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This clear is designed with simplicity in mind. This clear is based on clearing the ball opposite the box with Defensive middies as the primary ball carriers & the LSM as a secondary option.

Primary Formation: 1-4-1 (One top, four across the middle, one behind).

Phase 1: The Setup
Alignment: The four middle players form a horizontal line across the field.Personnel: This formation places a heavy concentration of players in the "belly" of the defense to create a screen-heavy environment.Phase 2: The Initiation (The "Slam")
The Trigger: The top player initiates a dodge directly toward the goal.The Physical Action: As the dodger moves, the middle players "slam" into their defenders.The Interaction: These middle players may also set picks for each other, creating a chaotic "Belly" of movement that is difficult for defenders to track.Phase 3: The Goal
The Opening: The slamming/screening action typically results in a wide-open cutter breaking right in front of the crease.The Scoring Chance: The goal is to use physical positioning and screens to create a high-percentage interior scoring chance.

Shooting drill that simulates the actions of pass-down, pick-down 2-man game. Start with a line with the balls located top-center-right and another line on the right wing. Mirror this setup on the left side. The top line will pass down to the wing, get depth and return to set a screen. Meanwhile, the wing man will ‘drift’ to get into a good dodging location to work from the screen. In the UNDER variation, the dodger works under the pick and finishes with a shot down the alley.

Base O - 2-2-2 stack set. 
M1 passes across to M2 (righty), M3 and A4 rotate on the crease.M2 passes down to A6, then dodges hard to the crease starting the middy rotation.M3 runs up to high right, M1 runs across to high left.A6 shows a dodge above GLS.Simultaneously, A4 drops down to X, M2 goes right to set a pick for A5.A6 hits A5 off the pick for a shot or a bingo (quickly in, then quickly back out for a shot.)

This is a full field clearing drill that works on outlets from Goalies, rollbacks when "pressured" from above, across field redirects, pushing upfield with a guy in front "Headman guy", finding the wing attackman after the clear, and pushing through X. It also helps one Goalie work on long pass clears from behind the goal/GLE to a breaking out player.

Players rotate to the line they threw too (except goalie line).

Players get to work on both hands catching and throwing.

O: Separate & Square
D: Shade and Set the Edge

O cannot enter the dead area (cones in front). D works to take away topside, focus on when to check and when to drive/push to decrease shooting angle.

Sailor Flip is a 1v1 variation. It initiates with stickwork, a push pass down the alley, ball carry through X and then a feed up top to initiate the 1v1.

Simple offensive play for my 12u kids but this is run all the way up to the pro level.

Great shooting drill, dodge, throw back and one more to a shot

This is a great man up/down build up drill for both offense and defense.

This play is designed to take advantage of an ISO with a SSDM or a slow pole.

Done on both sides to get double the participation rate. The first part will show if there is a break off the shot. The second part is the goalie rolls back. The coaches tell the middies to "stay" or "go" to determine if a break occurs. You get two sides going at once.