Last-Second Option
Decision-Making
Legend
- player
- partner / opponent
- ball
- movement path
How it works
Make a quality offensive decision within 2 seconds of receiving the ball while defenders close out.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- cones
- goal
- pinnies
Your focus
Game-speed decision-making requires players to reduce their decision time without reducing decision quality. Two-second drills train the prioritization process under realistic time constraints.
Ball carrier receives a pass at the top of the restraining box.
Two defenders close out from different angles at game speed.
Ball carrier has exactly 2 seconds (coach counts) to shoot, pass, or drive, and must execute cleanly.
If still holding at 2 seconds, it counts as a turnover. Run 8 reps.
Goal
You're there when your first action after catching is the right one, within 2 seconds, correct choice, executed cleanly. That's the full package.
Helpful cues
- Your first option should be read before the ball arrives
- Two seconds is plenty of time if you've scanned early
- Commit to your read, a decisive wrong choice beats a hesitant right one
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Extend window to 3 seconds; defenders close at half speed.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Ball carrier must make two decisions in sequence: first pass then immediate shot read.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.