Finding Space - Going to the open
space, balancing the field. Reading
defensive slides
 Attack that space- Dodges, cuts
Picks
 Regular Pick
 Slip Pick
 Trap Pick
Offensive Fundamentals
 Ball Movement
 Player Movement
 Changing Fields
Triple Threat
 Threat to Dodge
 Threat to Feed/Assist
 Threat to draw Shooting Space
Off Ball Play
 Cut through and create space
 Pinch your defenders back shoulder
 Pick for a teammate
Balance all Offensive Plays
 Have at Least 2 outlets
 Shot Back-up
 Fast Break Middie protection
The Big Three For Defense
“We Be D”
Defensive Communication
 “I’ve got ball”- ONE player has to stop
the ball
 “Hot”- The players adjacent to the ball
ready to slide
 “Fill”- The player who fills in the spot of
the player that slid
Defensive Concepts
 Force Weak
 Force Wide or out
 Force to Help
 Use the posts of the goal as your guide
8 Meter Defense
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Forearm
Sticks in passing Lane
Ball Side/One step to the ball if off ball
Stop the ball at or before the 8M. Pick
up at the 12, off ball should have their
heels on the 8
Team Defense
 First Slide
 Fill (second slide)
 I’ve got 2 (on the backside)