Catch and Shoot
Shooting
Legend
- player
- cones
- ball
- movement path
How it works
Catch a pass and immediately shoot without an extra cradle, developing a quick-release shot.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- goal
- cones
Your focus
The catch-and-shoot is the most valuable shooting skill in lacrosse because it gives the shooter the most time before the defender closes out. Training the quick release from a caught pass develops both catching and shooting in one sequence.
Player stands at the 10-yard shooting position.
Feeder passes from a 45-degree angle.
Player catches and immediately shoots in one fluid motion, no extra cradles.
Complete 15 catch-and-shoot reps from both left and right feed angles.
Goal
It's working when the shot releases within one cradle of catching, catch, one motion, shoot. Any more and the defender closes in.
Helpful cues
- Load your shot as the ball arrives, not after you catch it
- One motion: catch, step, shoot
- Eyes on the goal corner before the ball arrives, know where you're shooting
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Allow one cradle before shooting.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Feeder introduces a pump fake before the actual pass; shooter must hold the shot until the real pass.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.