5 beats
- Beats
- Carry
- Cut
- Pass
- Their slide
- Dodge
- Recover
- Shot: heavy dash into the goal
- 5 yd stripes · not a marking
Fast breaks and transition · 4 on 3
Fast-Break Offense
Verified · checked against Achieve Lacrosse, the US Lacrosse coaching curriculum and the IWLCA drill book
The play, beat by beat
- 1Ball Carrier carries to the top of the 12Trailer cuts
- 2Ball Carrier passes to TrailerTheir Ball Carrier defender slides
- 3Trailer dodgesTheir Low Right Defender slides to the ball
- 4Trailer skips it to Low LeftLow Left cuts to the left elbow
- 5Low Left shootsTheir Low Left Defender recovers
Coaching points
- If there is one defender to beat, go right at her. The ball moves faster in the air than any defender can run.
- Low attackers hold their space and stay out of the 8, so the defense can't help and the drive has room.
- Push it from the middle of the field, around the 50, after a sideline outlet.
- Most fast breaks are an extra-player advantage, so use the extra player (Achieve). Johns Hopkins' W drill finishes with the 2 v 1 the carrier makes.
How it was checked
Two or more independent sources describe every step of it. Verified · checked against Achieve Lacrosse, the US Lacrosse coaching curriculum and the IWLCA drill book.
