Banana Clear

Verified in part · checked against Zimmerman and England, and Lacrosse For Dummies, with USA Lacrosse, Lutherville Lacrosse and Timberlane

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Banana Runner cuts on a curlBackside Pole cuts on a curl
2. 2Goalie passes to Banana RunnerBanana Runner cuts
3. 3Banana Runner passes to Ball-Side MidfieldBall-Side Midfield cuts
4. 4Ball-Side Midfield carriesMiddle Middie cuts

Coaching points

• Wing poles: on the save, bow out along goal line extended toward your sideline, then curl up. The bend keeps your shoulders open to the field so you can catch over the outside shoulder.
• One defender stays close to the crease in case the clear fails (Lacrosse For Dummies; Zimmerman and England).
• Middies: when the ball goes to the corner pole, come back toward it to find space, and get it into a short stick.
• Zimmerman and England's other way: crash the crease for the rebound first, then both wing poles cut behind GLE as the safety valve. USA Lacrosse teaches banana cuts at U11.

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 Zimmerman and England, and Lacrosse For Dummies, with USA Lacrosse, Lutherville Lacrosse and Timberlane.

More clears

• Ladder Clear
• 43 Punt Return Clear
• Sub Clear