Lacrosse drills at home for 18 year olds

At a glance

At 18

69 lacrosse drills the app opens for an 18 year old work at home, across 6 skills.

How long

One home session of about 50 minutes; SSTracker never plans more than 75 minutes for an 18 year old.

How often

At most 5 training days a week, with rest days between. Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 18 hours for an 18 year old, with two rest days a week.

What you need

Most used: lacrosse stick (39 of the 69 drills), balls (35), cones (28), goal (9), stick (7), wall (6), goal or net (3), lacrosse ball (3). 2 drills need nothing but space. 24 are for two, and a parent can be the partner.

Safe at home

One child and one parent in a room, garage or yard. Never tackling, contact, diving or head-first falls, no stunts or loaded lifting, and nothing that needs a coach, rink, pool or court. Stop when anything hurts.

69 at-home drills

Lacrosse drills for 18 year olds to do at home

Every drill below is one the app opens for an 18 year old and one that works at home: a room, garage or yard, one parent as the partner, no venue. Each drill's page has the steps, a diagram where the setup can be drawn, three ways to make it a game and a log to print.

defense

Defense

• Mirror the DodgerAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Poke Check AccuracyAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Footwork Against a DodgerAges 14 and up · 12 min

field vision

Field Vision

• Feed the CutterAges 11 and up · 12 min
• Head-Up CradlingAges 11 and up · 10 min
• Quick Stick PassingAges 11 and up · 12 min

ground balls

Ground Balls

• Scoop Position SquatsAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Scoop Race to the ConeAges 7 and up · 8 min
• Walking ScoopsAges 7 and up · 6 min

shooting

Shooting

• Corner Target ShotsAges 7 and up · 10 min
• Step and Shoot at a Wall BoxAges 7 and up · 10 min
• Top-Hand Wrist SnapsAges 7 and up · 8 min

speed & athleticism

Speed & Athleticism

• Short SprintsAges 11 and up · 12 min
• Single-Leg HopsAges 11 and up · 8 min
• Stop on a DimeAges 11 and up · 10 min

A 50-minute session

A home lacrosse session for an 18 year old

A warm-up, 3 drills and a cool-down, 50 minutes in all. Do it up to 5 days a week, with rest days between.

1. 1Lacrosse Warm-Up, Ages 14 and UpA 12-minute moving warm-up for lacrosse players 14 and up: moving stretches, strength, single-leg control, cuts and build-up runs, then lacrosse moves at practice speed.12 min
2. 2One-Hand Catch and ThrowGive with the catch, snap with the throw.12 min
3. 3Close-Range Shooting FormStep, snap, point at the corner.10 min
4. 4Skips and High KneesTall body, quick feet.8 min
5. 5Lacrosse Cool-Down Stretches, Ages 14 and UpA 8-minute cool-down for lacrosse players 14 and up after training: stretches for the legs, hips, shoulders and wrists, each held 20 to 30 seconds, never to pain.8 min

At 18

What changes in lacrosse training at 18

The app opens the same 69 at-home drills at 18 as at 17; the ones below are a different selection from that list.

Organized sport in all: no more hours a week than the child's age (NATA), so at most 18 hours for an 18 year old, with two rest days a week.

The week

Fitting lacrosse into a week at 18

At 18 the limit is 18 hours of organized sport a week. If you count home sessions against it to be safe, 5 sessions of 50 minutes is 4.17 hours, which leaves 13.83 for team practice and games. Even 5 days at the app's longest, 75 minutes, is 6.25 hours.

The research behind it

• Ages 13 to 15 are the "specializing years", after the sampling years of 6 to 12.

  Côté and Vierimaa 2014

• Organized sport should total no more hours a week than the child's age in years, with two rest days a week.

  NATA youth sport specialization recommendations

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