Set Up
Put players at the top of the scoring area, with the balls. A coach will be in there as a token defender. The players will pick up a ball and get in their windup position. We want to make sure our hands are extended and up, like we are going to shoot. Players will make 2-3 steps in the windup, and then face dodge around coach. The face dodge is when we keep the stick in our strong hand, but swing I across our body, protect, and then bring it back out to shoot once we pass the defender
Coaching Points and Principles
- Windup – Make sure the players are getting loaded like they want to shoot. We are trying to teach deception
- Face dodge – Protect the stick, the stick head should swing right in front your face, and stay in between our shoulders, until we get past the defender
- Shoot out of the face dodge by getting re-loaded and stepping to the goal
Progressions
- Add in other escapes like roll dodges, Jab steps, and Split Dodges
- Add in a guided defender to read an opponent
