Lacrosse Attack Practice Plan for 11 and 12 Year Olds
At 11 and 12 the attacker's job description separates from "kid with good stick skills": DODGING gets a plan (a change of direction plus a change of pace, aimed at topping the defender's hands or winning the sweep), FEEDING becomes the position's crown jewel (attackers throw more assists than anyone, mostly from behind the cage), off-ball movement starts scoring goals without the ball, and finishing tightens to the quick-stick and catch-and-shoot windows the crease actually offers.
This 60-minute session drills the dodge plan, X feeding, cutting timing, and crease finishing. A parent as passive defender, feeder, and target staffs it all; stick fundamentals stay in the wall-ball plans (and wall ball remains the daily homework this page assumes). Contact stays out of the yard entirely: dodging trains against position and space, never through checks.
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Built around their game, their goals, and what they’re working on.
What separates attack from midfield for a young player?
The office location and the job: attack lives at X and the crease, runs the offense from behind the goal, and throws the team's assists, while midfield sweeps topside and transitions both ways. Attackers need elite stick skills (daily wall ball), the feed-or-finish read, and comfort playing with their back to the cage. Kids who love passing often bloom at attack.
How much wall ball should an attacker do?
Daily, honestly: ten to fifteen minutes with both hands is the position's non-negotiable homework, and every attack skill in this plan assumes it. The wall builds the quick-stick, the off-hand, and the feed release faster than any drill with a parent can. This session is what the wall ball is FOR.
My kid is small. Can they play attack?
Attack is historically where smaller, shifty, high-skill players thrive: the position wins with change of pace, stick skills, and reads rather than size, and the crease rewards quickness in tight spaces. The dodging plan (beating feet, not bodies) and the feeding job are size-independent. Small attackers with big stick skills run offenses at every level.