| Four Examples above
are being shown: |
| 1. White wins
the face-off and rakes the ball back to the wing middie
(m3). The Wing middie helps the face off person by lining up
away from the midfield drawing his defender. If the win
middie is covered, the face off middie might consider either
pushing forward or winning backward but taking the ball themselves.
If the wing middie is not covered, the rake back is a good way to
win the ball. |
| 2. White wins
the face-off and pushes the ball forward. Once again, the
Middie (m3) is important making a lane for the face off person to
push the ball, pick up the ball, and start a fast break. |
| 3. & 4.
Black has consistently wins the face off with a mixture of pushing
forward or raking back. The Middie (M2) lines up on the
midline not following the middie away from the center of the
field. This is where the middie has the best angle to cut
off the fast break or be in position to challenge the ball that is
raked back. |
Keep in mind!
- When the ball is raked back
and the face off middie picks it up, the wingers need to immediately
D-up on the wing middies to prevent a fast break and the face
off middie needs to D-up the ball.
- Be aware that teams might substitute
players at this time like getting a long stick middie or face
off specialist off the field. WATCH for an opportunity
to double the ball but remember your primary responsibility is
to the player changing at the box. DO NOT double the
ball if the play is moving away from the substitution box,
that can result in a fast break.
- IF YOU are changing after
wining the face off, or coming in for a player who is
changing, make sure you are available incase your team mate is
being double teamed.
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