33 Zone Ride

Coach’s variation from Limestone’s Scott Tucker

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Goalie Rider deniesTheir Low Left cuts
2. 2Their Goalkeeper outlets to their Low RightMiddle Rider rotates
3. 3Their Low Right carriesRight High Rider doubles the ball
4. 4Their Low Right passes to their Low LeftGoalie Rider rotates
5. 5Their Low Left carriesGoalie Rider doubles the ball

Coaching points

• The goalie rider stands on top of the circle, stick up, to take away the quick middle outlet and make the goalie throw it outside or to a low defender. The middle rider holds the middle 12 to 15 meters out.
• When a low defender gets it, shift while the ball is in the air. The goalie rider drops to the middle, the middle rider shifts ball side, and the ball-side middie comes up so she and the high rider can double. Never chase the double: let her come to you.
• Everyone else shifts to the ball and gets within a stick's length of the nearest threat. Cut off the adjacent passes, or the double is wasted. If the ball switches sides, shift at 45 degrees to get ahead of it.
• Everybody's job changes every time the ball is passed. Use one caller and one trigger word ("Ball's out, shift!"). From Limestone's Scott Tucker.

How it was checked

Only one source describes it: one coach’s or one program’s own take. We found no second source to check it against. Coach’s variation from Limestone’s Scott Tucker.

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