Come-From-Behind Drill
Composure & Resilience
Legend
- player
- partner / opponent
- ball
- movement path
How it works
Practice maintaining composure and executing effectively while trailing in a competitive small-sided game.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- goal
- pinnies
- cones
Your focus
Resilience is most tested when a team is losing and time is running out. Simulating this exact scenario in practice removes the novelty of being behind and trains players to see it as a solvable problem rather than a defeat.
4v4 game to 7 goals. One team starts down 0-4.
Trailing team must execute with urgency but not panic, no rush shots, no force passes.
If trailing team wins, they earn 2 points for the practice session. If they don't, they earn 1 point for effort.
Debrief: what mental adjustments did the team make while trailing?
Goal
Success is tying the game or closing the gap before the final whistle, not just competing, but executing well enough that the scoreboard actually changes.
Helpful cues
- Behind on the scoreboard doesn't mean behind in the game
- Play the next possession, not the score
- Urgency doesn't mean rushing, it means executing faster
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Start down 0-2 instead of 0-4.
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Trailing team is also shorthanded 4v5 for the first half of the deficit.No account needed
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