Bridge Coaching Reminders

  • Enjoy the ride as a coach! Find your own joy and love for coaching and building positive relationships.

  • Safety is ever-present with Bridge; great things can happen when kids feel that Bridge is safe physically, emotionally and mentally.

  • Fun and learning first, then competition! Do the first two, then the third comes much, much easier.

  • Remember, lacrosse is the tool not the outcome.

  • You may never truly know or see the impact you had on a kid while you coached them. It will be there, eventually.

  • “I’m really glad you’re here.” Can be a game-changing statement to a kid.

  • No Good Cop/Bad Cop in Bridge

On Field Coaching Tips

  • Be mindful of ball to player ratio! No long lines of waiting.

  • Progression of student-athletes and teams is “Crawl-Walk-Run.”

  • Fundamentals and Reps!

  • Sneak running into drills, not at the end of practic.

  • Emphasize quick transitions between drills and water breaks.

  • Wall ball and running at home.

  • Do the little things well.

  • Learn and remember names and faces as fast as possible.

  • “BRING THE JUICE!”

  • Keep huddles short and don’t face kids into the sun. No kids behind coaches during huddles.

General Practice Outline

  • 0:00

    • Huddle Up

      • Greet players and start on time

      • Be motivating and encouraging, high energy to start

      • “I’m really glad you’re here!”

      • Ask a few questions, get them comfortable with you and starting

  • 0:01

    • One Full Lap

      • Coaches and/or Captains lead the lines

      • Emphasize staying together

      • Don't cut corners.

      • Warmup lap is not a race

  • 0:05

    • Dynamic Stretch

      • Sprint | Shuffle | Carioca | Lunge | High Knees | Butt-Kicks | Super Mario | Frankensteins

      • Cadence “SPRINT-READY-GO” from anyone at the front, players should call this when possible

      • Always begin & end with sprints

      • Stretches should be 10-15 yards

      • Even lines and use cones between both points

  • 0:15

    • Bridge Line Drills

      • GBs To | GBs Away | Pass To | Pass Over-the-Shoulder

      • Cones should have 5-6 balls at each

      • No more than 5 kids per line

  • 0:30

    • Station Drills

      • GBs | Stickwork | Dodge + Cradle | Shooting | Offense + Defense | Rides + Clears | Faceoffs + Draws | Footwork + Agility

      • Utilize multiple coaches to run stations

      • Utilize goals

      • Focus on lots reps

  • 1:00

    • Water Break

      • Make them quick

      • “No walking on our lacrosse field!”

  • 1:05

    • Game Situations and Scrimmages

      • Even Number Scrimmages (3v3, 4v4, etc)

      • Uneven + Odd Man Scrimmages

      • Fast Breaks + West Genny

      • Full Field

      • Sharks & Minnos

      • Mini-Goals

  • 1:25

    • Ball and Cone Hunt!

  • 1:26

    • Theme Reinforcement

      • Shoutouts

      • Quotes

      • Guest Speakers or Personal Stories

      • Homework Assignment

    • Admin + Future Practices/Games

  • 1:30

    • Family on 3


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