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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

 ALA Coaching Pathways

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

We continually add new drill videos for box lacrosse, men's field lacrosse, and women's field lacrosse to our YouTube Channel 


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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Nya:weh / thank you.

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