TRANSITION & SPECIAL TEAMS
IN GAME
COMMUNICATION
TERMINOLOGY
RIDES
CLEARS
MAN-UP
MAN-DOWN
TRANSITION
SUBSTITUIONS
IN GAME COMMUNICATION
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ONLY COACHES ARE ALLOWED TO TALK TO REFS OR
OPPOSING COACHES DURING GAME PLAY.
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Make sure the Substitution Box is clear.
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Riding and Clearing strategy is established prior to game.
(Adjustments will be made in game)
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Man Up and Down strategies are established and set in
practice. (Based on game situations)
RIDING/CLEARING – FULL FIELD
RIDING - Concepts
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Effort/Hustle/Heart
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Back Check - Rag the ball
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Talk to each other. (“I’m going”, “Loose” and “Tight”)
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Types of Rides
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“Tight” – Cover a man/Jump the ball
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Need the ball
Force Goalie to carry
Force cross field pass
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Middies get back
Slow down opponent
“Loose” – Get back/Slow down transition
PRESSURE RIDE – “TIGHT”
TRIANGLE RIDE – “LOOSE”
TRIANGLE RIDE – “LOOSE””
CLEARING - Basics
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Break out with your head up.
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Listen to the Goalie (“Clear” or “Break”)
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Talk to each other. (“They’re on me”, “Across” and “Here’s
your help”)
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LSM gets to sideline quickly or Ready to retreat to hole.
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Be Patient.
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Goalie has options
CLEARING -Goalie
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Speak Loud (“Clear” or “Break”)
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Have to direct the defense (“Cross” or “Up”)
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Never outlet toward the box
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If the offense Hard ride? (Free clear, 4 and around, outlet
quickly)
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If the offense soft ride? (Walk the ball up/Look for the 2 v 1)
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D-Men walk with Goalie. (Easy outlets)
CLEARING - Progression
Phase 1 – Goalie hits streaking Middies or LSM
Phase 2 – Goalie moves ball to parallel D-Man
Phase 3 – Middle D and Middie cut towards ball side.
Phase 4 – Cross Field to opposite side D-Man
Phase 5 – Opposite Side D-Man carries up field
Phase 6 – Same Side Middies look up and clear. Opposite Middie
back.
CLEARING – Phase one
CLEARING – Phase two
CLEARING – Phase three
CLEARING – Phase four
CLEARING – Phase five
NEGATIVE TRANSITION
Poor Transition – Turns to offense
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7x5sRjN4to
MAN-UP - Concepts
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Head up
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Draw and Dump
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Keep the ball HOT!!!
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Let the plays develop
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“Harry” – Wheel from X
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“Outback” – 3-3 Staggered Formation (Draw and Dump and
Cycle)
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“Backer” – Wheel from up top. (Shot in the Slot)
MAN-UP
MAN-UP
Man Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8liz3Fu7DGU
MAN-DOWN
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Communication is Key
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Know what defense we are in.
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Sticks in the passing lanes.
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Sag to the middle of the defense. (Force outside shots)
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Do not chase the ball.
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Be Patient and Stay in position.
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Two types of Man Down Defenses.
MAN-DOWN – Lock Crease
MAN-DOWN – Crease on a string
MAN-DOWN
Man down – Defense
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr_pjRYS67w
TRANSITION – Fast Break
Three types of Fast Breaks
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Flat Break – (Set up of the Face Off, Shooters
curling up from wings)
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Slow Break – (If L break is not there, we
attack from X)
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Secondary Break – (Middle Sweep from Top)
TRANSITION – Flat Break
TRANSITION – Slow Break
TRANSITION & SPECIAL TEAMS
TRANSITION – Secondary Break
SUBSITUTIONS - Concepts
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Listen to coaches, Be DISCIPLINED
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Together with your line mates.
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We are subbing through the box or midfield.
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Support each other during “Yellow” on offense.(Slowdown
and be patient)
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Once the appropriate personnel is on the field, last player
coming on calls out formation.
SUBSITUTIONS
SUBSITUTIONS
SUBSITUTIONS
SUBSITUTIONS
“EAGLE” Sub thru Box
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Middie substitutions . (LSM gets off immediately for offensive middie)
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Defensive middies support, till all substitutions are made.
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Players need to focused on the field and on sideline.
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Always with your line mates. (Established prior to game time)
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Know the situation.
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Closest Middie to the sideline comes off first. (Sprint to Sideline)
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New Middie coming on lets the next middie know to come off.
“EAGLE” Sub thru Midfield
The Progression
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Yellow on offense settle the ball “Air Out”
D-man step off defensive side of field into box
Middie 1 replaces D-Man on Defensive side of field.
Middie 2 on offense sprints to Midfield line.
Once over the line, Middie 2 replace.
Middie 2 sprints to box and is replaced by next offensive
middie.
Once all new offensive player are on, D-man steps back on
field.