3-2-2 Pass and Cut

Verified in part · checked against the US Lacrosse Level 2 and 3 workbooks, and Achieve Lacrosse, with Columbia (Howcast) and Lacrosse For Dummies

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Center passes to Right HighTheir Top Center defender sags
2. 2Right High feeds Top CenterTop Left fills the top of the 12
3. 3Top Center shoots on goalLeft Low cuts
4. 4Left Low backs up the shotTheir Left Low defender recovers

Coaching points

• Pass, then cut right away. Timing is everything: look for it at once, because once it is gone, it is gone.
• Cut through the middle of the 8 looking for a step on your defender. Never cut toward the girl you passed to: you bring your defender into a double.
• The feeder keeps her feet moving, protects her stick, and throws to where the cutter will be, not where she is.
• If you're covered, cycle all the way through and fill a spot that's open. This is US Lacrosse's Pass Then Cut, also taught by Achieve Lacrosse and Columbia.
• Back up the shot: the low attacker on the far side sprints for the end line as the shot goes. On a shot that goes out, the nearest player gets the ball.

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 the US Lacrosse Level 2 and 3 workbooks, and Achieve Lacrosse, with Columbia (Howcast) and Lacrosse For Dummies.

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