Pick-and-Roll Up Top

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

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Left carries and throws it back to Top Right
2. 2Top Left picks to the pointTheir Top Left defender marks Top Left
3. 3Top Right dodges, right hand, and shoots on goal

Coaching points

• One high, one low: the angles are better. The low man drifts down, then throws it back so the carrier catches it in the middle and can go either way.
• If they switch, slip: wide, not tight, so you can catch and fire. Between two short sticks most teams switch.
• If they stay, rub shoulder to shoulder and the carrier has a free lane. If his defender turns his head to the pick, split the other way. Missed it? Pick again. The crease middie rotates up top so someone is back.
• Kaley and Donovan slip inside for the shot after a switch, and roll early on the front side if the picker's defender cheats to the ball; Boyle slips wide. Both work.

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 Ryan Boyle, Kaley and Donovan, and Belgium’s national team playbook.

More settled offense

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