Offensive Lacrosse Drills

Once your players have developed the basic fundamental lacrosse skills it is time to starting working on more specialized skills and drills.

We recommend starting with the offensive side of the game since it requires more time to develop successfully.  A team that lacks dedication to the offensive skill sets will commonly have problems scoring and maintaining offensive possession.

Since most young players love to score points it is normally fairly easy to motivate them to practice some offensive skills.

The types of drills we recommend shift the focus from the individual player to the overall offensive TEAM.  Utilizing multiple players per drill allows you to focus on the very important aspects of communication and cohesion.

Our offensive drill sets also help work your players into a fast break mentality when the opportunity arises.  Lets face it, most goals at the youth level will occur on the fast break due to failed execution by the opposing team.

Since fast breaks are common we devote time to perfect them.

Basic Offensive Skills

One-on-One ball handling

It is very common that the winner of a one-on-one situation will often score a goal.  It is this knowledge that causes us to practice the art of one-on-one.

3-on-2 and other mismatches

Regardless of skill if properly executed a offensive team with a numerical advantage should be able to score the majority of times, but only if practiced and the players understand how to take advantage of a mismatch.  Speed and timing are critical here, so repetition helps hone this skill.

Full Field Scramble Drills

What is the best way to get your offensive unit ready to take on the opposing defenders?

Simple, you have to simulate game like situations.  But running our team offensive drills against your own defense is different than a scrimmage.

Each of our team offensive drills really focus on individual areas of the offense that can be refined one piece at a time before scrimmaging as a whole.

Scoring Drills

The sole purpose of the offense is to score, so we have included specific drills to help improve your teams scoring %.  Once your offense gets in position to score each player should understand when and where to take those scoring shots.

Too many youth players miss scoring opportunities by being impatient or indecisive.

Teach your players the subtle nuances of the game that will allow them to take more open shots.

In our "45 Youth Lacrosse Skills & Drills" we have included our TOP 10 offensive lacrosse drills.  Are we saying these are the ONLY lacrosse drills, NO.

Our staff does however have confidence that the ten drills in our book are by far the best drills to start with and use on a regular basis if you want success.

We stick to the basics and what works, and these drill have been proven for several decades.

You can get our "45 Youth Lacrosse Skills and Drills" here.