Middie Invert

Verified · checked against Inside Lacrosse (Matt Striebel), Dave Cottle and Belgium’s national team playbook

The play, beat by beat

1. 1X (inverted dodger) dodges to the right islandLeft Wing fills X
2. 2X (inverted dodger) feeds CreaseTheir Left Wing defender rotates
3. 3Crease shootsTheir X (inverted dodger) defender recovers

Coaching points

• Get the middie behind GLE fast, so they cannot switch a pole onto him. Then dodge the short stick like an attackman.
• Know where the slide comes from before you go. Split or bull dodge, get to the 5-and-5, and run away from the slide to free your hands.
• Some defenses slide from across the crease (the coma) instead: then the backside pipe is your dump.
• Getting him there: carry it down the side and behind the cage (fast), or run behind and work the ball to him (harder to jump, but V-cut to get open) (Striebel).
• The cost: on a turnover your attackmen have to defend, it hurts your ride (Cottle), and you are open to a fast break.

How it was checked

Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against Inside Lacrosse (Matt Striebel), Dave Cottle and Belgium’s national team playbook.

More settled offense

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