Fun Lacrosse Drills: Kids Edition
- rukket
- Dec 19, 2014
- 3 min read
If you are brand new to lacrosse make sure you try these drills at your next practice. They help with everything from shooting to cradling and are fun for any age. Grab your Rukket Rip It! Lacrosse goals today and take any drill to the next level!
Egg Toss - Partner kids up to catch and throw a lacrosse ball. Have them take a step back at each turn so they get further and further apart. Last team to avoid dropping the "egg" wins.
Lacrosse Golf - Place a garbage can or bucket on the far side of the field. Have the boys try to score a hole in one (without any bounces). A fun lacrosse drill but it also helps to teach accuracy for long clears.
Lacrosse Musical Chairs - Have the kids lie in a circle. Then place lacrosse balls in the middle of the circle... but one or two fewer balls than the number of kids. On the blow of the whistle,
the kids will jump up to try and win a groundball. Each time, another ball is removed until two kids are facing off for the remaining lacrosse ball. This is another fun lacrosse drill but it also teaches kids how to win groundballs and to protect the ball. Extra difficulty: add two Rukket Rip It! Lacrosse goals with rejecters and after the groundball is won, you must also score a goal.
Lacrosse Relay Races - Divide your kids into teams. Then split each team in half and have each half line up at two different points on the field (i.e. goal line extended and the midfield line). The teams will compete by racing against each other. A team member must run across the field and tag a team member on the other side... who must then run back to the other side. This keeps going until the last member crosses the finish line. To make it harder & more fun - have them race with a their lacrosse stick and ball. Once they reach the other side they must score a goal on the Rukket Rip It! Lacrosse goal before their teammate can begin.
Monkey in the Middle - This is a fun drill to teach kids how to snag opponent passes (great for defenders). Have the defender stand in the middle of two players and try to intercept their passes to one another. A simple way to increase the difficulty is when a pass is intercepted; the interceptor must then go 1v1 to score a goal on the portable Rip It! Lacrosse goal.
Sharks & Minnows - Line everyone up at the midfield line and have them race to the end line while the coaches try to knock the ball out of their stick. Keep going back and forth between the midfield line and end line until there is only one winner. Teaches kids in a safe and fun environment to protect the ball with good cradling skills.
Score on the Chicken - Have a coach/parent dress up in a silly outfit and have the kids try to score on him using your Rukket Rip It! Lacrosse goals. Always a crowd favorite.
Steal the Bacon - Divide the kids into two teams and line up the players on two sides of the field. Assign each person on the two lines with a number (i.e. 1,2,3,4, etc.). Stand in the middle of the two lines and drop a ground ball. Then shout out a number. The two kids assigned with that number would rush out to win the ground ball and try to return the ball to their team's side of the field and score on their Rip It! Lacrosse goal. Award points to each team when one of their players brings the ball back to their team and an additional point if they successfully scored.
Get your Rukket Rip It! 4x4 or 6x6 lacrosse goal and 6x6 lacrosse rejecter today at Rukket.com and take your practice to the next level!
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