Sub Clear

Verified · checked against LaxLibrary, USA Lacrosse and Belgium’s national team playbook, with Kaley and Donovan, and Zimmerman and England

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Banana Runner cuts on a curlThird Pole (subs off) cuts
2. 2Goalie passes to Banana RunnerBanana Runner cuts
3. 3Banana Runner passes to Ball-Side MidfieldBall-Side Midfield cuts
4. 4Ball-Side Midfield carriesSub Middie subs on

Coaching points

• Change a pole for a short stick while the ball is moving: the third defender runs off at the box, and a middie comes on from the far end of the box with a head start.
• Clear up the side away from the box, so the subs are out of the way and they cannot change their own middies easily (Belgium; Zimmerman and England).
• Youth: USA Lacrosse has the LSM come off at U13 so three short sticks clear, and an extra defender at U15 so four short sticks help.
• LaxLibrary calls it the Downtown clear. Kaley and Donovan run their LSM through the box for a fourth short stick.

How it was checked

Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against LaxLibrary, USA Lacrosse and Belgium’s national team playbook, with Kaley and Donovan, and Zimmerman and England.

More clears

• Banana Clear
• Ladder Clear
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