The ultimate resource for lacrosse coaches online. Laxlife delivers a comprehensive collection of illustrated drill & play diagrams.
The Drillbook includes warm-up, goaltending, defense, loose ball, cradling, stickwork, transition, offense, games & cardio, while the Playbook covers systems, powerplays, short handed, set plays & situations.
* Free Drills/Plays Are Highlighted In Red
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Warm-Ups/Cool-Downs
#1A: Line Shuttles (Straight & Staggered)
#1B: Line Shuttles (Transition & Traffic)
#4: Semi-Circle (“Horseshoe”) Shooting
#6B: 3 Player Shuttle (Lead Passing)
#7: CP’s “Circling” Warm-Up
#8: Half Floor “Cycling & Shooting”
#9: Bellies “Pick & Roll” Warm-Up
#10: “Seal The Shooter” Warm-Up
#11A: “X” Passing (Repetitive Skip Passes)
#11B: “X” Shooting
#12: 1 Pick, 2 Shots (“Pick & Pop”)
#13A: 4 Line “Transition Passing” (Same-Side)
#13B: 4 Line “Transition Passing” (Cross-Floor)
#13C: 4 Line “Transition Passing” (4 Lanes)
#14A: 3 Player “Weave” (Proper-Side)
#14B: 3 Player “Weave” (Scrambled)
#15A: China’s Transition Warm-Up (LB/Pass)
#15B: China’s Transition Warm-Up (Long Pass)
#16A: Hockey Blue Line Drill (Short Pass)
#16B: Hockey Blue Line Drill (Long Pass)
#16C: Hockey Blue Line Drill (Diagonals)
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Warm-Ups/Cool-Downs
#1: Goalie “Stance” & “Rebound Control”
#3B: Double Breakaway Competition
#4: Goalie Breakout Pass & Laterals
#5A: Goalie Mid-Range Pass
#5B: Goalie Long Pass
#6: Goalie Numbers (“Re-Positioning”) Drill
#7A: Marty’s Rebound Off The Boards
#7B: Quick Reaction Rebounds
#8: Ranford’s Reaction Drill
#9: Dallas’ Reaction Drill
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Defense
#1: Athletic Position (“Balance” & “Footwork”)
#2: Monkey In The Middle (“Sticks Up”)
#3A: On-Ball Shadowing (“Closed Stance”)
#3B: Off-Ball Shadowing (“Open Stance”)
#4: Shot Blocking (“Close The Gap”)
#5A: Rollies Partner “Box Out” Drill
#5B: Rebound Box-Out Drill
#6: 4 Corner Checking (“Top-Side Defense”)
#7: “Recover” Top-Side
#8: “Trail Check” Drill
#9 - #9: “Get On Hands” Drill
#10: Turn & Clamp Drill (“Head On A Swivel”)
#11: “Communicate” The Pick & React
#12A: 2 Vs. 2 On-Ball (High/Low “Walling”)
#12B: 2 Vs. 2 Off-Ball
#13A: Off-Ball “Help” (Fixed)
#13B: Off-Ball “Help” (Dynamic)
#14A: Continuous 5 Vs. 5
#14B: 5 Vs. 5 Build Up
#15A: 5 vs. 5 – Sorting (“Short Change”)
#15B: 5 vs. 5 – Sorting (“Long Change”)
#16A: “Double” Teaming (Playing “Sides”)
#16B: Open-Floor Double-Teaming (“Angling”)
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Loose Balls & Face-Offs
#2: Rolling (“Attacking”) A Ball With A Partner
#3: Repetitive “Loose Balls On-The-Run”
#4: “Broken Play” Loose Balls
#5: Loose Ball “Reaction Drill”
#6: Loose Ball With “Pressure”
#7: Transition Shot Loose Ball
#8: Loose Ball With “Support”
#9: Loose Ball to Long Pass
#10: Loose Ball “Battles”
#11: Face-Off Scrum
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Cradling
#1: “Stationary/Dynamic” Cradling
#2: Cradling Around Pylons (“Side-to-Side”)
#3: Cradling “Traffic” Shuttle
#4: “Open Floor” Cradling/Checking
#5: The Gauntlet (“Ball Protection”)
#6: “Power Cradle” (Bull-Dodge)
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Stickwork
#1: Passing Against The Boards “Wall Ball”
#3: Loose Balls/Catching “On-The-Run”
#4: Partner Passing On-The-Run
#5C: “Sweep” Shot
#6A: Catch & Shoot
#6B: Catch, “Face Dodge” & “Skip Pass”
#6C: “Adjacent Shot” & “Finish” In Front
#7: “Off-Balance” Offensive Footwork
#8: “Post Up” Offense-Defense
#9A: “Quick Stick” (Passing)
#9B: Quick Stick (Shooting)
#9C: Square Drill (“Keep It Hot”)
#10A: Callum’s Offensive Stickwork/Footwork Patterns
#10B: Callum’s Offensive Stickwork/Footwork Patterns
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Transition
#1A: Basic Out & Up (“Get To The Middle”)
#1B: Basic Out & Up (“Run It Deep”)
#2A: Dougie T’s LB With A “Breakout” Pass
#2B: Dougie T’s LB With A “Fast-Break” Pass
#3A: 2 Player Out & Ups (“Head-Man”)
#3B: 2 Player Out & Ups (“Support”)
#3C: 2 Player Out & Ups (“Slow-Break”)
#3D: Multiple Player Out & Ups
#4: Standard Breakout Drill
#5A: Walt’s Partial Breakaway Drill
#5B: Partial Breakaway Drill (With A Pass)
#6A: Eddie’s Championship Drill
#6B: Championship Drill (Long Pass)
#6C: Championship Drill (Run It Deep)
#6D: Championship Drill (“Run In Two’s”)
#7A: 2-On-1’s & 3-On-2’s From Centre
#7B - Broken Play 2-On-1's & 3-On-2's
#7C: 2-On-1 & 3-On-2 Mash Ups
#8: 3-On-2 Into 2-On-1
#9: West Genny Drill
#10B: Continuous 3-On-2’s (With A Chaser)
#11: Open Floor 4-On-3 Breakdown
#12: Lazy/Soft Press Drill
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Offense
#0: Motion Offense – Skeleton (“Get It Low”)
#1A: “Give & Go’s” (Point & Shooter)
#1B: “Give & Go’s” (Shooter & Crease)
#3B: Off-Ball Cycle & “Support”
#4: “Seal/Screen” The Shooter
#5A: Off-Ball “Pick & Roll” (Down-Pick)
#5B: Off-Ball Pick & Roll (Up-Pick)
#5C: Alberta Off-Ball Pick Variations (1 & 2)
#5D: Alberta Off-Ball Pick Variations (3 & 4)
#6: Six Nations Shuffle (Off-Ball Picks)
#7A: On-Ball Skeleton Pick & Rolls
#7B: On-Ball Dummy Pick & Roll
#8: Offensive Zone “2-On-1’s”
#9: Six Nations Shuffle (On-Ball Picks)
#10: “3 Player Cycling”
#11A: Off-Ball “Pick & Pop”
#11B: On-Ball Pick & Pop Variations
#12: Seneca “Re-Pick” Drill
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Games
#3: Cradling Relay (East-West)
#4: Cradling Relay (North-South)
#8: Progressive Passing (“Egg Toss”)
#10: Group Monkey In The Middle
#12: Shot-On-The-Run Relay
#13: Catch On The Run Game
#14: Tennis Ball Tag/Dodgeball
#15: American Gladiator
#16: Square Relay
#17: Scoop, Pass & Catch Relay
#18: Agility Relay
#19: Loose Ball Numbers Game
#20: Lax Baseball
#21: Small-Sided Games
#22: Pull It All Together Relay
#23: Keep Away
#24: Team Face-Off Game
#25: Titans Lax Tennis
#26: Lax Football
Fundamental Skills Analysis: Cardio
#3: Stops & Starts
#4: General Sprint-Agility Footwork
#5: Linds’ Compete Drills
#6: T’s Chase & Be Chased
#7: Edmonton Off-Ball Drill
#8A: Sprint-Specific Interval Training (Variation #1)
#8B: Sprint-Specific Interval Training (Variation #2)
#8C: Sprint-Specific Interval Training (Variation #3)
#8D: Sprint-Specific Interval Training (Variation #4)
#9A: Defensive Specific – Special Endurance (200m Shuttle Run)
#9B: Offensive-Specific: Special Endurance (Off-Ball Stamina)
#4: Motion Offense (“Timing Offense”)
#5: Helping Man-To-Man Defense
#6: Box + 1 Zone
#8: Fast Breaks (Lanes & Spacing
#9: 32 Face-Off Set
#10: Offense-Defense (Platooning) System
#11: Lazy Press
#12: 3-2 Transition System
#13: Dingo’s Mid Board Cycle (“Spread Offense”)
#14: Linds’ Drive Down Cycle (“Knock ‘Em Back Offense”)
#15: Press-Up/Half-Floor Trap
#16: Defensive Shift
#17: Hall’s 3-2 East-West Zone
#18: Freelance Offense
#19: Force (Pressure) Down Defense
#20: Half Floor-Man Press
#21: Goody’s Full-Floor Press
#22: 4-10-4 Transition System
#23: 6-6-6 Transition System
5-On-4 Box Play #1A (“Point Drag”) & Play #1B (“Fake Drag”
5-On-4 Box Play #2A ("Pick the Shooter") & Play #2B ("Pick the Shooter - Roll")
5-On-4 Box Play #3A (Skip Pass & Cut) & Play #3B (Skip Pass & Fill)
5-On-4 Box Play #4A & Play #4B (“Dice”)
5-On-4 Box Play #5A (“Point Down-Pick”) & Play #5B (“Crease Up-Pick”)
5-On-4 Box Play #6A (“Sneak Overload”) & Play #6B (“Sneak Soft Spot”)
5-On-4 Box Play #7A & #7B “Behind The Net Plays”
5-On-4 Box Play #8 (“Dunk Play”) & Play #9A (“Scissors”)
5-On-4 Box Play #9B & Play #9C (“Scissor Variations”)
5-On-4 Box Play #10A (“Crease Drag”) & Play #10B (“Create Passing Lane”)
5-On-4 Box Play #11A (“Wheel”) & Play #11B (“Cycle Behind”)
5-On-4 Box Play #11C (“Multiple Dump Passes”) & Play #12A (“Both Shooters Seal”)
5-On-4 Box Play #12B (“Double Up-Pick”) & Play #13 (“Double Up & Down Pick”)
5-On-4 Diamond Play #1A (“Strong-Side Double Seal”) & Play #1B (“Dice – Picking/Waiting”)
5-On-4 Diamond Play #2A (“Point Seal Crease”) & Play #2B (“Seal The Point”)
4-On-3 Triangle Play #1A (“Crease Up-Pick”) & Play #1B (“Double Up-Pick”)
4-On-3 Triangle Play #2A (“Down-Pick Give & Go”) & Play #2B (“Down-Pick Crease Isolation”)
5-On-3 Triangle Play #1A (“Middle Screen Shot”) & Play #1B (“Up-Pick Overload”)
5-On-3 Triangle Play #2A (“Double Up-Pick”) & Play #2B (“Back-Door Skip Pass”)
Short Handed Intro (Box, Diamond, Triangle)
Rotating Box "Jump Box"
"Rotating Diamond" (Rotations #1 & #2)
"Rotating Diamond" (Rotations #3 & #4)
"Rotating Triangle" (Rotations #1 & #2)
"Rotating Triangle" (Rotation #3 & #4)
6-On-5 Play #1A "Pick Bench-Side Shooter" & Play #1B "Pick The Point"
6-On-5 Play #2A ("Middle Stack 1") & Play #2B ("Middle Stack 2")
6-On-5 Play #3A ("Behind The Net Play 1") & Play #3B ("Behind The Net Play 2")
6-On-5 Play #4A "Crease Overload" & Play #4B "Shooter Overload"
6-On-5 Play #5A ("Seal The Box") & Play #5B ("Double Scissors")
5-On-5 Play #1A ("Delay") & Play #1B ("Iso")
5-On-5 Play #2A ("Double Post") & Play #2B ("Triple Post")
5-On-5 Play #3A ("Phoenix") & Play #3B ("2Pac")
6-On-5 Ball Back Situation #1
6-On-5 Ball Back Situation #2
4-On-5 Offensive Strategy ("Ragging the Ball")
4-On-5 Defensive Strategy "Defending The Rag"