A fundamental part whole approach to teaching and developing proper shooting technique in the sport of lacrosse.

1. Shooting Technique & Drills
Kyle Georgalas
Assistant Coach
United States Military Academy

3. Overview
1) Shooting Technique & Motion
1) Shooting Drill – Trunk Rotation
2) Shooting Drill – Tarp Shooting
2) Room and Time Shooting (Footwork & Weight
Transfer)
1) Shooting Drill – Pitch Shooting
2) Shooting Drill – T Ball Shooting (Over the Cage)
3) Shooting Drill – Lay Up Shooting (Shooting on the Run)
3) Team Drills
1) NASCAR
2) Spider Shooting

4. • Gripping the stick
• Finger positioning
• Thumbs up the side of the shaft
• Stick in the middle of the fingers
• Hand positioning
• Forearms Length between both hands
• Adjust the top hand based on preference
• No Control – too close
• No Power – too far apart
• Three Phases of the shooting motion:
• Loaded Position
• Release
• Follow through
Shooting Technique

5. Shooting Technique
Loaded Position
Chin to the Arm
Pit
Extension – Top
hand Above the
Ear
Hip Position vs Shoulder
Position
Lower Body
Stance

6. Shooting Technique
Release
Push / Pull motion
• Bottom hand to the
elbow
• Snap the top hand
Shoulder &
Hips
• The hips pull
the upper body

7. Shooting Technique
Follow Through
Shoulder
rotation
• Sideline to
sideline
Stick finishes
outside the
opposite foot
Chest over the toes
Shoulder should
finish parallel to the
ground
Pitchers Finish
• Shooting foot finished to
the target
Top Hand finish
through the
opposite pocket

8. Shooting Technique

9. • OBJECTIVE:
• To concentrate and reinforce the upper body shooting motion
• SET UP & EXECUTION:
• On one knee (shooting knee down) 5 yards away from goal or
net
• Begin in loaded position (Hold for one count)
• Violent motion with upper body
• Push / Pull motion
• Finishing position
Shooting Drill – Trunk Rotation

10. Shooting Drill – Trunk Rotation

11. • OBJECTIVE:
• To develop the muscle memory from the loaded position to the
finishing position
• Reinforcing correct shooting motion
• Set Up & Execution:
• 5 Yards from Tarp/Net
• Hips square to the tarp
• Shoulders/Chest toward the sideline
• Hold the ball in a loaded position for 1 sec
• Inside hip pulls the outside hip
• Snap the top hand/pulls bottom hand to the elbow
• Finish top hand to the opposite pocket
• Shooting foot finish through the to target
Shooting Drill – Tarp Shooting

12. Shooting Drill – Tarp Shooting

13. • Receiving the ball in a loaded position (Stepping to the
feeder)
• Footwork: STEP – HOP – STEP  Shot
• Cross over step option to open the hips (Advanced)
• Weight transfer: Back foot to front foot
• Hip Rotation – Outside to inside
• Finish and follow through (Same Shooting technique)
• Finishing toward the target
• Chest over the toes
Room and Time Shooting
(Footwork & Weight Transfer)

14. • Objective:
• To emphasize weight transfer and hip rotation
• Set Up & Execution:
• Single player or group up to 5 players
• A pile of ball on one goal even with the pipe
• Player will start with a ball in their stick
• Start with full extension  Player will hold extension on back
foot with front foot in a pitchers position
• Player will transfer weight to plant foot to a shot
• Finish and follow through
Shooting Drill – Pitch Shooting

15. Shooting Drill – Pitch Shooting

16. • Objective:
• To develop arm extension and appropriate loaded positioning
• Shooting over the top
• Set Up & Execution:
• Single player or group up to 5 players
• A pile of ball on one goal even with the pipe
• Coach with the pile of balls will toss a ball to player forcing him
to extend his arms
• The player will execute proper footwork receiving the ball while
shooting over the goal in front of him to the goal 10 yard away
• Switch sides to work on off hand
Shooting Drill – T Ball Shooting

17. Shooting Drill – T Ball Shooting
Video

18. • Objective:
• To develop footwork, emphasizing shooting off the front (Inside
foot)
• The next step to transition into shooting on the run
• Set Up & Execution:
• Player is set up ten yards directly in from of the goal
• Three step move
• Paw step
• Outside foot set up step
• Inside foot target
• Finish and follow through
• Hip rotation should pull the players backside to the corner of
the field
Shooting Drill – Lay Up Shooting

19. Shooting Drill – Lay Up Shooting

20. • Objective: A high repetition team drill that emphasizes
shooting technique and stickwork (ARMY PREGAME
SHOOTING)
• Set Up & Execution:
• Six Lines: Split between midfield and attack
• Two lines top of the box just outside either side of the cylinder
(MIDFIELD)
• Two lines 10 Yards above GLE at the alley restraining line (MIDFIELD)
• Two line at 5 yards below GLE (ATTACK)
• Balls in four lines above the goal line
• Three segments of 5 minutes
1. Stickwork – Quick dodge on the corners
2. Midfield shooting down the hashes
3. Attack shooting – Low wing shots
Team Drill – NASCAR

21. Team Drill – NASCAR
Stickwork: NO SHOT

22. NASCAR
NO SHOT

23. Team Drill – NASCAR
NO SHOT

24. Team Drill – NASCAR
Midfield Shot

25. NASCAR
MIDFIELD
SHOT

26. Team Drill – NASCAR
Midfield Shot

27. Team Drill – NASCAR
Attack Shot

28. NASCAR
ATTACK
SHOT

29. Team Drill – NASCAR
Attack Shot

30. • Objective:
• A high repetition drill to emphasize shooting up the hash and down
the hash
• Set Up & Execution:
• Four Equal lines:
• Two at GLE ~5 yards outside the pipe
• Two 15 Yards about GLE directly in front of the lines at GLE
• Pass toward the goal line for an up the hash shot
• Pass toward the midline for a down the hash shot
• Rotation:
• Feeder  Shooter , Follow pass to GLE  GLE to Opposite Corner
• Points of Emphasis
1. Stepping to the Feeder
2. Shooting Technique
3. Near Side and Far side shot placement
Team Drill – Spider Shooting

31. Team Drill – Spider Shooting

32. Spider
Shooting

33. Team Drill – Spider Shooting

34. THANK YOU
Kyle Georgalas ● Assistant Coach ● Army West Point Lacrosse
639 Howard Road ● West Point NY 10996
Kyle.Georgalas@USMA.edu
845-938-3658
@LaxCoachKG @ ArmyWP_Lax
Army West Point Lacrosse
LinkedIn: Kyle Georgalas
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