Skill Series and Competitive Drills for Motion Offense

with Steve Lydon,
former England Lacrosse Senior Men's Head Coach;
former Boston College High School (MA) Head Coach;
2018 MIAA Division I State Champions;
3x South Sectional Champions ('16, '17, '18);
as a player, was a 3x team captain for Providence College

If you're looking to improve the offensive skills of your team, this video featuring coach Steve Lydon is a great choice, especially if your program runs a motion offense. Coach Lydon lays out how to create your motion offense with simple drills that can be used every day in practice. You'll learn how to use situation drills instead of line drills to build your offense, how to develop a two-man game offensive concepts, and you'll also receive a series of competitive drills that will help your players execute in game scenarios.

Philosophy and Skill Series

Lydon's philosophy is simple: all drills are used to build components of his team's offensive scheme. Everything is contested, and you'll get fast-moving drills that keep your practices moving to avoid wasting valuable time. Coach Lydon does an excellent job explaining the purpose and key points behind each drill so you can immediately take what he's show and apply it to your own team.

The exercises included in Lydon's skill series include:

• Sweep and Pass
• Shallow Cut and Shoot (High & Low)
• Pop and Swing
• Pop and Shoot

Offensive Competitive

Once the skill series is completed, Coach Lydon moves onto his offensive competitive drills. These drills pit offensive players against defensive players. They include:

• Crease 3v2
• 1-11 Groundballs
• Sideways 4v3

The Sideways 4v3 drill is especially good to work on reading the defensive slide and making quick passes. Offensive players draw the slide and make a choice to skip pass or throw to adjacent players with the goal of not making more than three passes before finding the open play down low on the backside.

Coach Lydon has put together a great video on offensive skills and drills that will benefit any coach who runs a motion offense. The exercises are especially good for the high school level and above.

60 minutes. 2020.