Harvard 4-Point Pick

Coach’s variation from Achieve Lacrosse (Harvard 4-Point Pick drill)

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Left Inside passes to Left BehindTheir Left Inside defender sags
2. 2Left Behind passes to Right BehindLeft Inside picks
3. 3Right Behind popsRight Inside cuts
4. 4Right Behind feeds Right InsideTheir Right Inside defender recovers
5. 5Right Inside shoots on goalTheir Right Inside defender recovers

Coaching points

• Pass down, then cut at the cage as if for a give-and-go. Turn, and set yourself on the center hash as a pick for the other girl at the 8.
• While the pick is set, the ball goes behind the net to the other low player. The girl at the 8 comes off the pick, and the picker rolls toward the cage.
• The feeder behind steps up to goal line extended and picks one: the girl off the pick or the roll.
• Achieve Lacrosse runs it as the Harvard 4-Point Pick drill, four on none then four on four, with the defense live once the ball goes behind. Here the three up top hold their spots.

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 Achieve Lacrosse (Harvard 4-Point Pick drill).

More settled offense

• 3-2-2 Pass and Cut
• Pass, Cut and ISO
• Draw and Dump