Through-Cut and Curl

Coach’s variation from Achieve Lacrosse (Triangle Shooting drill)

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Left passes to Top RightLeft Inside steps down
2. 2Top Right passes to Left ElbowTop Left cuts through
3. 3Left Elbow feeds Top LeftTop Left cuts to the left low post
4. 4Top Left shoots from the left low postTheir Top Left defender recovers

Coaching points

• Pass, then cut straight through the 8. The ball goes back across to the elbow, and you curl back to it for the feed and the shot.
• Cut through, then curl back toward the ball: her defender is still following the first cut.
• Run it to the other side next. Cut in tandem, never criss-cross through the 8, and never cut behind the ball carrier.
• Achieve Lacrosse runs it as a shooting drill, four lines: two at the top of the 8 and one on each elbow. In the full set, the two inside players step down low first.

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 (Triangle Shooting drill).

More settled offense

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