Iso from the 2 Circle

Verified in part · checked against Belgium’s national team playbook and Ryan Boyle

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Left passes to Top RightTop Right pops
2. 2Top Right carriesLeft Wing cuts on a curl
3. 3Top Right dodges, left hand, and shoots on goal
4. 4Left Behind backs up the shotTheir Left Behind defender recovers

Coaching points

• Isolate your best matchup: put the ball in his stick against a short stick and give him the whole side. Never dodge a pole unless you are sure you beat him.
• Get high for the throw across, get to the middle so you can go either way, then go.
• Backside man, go super early to the back pipe and curl back so the help has someone to worry about. Boyle also has two others exchange just for movement; this play keeps them home.
• Back up the shot: the man behind on the far side sprints for the end line as the shot goes. On a shot that goes out, the team of the nearest player gets the ball.

How it was checked

A standard play the sources back, but a step or detail of it rests on a single source or on our own reading of them. Verified in part · checked against Belgium’s national team playbook and Ryan Boyle.

More settled offense

• 2-3-1 Alley Dodge and Rotate
• Dodge, Pass, Pass, Dodge
• Pass Down, Pick Down