1v1 Ownership Drill
Confidence
Legend
- player
- defender
- ball
- movement path
How it works
Develop confidence in 1v1 situations by setting a personal performance intention before each rep and executing it.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- cones
- goal
Your focus
Confidence in 1v1 play comes from having a plan and committing to it. Players who enter 1v1s reactively struggle. Those who enter with a declared intention and follow through build the decisive confidence of elite attackers.
Before each 1v1 rep, the attacker announces their intention to the group ('I'm going roll dodge left, then shooting high corner').
The attacker then executes the 1v1 and attempts to fulfill exactly what they declared.
After the rep, player rates execution 1-5.
Run 6 reps per player; defender reacts naturally.
Goal
You're there when your intention going in matches what you actually do, if you said you'd roll dodge right and shoot low, and you did exactly that, that's ownership.
Helpful cues
- Confidence means declaring and doing, not hoping
- You can change your plan mid-play, but start with one
- Own the result of your decision regardless of outcome
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Only declare the dodge type (not the shot location).
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Declare the dodge, the shot, and the lane of approach.No account needed
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