4 beats
- Beats
- Pass
- Cut
- 5 yd stripes · not a marking
Man-down · 5 on 6
5-Man Rotation
Verified · checked against Lax Goalie Rat, Belgium’s national team playbook, LaxLibrary, Lacrosse For Dummies and LaxAllStars
The play, beat by beat
- 1Their Point passes to their Top LeftLow Left rotates
- 2Their Top Left passes to their Left WingTop Center rotates
- 3Their Left Wing passes to their Top LeftTop Center rotates
- 4Their Top Left passes to their PointTop Right rotates
Coaching points
- Four poles and your best short stick. The short stick usually starts up top.
- Know your number on every pass: 0 is on the ball, 1s are one pass away, 2s sink inside. 0s become 1s, 1s become 0s, and 2s become 1s.
- The man inside by the crease stays close enough to check a feed. The farthest man sinks into the middle and gives up the man farthest from the ball.
- Don't overextend as the 0: one adjacent pass makes it five on four. Agree on a shot distance you will give up (Lax Goalie Rat uses 10 to 13 yards).
- Harder to learn than a box: Belgium practices it before running it in a game. Sticks up in the passing lanes the whole time.
How it was checked
Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against Lax Goalie Rat, Belgium’s national team playbook, LaxLibrary, Lacrosse For Dummies and LaxAllStars.
