Box Lacrosse Offences

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Box Lacrosse Offences

• Individual and Team

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Individual Characteristics

• What makes for a good offensive player?
• Physical Attributes
• Technical Attributes
• Cognitive Attributes

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Key Physical Attributes

• Offensive stance balls of feet , shoulder width
  apart with knees flexed.
• Head is centered above the lower body
• Hands are up in the triple-threat position
• Jab Steps Forward, Backward, Angles
• Changing Direction and Speed
• Faking and Cutting
• Fitness Ozzy to discuss (Prevent Injuries,
  Improve Performance, Mentally Tough)

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Technical Attributes

• LooseBalls Mindset, proper technique.
• Passing position, midpoint top hand, step,weight
  transfer, forward stick motion, wrist snap.
• Catching relaxed grip and top arm, absorb.
• Shooting the stick, pocket type, quick release,
  proper side, in range,gathering,front hip and
  planting.
• Ball Handling a magicians wand.
• Hold with fingers so wrists can rotate freely
• Small,medium and large cradle

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Cognitive Attributes

• Communication
• Floor Awareness know where the ball is
• Decision Making dont catch and then think
• Game Sense anticipating
• Heart and Hustle - LooseBalls
• Staying in the moment Whats Next?
• Preparation Individual/Team.
• Release,Relax,Revisit,Refocus,Regroup.

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Fundamental Technical Skills

• Practice Practice - Practice
• Become a good ball-handler
• Learn the triple-threat position
• Catching,Cradling, Passing, Shooting
• One on One inside slide or bull dodge, outside
  slide (use your inside elbow/forearm to push
  defender behind you), inside and outside spins,
  swim moves, face dodge, split dodge, stick
  deception, body and stick fakes, stutter steps,
  posting up.
• Movement with and without the ball THE V and
  C cuts.
• Pick and Rolls vertical stick position NOT
  HORIZONTAL

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Offensive Mistakes

• Lazy Offensive players that allow a team to be
  scored on in transition.
• Not knowing how to pick and/or use a pick
• Timing of cuts
• Looking for the perfect pass
• Getting stick checked
• Unforced Turnovers Bad Pass or Catch

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Individual Technical Situations

• How to get in Triple-Threat Position when
  catching a pass on the perimeter
• OFF-BALL PLAYERS ARE KEY!!!!!!!!!
• Situation 1 Plenty of space between receiver of
  pass and defender.
• Situation 2Tightly guarded with the defender up
  close on the receiver.
• Situation 3 After a pass what options does a
  player have.

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Situation 1

• Catch the ball in a position to shoot. Moving to
  the ball (anticipate), You want to have arms
  extended with hands high, gathering the ball upon
  receipt (not excessively cradling), front hip is
  driving toward shooting target, eye contact with
  a spot or square in the mesh, hop step or side
  shuffle to plant, good shoulder turn rotation and
  follow through.

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Situation 2

• Jab Step to create space ,Receiver of pass should
  then move toward the ball and catch it and extend
  the inside foot with back to the defender and
  protecting the ball with the body. Now you can go
  to your one on one repertoire.

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Situation 3

• The majority of time you will not have the ball
• Try to get open for an easy pass and shot
• Cut to the ball for a give and go
• Go set a pick on the ball or off the ball
• Run off a pick set by a teammate
• Set a screen for a teammate
• V cut, C Cut, Jab step, Post up
• Engage a defender to tie them up (seal)
• Clear out of the way

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Common Picking Errors
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Important Pick Elements

• Make contact with (not illegal) the defender that
  your trying to block. If you dont and are not
  tight, the defender will simply slide around you.
• Be Strong. Feet wide and plant with a firm base.
  The degree of cross check will be dictated by the
  officials.
• The angle, or direction, of the pick and the
  timing of the pick are probably the most
  important and overlooked factors in teaching.
• Stick Positioning.

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Offensive Positioning

• Creaseman Play low and in the corners like a
  winger in Hockey. Looks to stretch the floor from
  the defensive end or bench. Crashes on missed
  shots. Presses on turnovers. Great off ball. Like
  inside.
• Cornerman/Shooter Quarterback style and likes
  to handle the ball. Always a threat to shoot or
  go one-on-one. Love 2 man game. Defensive safety.
• Pointman or X Similar to cornerman except that
  he will dictate which is strongside.

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Building A Team

• Determine the type of system - Fast Break-Run and
  Gun, Slow down methodical attack, 3-2 or 2-3
  hawks, Full Floor Press, etc
• 6-6-6 Theory
• The top 6 are responsible for 80 of your scoring
• Middle 6 have strong fundamental skills
• The last 6 Complement the top 6
• Find a couple goalies

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Goal Setting

• Team Goals mission statement
• Process Goals the actions involved
• Performance Goals a measurement
• Outcome Goals results orientated

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Offensive Tactics

• 3 on 2s Ball Middle, Weakside pass
• Motion Offense v Man-to-Man
• Set Offense v Man-to-Man
• Triangle Offense v Man-to-Man
• Patterned Offense v Man-to-Man
• Zone Offense v Zone Defense
• All designed to get players open, to allow for
  plays, to control the tempo, to create quality
  scoring chances.

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3 on 2

• Proper side of floor
• Ball in the middle of the floor always (much
  easier for defenders to split the middle and
  opposite side offensive player if not in middle)
• Best option is weakside pass as middle can
  receive return pass without catching across the
  body.
• Create 2 on 1
• If defenders are spread and not in an I formation
  than middle should be able to walk down middle of
  floor or make easy pass to players defender who
  has left to check ball
• Good angle down floor and to net by wings.

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Motion Offence

• Motion offense teaches kids to play the game and
  learn how to read the defense.
• Freelance, Creative movement is encouraged.
• V Cuts
• Fill and Replace
• Ball Movement
• Infinite movement with proper spacing 15-20
  feet apart and timing of V cuts.

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Set Offense

• Strong side Weak Side ( 2-3) or (3-2)
• 1-3-1 Set
• 1-4 Stack
• 2-1-2 High Post
• Plays

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Triangle Offense

• Tex Winter introduced system to Phil Jackson
• Features a sideline triangle and a weakside
  two-man game.
• Extremely effective against man-to-man defenses.
• Similar to patterned offense in that players
  always try to fill the 5 spots.
• Options are unlimited

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The Triangle Defined

• The offense uses a system of defensive
  recognition from a sideline triangle and a two
  man game on the opposite side of the floor. It is
  based on sound principles, floor spacing and
  execution of fundamentals. It allows for
  outstanding movement within a controllable
  structure. Defenses get very preoccupied that
  allows for great one on one penetration and
  lightning fast 2 man game attacks. Every player
  is involved at all times and most know the
  options from each spot. Spacing is 15-20 which
  forces defenses to spread out. Its difficult to
  disrupt as any entry point of the ball whether by
  pass or running can produce the formation of the
  triangle. It allows for east-west attack of
  defences as opposed to the traditional 2 man and
  3 man game north south sets.

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Patterned Offense

• Players run a certain pattern of screens, cuts,
  passes.
• There is continuity or continuos flow from side
  to side.
• Teams may use when they dont have a strong
  inside game.
• Sets up mismatches
• Can become predictable

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Zone Offense

• Zone defense causes spacial problems for offense
• Fast break
• What type of zone -2-1-2 or 1-3-1?
• Patience
• Crash Net
• Stretch Zone Spacing, Outside Shots
• Attack Gaps 2 on 1s at corners
• Ball Low Backside Cutters through lanes
• Screens , Seals
• Set Plays

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Critical Components For Any Offense

• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Fundamentals, Fundamentals, Fundamentals
• Equipment Age Appropriate In Good Repair
• Passing Proper Technique
• Catching Proper Technique
• Shooting Stick Position, Outside, Inside, Fakes
• Ball Handling
• Moving Cut and Replace, Picks, Rolls, Screens,
  Pinches, Seals.
• Floor Spacing Timing