4 beats
- Beats
- Pass
- Cut
- Pick
- Shot: heavy dash into the goal
- Dodge
- Roll / Slip
- Empty spot
- 5 yd stripes · not a marking
Settled offense · 2-3-1
Pass Down, Pick Down
Verified · checked against Belgium’s national team playbook, LaxLibrary, Ryan Boyle, the Premier Lacrosse League and JM3 Sports
The play, beat by beat
- 1Top Right passes to Right WingTheir Top Right defender sags
- 2Top Right cutsTheir Crease defender sags
- 3Top Right picksTheir Top Right defender marks Top Right
- 4Right Wing dodges, right hand, and shoots from Right Wing
Coaching points
- Pass down, take a step in as if you are clearing through, then come back out and pick the wing defender from behind.
- Get the pick tight on his defender's back, so the wing comes off it toward the middle, not wide. Every step he takes to the middle improves his angle.
- If they switch, the picker slips to the goal; if they stay, the rub frees the lane. If the pick misses, pick again.
- Boyle thinks a pure pass down, pick down is too easy to read and prefers getting in on an adjacent pass. The PLL runs the same action in early offense.
How it was checked
Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against Belgium’s national team playbook, LaxLibrary, Ryan Boyle, the Premier Lacrosse League and JM3 Sports.
