Sushi

Coach’s variation from Belgium’s national team playbook

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Right carries down the right alleyTheir Top Right defender marks
2. 2Top Right passes to Right WingTheir Crease defender sags to the crease
3. 3Top Right picksTop Left picks
4. 4Right Wing dodges, right handLeft Wing cuts
5. 5Right Wing shoots on goalTheir Right Wing defender recovers

Coaching points

• Run at the wing and pass it down, then keep running and pick for him. At the same time the far top middie picks for the far wing.
• Wings, come off the picks toward the middle. Every step inside widens your angle.
• Crease middie, seal your defender: you hold up the crease slide. If he slides anyway, you are the dump.
• Right Wing: shoot. If their crease defender slides, dump it to the crease middie he left, or skip it to the far wing.
• After the picks, both top middies come back up top, so someone is back to stop a fast break.
• This is Belgium's Sushi, a coach's variation of pass down, pick down.

How it was checked

Only one source describes it: one coach’s or one program’s own take. We found no second source to check it against. Coach’s variation from Belgium’s national team playbook.

More settled offense

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