Fake the bucket

Grils Lacrosse Drill. Since it is much more difficult to keep the ball in a girl's lacrosse stick, each player needs to learn to move and retain the ball during rolls and dodges. Using a bucket or box you can work on your dodge fakes and rolls. Left and right hands will be used and developed.

Have a girl place a bucket (any Walmart) in front of them. Think of when you used to move around your driveway dribbling a basketball around the invisible defender. In this drill the bucket provides a point of reference for the offensive player. Have the player dodge around the bucket with both right and left hands. Have them fake shots and then move to the side of the bucket and shoot fromt the hip area. It will be surprising how many times the ball falls out while working on this drill in the beginning.

Several balls, a bucket, stick, and a girl.

One player per bucket.

Cradling skills will be improved the most, but you will see your players develop the knack for hanging onto the ball when making dodges and rolls. A players balance will also be improved. It is very difficult to explain which way the face of the stick should be facing while performing a move and this drills helps them realize how to hold the stick to retain the ball.

Have the player actually shoot on a goal after making 3 successfull moves around the bucket.

In the beginning, this drill will provide a lot of entertaining moments, ones you will openly laugh at, but eventually you will see the girls become more confindent and comfortable with their sticks and with making one on one moves. This is also a great at home drill for those players who really want to shine.

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