Two-Man Game: Feed the Third

Coach’s variation from Jamie Munro (JM3 Sports)

The play, beat by beat

1. 1Top Right picksTheir Top Right defender marks Top Right
2. 2Right Wing carriesTheir Right Wing defender goes over the pick
3. 3Right Wing passes to Right LowTheir Right Low defender marks
4. 4Right Low feeds Right WingRight Wing cuts
5. 5Right Wing shoots on goalTheir Right Wing defender recovers

Coaching points

• The two-man reads: if they switch, the picker slips. If they go under the pick, the carrier shoots.
• Most important: don't look to feed the pick and roll. Feed the third player. She reads the two-man game before she catches it: a switch means the feed across the crease, no switch means the give-and-go.
• Off the ball, your first job in a two-man game is to be the swing outlet. Seals should be your most common action, and they often come before picks and slips.
• Don't leave one player fixed at X: her defender can jam the cuts. From Jamie Munro (JM3), coaching a girls' high school team.

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 Jamie Munro (JM3 Sports).

More settled offense

• 3-2-2 Pass and Cut
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