Attack

Make your defenseman play you and you alone every second you are in the game. Keep moving all the time so that he must center his attention on you an not be in position to help out his fellow defensemen.

In moving the ball around the circle, make all passes sharp, short, and to the outside, away from the defenseman.

Make feed passes hard. No rainbow balls or hospital passes, please.

When you have the ball, never stand still – keep moving all the time – if necessary run backwards and forwards – but keep moving. When you are ready to make a pass, take one step back quickly and move. If you are standing still, you’re wrong.

All feed passes must be thrown crsiply and accurately. If it’s a bad pass, do your best and make a great catch to help your buddy out.

Always move to meet every pass, and circle away from your defenseman.

Always move to meet every pass, and circle away from your defenseman.

When you have the ball, be constantly faking passes – keep your defense man’s stick moving. Go ahead, throw that sky-whammy.

When in possession of ball, make the defense man play your stick – watch his stick – the position of it will determine the direction of your feed and the type of dodge you might try.

Take pains to make every pass a good pass.

Never make a pass to a man who is covered just to get rid of the ball. In lacrosse, passing the ball to a covered player can be a costly mistake that can result in a turnover or a missed opportunity. When a player is covered, it means that they are being closely guarded by […]

If an attack man is being ridden hard and can’t dodge or get away – the nearest man on each side goes to help him.