Right now I am coaching pre-k thru 1st grade boys lacrosse. I have found with kids this young iot is extremely important to keep things moving as much as possible during practices. The same could be said for older kids as well. If they are stuck waiting in line or doing the same drill for too long, they will lose interest quickly. Once they start losing interest, trouble isn't too far behind.
I find the best way to keep things interesting is to break up the team into smaller groups. Figure out ahead of time what skills you want to work on for the day, and have each group doing a different drill. Have them rotate about every 15 minutes. Running practice as if you are doing circuit training keeps them interested because they are doing something new every few minutes. They also focus on each drill more because they are not doing it for too long, and they know it.
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