Coach Resources

This section provides helpful links to assist you as a coach, including Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) documents, drills, sample practice plans, and coaching tips.

Coach Certification

Coach Certification (must be 16 years old)
Coaches can take one course per season
First year coaches must start with Community Development

U7-U13 Coach Requirements

Community Development
Current VSS Police Clearance (valid for 3 years)

**If you attended a course in 2019 to current, you will show IN TRAINING on your NCCP locker
This is a known issue with Lacrosse Canada and the NCCP locker.

You are considered trained if this is showing on your locker.

U15-U17 Coach Requirements

Competitive Introduction
Making Ethical Decisions
Making Headway
Current VSS Police Clearance

Coaching Program Resources

Why Coach?
Honoring Our Game
Practice Plan Template v1
Practice Plan Template v2
Emergency Action Plan

New Quality Coaching Toolkit: Coaching for Performance in Life and in Sports

Drill Videos

Please visit the ALA YouTube Page for available drill and skill videos. Additionally, there are some coach clinics and sessions with useful information from experienced coaches, both in lacrosse and other professional sports.

LTAD

Overview	Men's Field Stages
Box Stages	Women's Field Stages

Box Lacrosse Drill Library

2 on 0 Build Up	High, Low Shooting	Spoke Pass
2 on 0 Regroup Transition	Inside and Outside Shooting	Star Pass
2 on 1 Corner Pressure	Numbers Transition	Star Shooting
2 on 1 Pick and Roll	Pairs Passing	Swing Pass and Shot
Carry and Shoot	Pass Down, Opposite Cut	Three Man Weave
Corner Loose Ball, Hit Opposite Cutter	Pattern Passing	Touch Boards Shooting
Crease 2 on 1	Pick Series - Give and Go	Transition Breakaway Pass
Cross Shooting - Crease and Shooter	Pick Series - Pass to Roll	Transition Breakaway Trailer Pass
End Line 2 on 1	Pick Series - Shot	Triangle Drill
Four Corner Breakaway Pass	Pick Series - Swing Pass to Roll	Two In and Out
Four Corner Give and Go	Power Play Passing	Two Man Break, Two Shots
Four Corner Loose Ball Exchange	Pressure Shooting	Up Pass, Swing Pass Shooting
Four Corner Pass Exchange	Quick 2 on 0	Up Pick and Roll with a Shot
Four Line Alternate Passing	Quick 2 on 1	Wide Run, Pass to Shot
Full Floor Give and Go	Quick 2 on 1 Pressure	Wide Run, Pass to Trailer
Goalie Breakout Pass	Quick Advance 2 on 0	Wide Touch Boards Shooting
Head Start	Side Shuffle Trailer Shot	Zig Zag Passing

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