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Offense: PICKS AND SCREENS – AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET SETTLED GOALS
Offense: PICKS AND SCREENS – AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET SETTLED GOALS
The main purpose of picks and screens is to set a teammate in the clear for an open shot or a pass. For a team to be successful offensively the must become passionate about the use of picks in their offensive structure. Generally, speaking the best defenders play a team’s biggets scorers, thus picks can be used to create switches and mismatches on offense.
2. The Action-Reaction Principle
In lacrosse either the offense creates the action or the defense creates the action. If the offense creates the action, it will force the play and thereby create a reaction by the defense, which will be a slight physical delay with the defense chasing. Thus, if the offense team sets a pick (action) and forces the defense to switch (reaction), something good will happen offensively.
3. Setting A Strong Pick
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Use the element of surprise which means V-CUT!!!
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Set picks that allow the cutter to have proper spacing to work in if he catches the ball
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Headhunt - Set picks with wide body facing the defender; do not allow the defender to just squeeze
through the pick
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Use the pick-and-roll
4. Cutting Off The Pick
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The angle of the picker should determine the direction the cutter takes off the pick
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The ball carrier or cutter must wait for the pick to be set before he can move his defender into the pick
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The ball carrier or cutter should fake first and set the defender up before he uses his pick
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Touch shoulders with the picker so as not to allow the defender to get through
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If the defender is picked off, the ball carrier or cutter should cut to the net looking for a goal
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If the defenders switch the feeder or ball carrier should look to see if the picker is open off the pick-
and-roll