[YOUR EDGE] players
Once he makes his move, drop step left or right. Don’t take full
Don’t get caught up watching his stick. Guys throw so many fakes. Watch his hips and midsection.
Take short choppy
steps as he approaches the dodge.
Give yourself a cushion, about a stick- length away, and always stay half a step behind the attackman in the event he pulls a change of direction, split dodge or a roll dodge.
strides until you know the guy is going full speed. You don’t want to get caught up behind the net on change of direction.
I like to keep the stick around his hands and elbow area. If he does a change of direction, my stick could catch the bottom of his glove. Or I can get the stick between his arms, causing some disruption to force one hand on the stick. That way, he can’t get a shot off. He’ll have to roll back.
Keep your chest up so you can keep the guy in front of you. Keep your head up and maintain low body position. You get more power through your legs and core. If he does change direction, you have a low center of gravity to change with him.
Decide which way you want the guy to go. Set yourself up in a position to dictate that. I like to force guys to my right-handed side.
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Know how he changes hands. If he does, you can get your stick right in the middle of his stomach to make contact and dislodge the ball.
When he gets to 2-3 yards before GLE, that’s when you make contact, both hands on stick, not checking and driving his angle away. I like to get extremely low, like a linebacker in football taking on a block, and drive on his hips.
Use quick push-pop motions, like hitting a sled in football. You’re not trying to drive the guy into the ground like an offensive lineman. You want to take quick pops, hit the guy and reset your hands. Your hands should be about shoulder-width apart.
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