7 beats
- Beats
- Pick
- Dodge
- Roll / Slip
- Pass
- Recover
- Fill a spot
- Their slide
- Shot: heavy dash into the goal
- Empty spot
- 5 yd stripes · not a marking
Settled offense · 1-3-2
Two-Man Game Behind the Cage
Verified · checked against Kaley and Donovan, and POWLAX
The play, beat by beat
- 1Right Behind picksTheir Right Behind defender marks Right Behind
- 2Left Behind dodges to Left GLERight Behind rolls to X
- 3Left Behind rollsTheir Right Behind defender marks the ball
- 4Left Behind passes to Right BehindTheir Left Behind defender recovers
- 5Right Behind dodges to the right islandLeft Behind fills X
- 6Right Behind feeds CreaseTheir Left Wing defender rotates
- 7Crease shoots from the creaseTheir Left Wing defender marks
Coaching points
- One way to run the pair behind: one picks for the ball, then rolls back to X so the throwback is there. They can also mirror each other instead (Kaley and Donovan).
- Run your man tight off the pick so he has to go through it. If they switch, the roller is open for a step: roll back and throw it back.
- Their call: this shows them switching on contact (Belgium). Some teams talk through picks to stay with their man instead.
- With the ball back at X, go the other way. When the crease slides to you, dump it to the crease. Some teams slide from across the crease instead (the coma): then hit the backside man he left.
- Feed only when the timing is right (Kaley and Donovan). Work behind to dodge to score or draw a slide (POWLAX on Virginia).
How it was checked
Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against Kaley and Donovan, and POWLAX.
