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RP3’s strategy for shielding opposing defenders BY MATT HAMILTON


It seems like an easy task — keeping your stick away from a defender. However, there is an art to stick protection that makes it difficult for any defender or check to get the ball away from you. New York Lizards and Team USA attackman Rob Pannell is one of game’s best at preventing those turnovers. “I’d put me above everyone,” he joked. Pannell, fresh off a record-setting 74-point season with the Lizards, said the key to good stick protection is keeping it close to your body.


54 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE December 2016


Stick Protection • Keep your hands at the top of your


stick and keep the head close to your shoulder of the hand that stick is in.


• Turn your back or shoulder to the defender and rotate your waist.


• Keep your stick between your shoulders and in your chest area with your outside hand. Don’t switch hands when your shoulder is open to the defenseman.


• Protect your stick by rotating your upper body and keeping your feet moving.


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©JOSH ROTTMAN


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