Learn How To Scoop

A lacrosse scoop drill for beginners.

Need 1 Stick & Ball For Every 4 Kids

This is the hardest lacrosse drill (although you’d think it was the easiest). It’s also one of the most important. I like to tell the kids the team that wins the most ground balls usually wins the game. Have the groups face each other across HALF of the gym floor. (Using the full gym floor won’t work with beginners.) The first kid rolls the ball (with his hand) to the kid in the other line who tries to pick up the ball as it comes to him. This is called picking up a ground ball or scooping a loose ball. The key to picking up a ground ball is (1) staying low to the ground with knees bent like you were picking up a grounder in baseball. The difference in lacrosse is you’ve got your right foot forward and left foot back if scooping with your right hand (similar to shoveling snow) and reversed if scooping with your left hand. One advanced variation would be alternating scoops with your right hand and left hand. Another advanced variation would be teaching the kids to scoop with the lacrosse ball rolling away from them. For beginners, it can’t be done. In this drill the second kid in line rolls the ball out for the first kid to chase down and scoop from behind. (Use the full gym for this drill.) After scooping, the kid cradles the lacrosse ball and sprints to the end line. When he gets to the next line, he hands off the ball to the second kid in line who rolls it out for the first kid in that line. Both lines are facing each other and alternating the scoop drill.

Good luck with this one, but remember it’s a lot of fun and extremely enjoyable for the kids.

This drill continues for 10-15 minutes.

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