Bounce Back Box
Composure & Resilience
Legend
- partners
- ball
- pass route
How it works
Practice immediately continuing play with positive energy after a dropped pass or missed catch.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- cones
Your focus
Resilience at young ages starts with simple 'keep going' habits. Normalizing dropped balls as recoverable events builds emotional bounce-back instincts before failure becomes threatening.
Players pair up and pass back and forth.
When a ball is dropped, the player must immediately say 'I've got it!' pick it up, and keep passing.
No reaction other than 'I've got it!' is allowed, no sighs, groans, or frustration.
Run for 5 minutes. Coach praises every 'I've got it!' moment.
Goal
You've got it when you pick the ball back up and immediately try again, no big reaction, no long pause. Drop it, get it, go again.
Helpful cues
- Say it like you mean it: 'I've got it!'
- The mistake is already gone, the next pass is the one that matters
- Happy feet when you pick it up, stay moving
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Use a larger, softer ball to reduce drop frequency.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Pass while jogging; increase speed every minute.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.