Alley Dodge with a Shallow Clear-Through

Verified in part · checked against LaxLibrary, UVM Club Lacrosse and Lacrosse Unlimited

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Left passes to Top RightTheir Top Left defender sags
2. 2Top Right dodges, left handTop Left fills Top Right
3. 3Top Right dodges, left hand, and shoots on goal
4. 4X backs up the shotTheir X defender recovers

Coaching points

• The wing the dodger runs at clears through shallow to the crease to empty the lane. His defender has to go with him, so the dodger has room to shoot (LaxLibrary).
• If his defender stays to help on the dodger, the clear-through man is open in front: feed him (LaxLibrary's crease-pop page, UVM).
• Crease man, stretch to the back pipe as the dodge starts so your defender is pulled away and any slide comes from farther.
• LaxLibrary's free text ends at the clear-through; the feed and the rotation are from 2-3-1 Alley Dodge and Rotate. An easier skill for young players than the full 3-man or 6-man rotations.
• Back up the shot: X sprints for the end line on the far side 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 LaxLibrary, UVM Club Lacrosse and Lacrosse Unlimited.

More settled offense

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