Equipment Needed
- One ball
- Cones to mark positions
Keep a ball with every group
A bulk bag of lacrosse balls means every group practicing the slide has their own ball.
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- Set up three defenders and one attacker with the ball in a half-field shape.
Instructions
- The attacker dodges their primary defender toward the goal.
- The nearest help defender slides over to stop the ball while the beaten defender recovers to cover the open man.
- Play out the sequence to a shot or a pass, then reset with a different attacker.
- Rotate through all defensive positions so everyone reps both the slide and the recovery.
Coaching Points
- Communicate the slide loudly - 'help, help!' - the instant the primary defender is beaten.
- The recovering defender sprints to the next open man immediately, not back to their original assignment.
- Slide from the direction that keeps you between your own man and the ball.
Variation
Add a second slide (a rotation) once the basic help-and-recover pattern is solid.