USA
INSIDER
COACHES CORNER
RUN AND GUN TIME
“Stretch the field. I want to make it hard for the defense to clog an area and slow us down. If I pull it wide and have options all the way down behind, on my wings, and just really stretch it out for defenders that are recovering, it’s hard for them to mark someone, because they’re all worried about ball and I’m going
to bypass them.” — LIZ ROBERTSHAW, BOSTON UNIVERSITY COACH AND U.S. WOMEN’S SENIOR TEAM ASSISTANT, ON FAST BREAKS
WIN WITH
HOW TO STOP ON A DIME PEOPLE
“It’s so simple, yet it really resonates. You have to surround yourself with great
people.” — NICK MYERS, OHIO STATE AND U.S. U19 MEN’S TEAM COACH, REFLECTING ON THE QUOTATION, “WIN WITH PEOPLE,” ETCHED ON A WALL BY HIS OFFICE AT OHIO STATE
Alex Aust finishes fast breaks with both finesse and speed BY MEGAN SCHNEIDER
Fast-paced. Run-and-gun. The U.S. World Cup training team’s depth and athleticism enables players to push the ball in transition, creating fast breaks from which crease attacker Alex Aust frequently benefits. In these situations, Aust either sprints to get ahead of the play or receives the ball in transition — always wary of the crease as she careens toward the goal. “It’s about knowing your speed and the distance between you and defender,” Aust said. “If your defenders are far away and you have time to slow down to stop your feet, then great. If not, then it’s having that happy medium of getting the shot off before your defender gets there, while also getting as close to the goal as possible.”
56 US LACROSSE MAGAZINE January 2017
Finest Finesse • Catch the ball. Don’t think
about shooting until you know you have the ball in your stick.
• Get to the crease. Keep your head up to know when to break down your feet and when your defender is coming to crash.
• See the net and the goalie to determine where and how to throw your fake.
• Use your whole body to sell the fake and your wrists to execute it, move the goalie and shoot before she can reset her position.
• Finish. Place the ball with finesse, not power.
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