3-3 vs the Box-and-String

Coach’s variation from POWLAX

The play, beat by beat

Against the box-and-string, four play the corners and the string takes our top center man when he has it, our crease man any other time.
Ball to the top: the string has to come up, so the crease man is free for a moment. When their low poles pinch in to him, skip it down to the low corner.
From the low corner, look back up: the string has gone back to the crease, so the top center man can be open for a step-down.
Run it to both sides. Their counter is the top corner man leaving his zone to take the top center man, but often he is left open.
This is POWLAX's read of the box-and-string, a coach's variation. The string itself is defined by two publishers.

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 POWLAX.

4 beats

Man-up · 3-3 · 6 on 5

Coach’s variation from POWLAX

Against the box-and-string, four play the corners and the string takes our top center man when he has it, our crease man any other time.
Ball to the top: the string has to come up, so the crease man is free for a moment. When their low poles pinch in to him, skip it down to the low corner.
From the low corner, look back up: the string has gone back to the crease, so the top center man can be open for a step-down.
Run it to both sides. Their counter is the top corner man leaving his zone to take the top center man, but often he is left open.
This is POWLAX's read of the box-and-string, a coach's variation. The string itself is defined by two publishers.

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 POWLAX.