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OUR CREEDI AM A MOUNT LAX PLAYER

I AM STRONGI AM CONFIDENTI AM FOCUSED

TOGETHER WITH MY TEAMMATESWE ARE A FORCE

WE ARE ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL

I WILL ALWAYS PLACE THE TEAM FIRSTI WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT

I WILL NEVER QUIT

I WILL WIN AND BE GRACIOUSI WILL SUFFER SET BACKS AND BE UNDETERRED

WHILE VERYDAY MAY NOT BE MY DAYI WILL TAKE THEM AS THEY COME

I WILL REMAIN FOCUSED AND DETERMINED

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MON-FRI 5:30-7:00 AM WEEK 1-3 AFTER WHICH AM PRACTICE WILL OCCUR 1-2 TIMES A WEEK

• 5:10 AM-LOCKER ROOM OPENS • 5:25 AM LINE UP IN THE GYM• 5:30 AM1 LAP; TEAM STRETCH• 5:40 AM TEAM PRAYER/ANNOUNCEMENTS• 5:45 AM LINE DRILLS• 5:55 AM WATER BREAK• 6:00 AM DEFENSIVE DRILLS• 6:20 AM STICK SKILL DRILLS • 6:35 AM MAN-MAN DRILLS • 6:50 AM CONDITIONING• 7:OO AM TEAM HUDDLE• 7:05 AM LEAVE GYM

DAILY PRACTICE SCHEDULEMON-FRI AFTERNOONS

•3:30-LOCKER ROOM OPENS •3:55 LINE UP TO GO ONTO FIELD•4:00 2 LAPS; TEAM STRETCH•4:20 TEAM PRAYER/ANNOUNCEMENTS•4:25 LINE DRILLS•4:40 SHOOTING DRILLS/ GOALIE WARM-UP/FAN DRILL•5:00 WATER BREAK•5:05 SKILL DRILLS (OFFENSE/DEFENSE)•5:20 TEAM•5:45 PERFECT PLAY/ 1 MINUTE DRILL•5:50 /5:55 – CONDITIONING•6:OO TEAM HUDDLE•6:05 OFF THE FIELD

OFFENSIVE PLAYS• KEEP YOUR SWAGGER, WORK THE BALL• CREATE TO SCORE• LET IT FLOW, GET EXCITED• WORK IN UNISON FOR SUCCESS KEYS COMMUNICATE WIN GROUND BALLS MOVE THE BALL STAY POSITIVE SET SMART PICKS STAY FOCUSED SMART SHOOTING TRUST EACH OTHER BELIEVE!!!

OFFENSIVE DOCTRINE (1)PLAYERS MUST BE IN CONSTANT MOTION• CATCHING, THROWING AND SHOOTING OCCUR WHILE MOVING• BALL CARRIER FORCES DEFENSIVE SLIDES BY AGGRESSIVE DODGING• OFF BALL PLAYERS MOVE TO CREATE SPACE, BECOME A THREAT

AND TAKE THEIR DEFENDER AWAY FROM THE BALL

MOVE THE BALL• DO NOT HOLD THE BALL OR STAY IN ONE PLACE • FORCE THE DEFENSE TO ROTATE WITH QUICK PASSES

BALANCE THE FIELD• DO NOT ALLOW ONE DEFENDER TO COVER TWO PLAYERS

OFFENSIVE DOCTRINE (2)ATTACK THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEFENSE• CREATE OPEN SHOTS BY MOVING THE BALL TO THE “OFF SIDE” OF THE DEFENSE• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE OR POORLY RECOVERING DEFENSE

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SHOOT• LOOK FOR THE RIGHT SHOT• WORK THE ANGLES• FOLLOW THROUGH

SPORTSMANSHIP• DO NOT TAUNT THE GOALIE OR THE DEFENDER• SCORE AND WALK AWAY• ACT LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN THERE AND YOU WILL BE THER AGAIN• GET READY FOR THE NEXT PLAY

SCORE ‘ SCORE AND THEN SCORE AGAINBE RELENTLESS IN THE ATTACK!!!

FIRE SALE/SMALLEY/BALANCE/CALIFORNIA

•A3 STARTS WITH BALL•M3 PICKS FOR A3•M1, M2, A1 SET OFF BALL PICK FOR A2•A2 CUTS AROUND FAR SIDE OF CREASE TO TOP OF BOX TO RECEIVE PASS

SPECIAL K/LUCKY CHARMS/TRIX/SO DAKOTA

•A1 STARTS WITH BALL•A2 CUTS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE CREASE•A3 CUTS OVER A2 AT TOP OF CREASE•M1 SETS A PICK FOR M2 •M2 V CUTS BACK TOWARDS BALL•M3 FILLS IN THE TOP OF THE BOX

FREE STYLE/LIBERTY/FREEDOM/NEW YORK

•M2 STARTS WITH BALL•BALL IS WORKED AROUND•MAKE OFF BALL CUTS•SET PICKS•TAKE OPEN SHOTS ONLY

BLITZ/BERLIN/LONDON/ HAWAII

•A2 STARTS WITH BALL•M1, M3 CUT THROUGH IN CIRCULAR CUTS•M2 WORKS IN FIGURE 8 MOTION•MIDDIES CUT THROUGH IN ORDER OF 1,3,2•A2 LOOKS FOR BACK CUT IF DEFENSE CHEATS•A1, A3 LOOK TO SET PICKS, CUT OFF OF M1, M3 MOVEMENT•TAKE OPEN SHOTS ONLY

OFFENSE/WAL-MART/K-MART/OHIO

•M2 STARTS WITH BALL•M2 PASSES BALL TO M3•M2 SETS PICK FOR M1•M1 RUNS OFF THE TOP SIDE OF M2 PICK, RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE•A1, A2, A3 ROTATE IN TRIANGULAR MOTIONTRYING TO OCCUPY THE DEFENSE

RED DOG/BULL DOG/K-9/KENTUCKY

•M2 STARTS WITH BALL•M1 SETS PICK FOR A1•M3 SETS PICK FOR A3•A1, A3 CUT AROUND TOP OF PICKS LOOKFOR THE BALL•A2 BACKS UP THE SHOT, LOOKS FOR BACK DOOR CUTS

FLASH/UNDERDOG/BLIND-MAN/MISSOURI

•M2 STARTS WITH BALL•A2 AND A3 SWITCH•M1 SETS PICK FOR A1•M3 SETS PICK FOR A2•A1, A2 CUT AROUND TOP OF PICKS LOOKFOR THE BALL•A3BACKS UP THE SHOT, LOOKS FOR BACK DOOR CUTS

BLUE CAT/PANTHER/SYLVESTER/CAROLINA

•A2 STARTS WITH BALL•A1 AND A3 SET PICKS FOR M1 AND M3•M1 AND M3 CUT OFF PICKS ATTACK THE NET•A1 AND A3 REPLACE M1, M3 AT THE TOP OF THE BOX•M1,M3 CYCLE THROUGH

22 CAMP/BLACK JACK/21/NEVADA

•M1 AND M2 WORK THE BALL ON TOP OF THE BOX•A1 AND M3 CUT ACROSS CREASE ATTEMPT TO PICK EACH OTHERS DEFENDER•M1 AND M3 CUT OFF PICKS ATTACK THE NET•A2 AND A3 REMAIN BEHIND NET UNTIL DEFENSE BEGINS TO CHEAT THE CUT TO OPENAVAILABLE AREAS

22 SWITCH/TWIGGY/BUNDLE/VERMONT

•M1 STARTS WITH THE BALL•A1 AND M3 SWITCH•M3 SETS PICK FOR A2 •A2 CUTS TO THE TOP OF THE CREASE•M1 EITHER PASSES THE BALL TO A2 OR CUTS AWAY FROM A2 AND ATTACKS THE NET•M2 FILLS THE MIDDLE

BIG BEAR/BEAR HUG/UNDER THE RUG/ALASKA

•M2 STARTS WITH THE BALL•A1 AND A3 SETS PICK FOR M1 AND M3•M1 AND M3 CUT TO THE TOP OF THE CREASE•M2 FEEDS EITHER PASSES M1 •A1 AND A3 LOOK FOR BALL AFTER SETTING PICKS

14/JEOPARDY/7-UP/GEORGIA

•M2 STARTS WITH THE BALL•SPREAD WIDE•WORK THE BALL AGAINST ZONE DEFENSE•CUT WHEN DEFENSE IS CHEATING OR BALL WATCHING

1 MINUTE OFFENSE

• BE SMART• CREATE CONFUSION• COMMUNICATE• MOVE AND SET PICKS• GET THE BEST SHOT IN THE TIME ALLOTED

BANZAI/TIGER/DRAGON

•A1 STARTS WITH THE BALL•M1,M2, M3, A2 AND A3 START IN A BUNCH•M1 AND A3 ATTACK THE NET•M3 WHEELS OFF LOOKS TO SET PICK FOR A1 COMING AROUND•M2 MAKES A V-CUT TO RECEIVE BALL FROM A1•A1 LOOPS AFTER PASSING BALL, LOOKS TO USE PICK FROM M3

THROW BACK/FIFTIES/OLDIES

•M1 STARTS WITH THE BALL•M2, M3, A1,A2 AND A3 START IN A BUNCH•A1, A2, A3,M1 AND A3 MOVE TOWARD M1•M3 CUTS BEHIND BUNCH MOVEMENT•M1 MAKES A V-CUT LOOKS TO FEED M3 ON THE BACK DOOR

X-MEN/CRISS CROSS/TIC TAC

•A2 STARTS WITH THE BALL•A1 CUTS UNDER A2, A3 CUTS OVER A2, A2 FAKES BALL TO A1, A2 AND LOOKS FOR CUTTING MIDDIES• MIDDIES CUT IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER M1,M2,M3• A1, A3 LOOK FOR BACK DOOR CUTS IF A2 DOESN’T FEED MIDDIES

CLEARS

• BE SMART• AVOID THE MIDDLE• COMMUNICATE• PROTECT OUR NET• MOVE FOR THE GOALIE• SET OFF BALL PICKS• WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW LONG AND OUT

MUSTANG/COBRA/GT

•LSM RUNS OFF THE FIELD•M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE•D 1 SETS PICK FOR A1•A1 RUNS OFF OF D1 PICK GETS BALL ON DEFENSIVE SIDE•M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE THEN ATTACKS OPPONENTS NET•D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 GOES TO RT TOP BOX• GOALIE CAN CHOOSE D3 (1st) OR D2 (2nd) WHO WILL LOOK TO GET BALL TO A1

LSM

BRONCO/EXPEDITION/EXCURSION

•LSM RUNS OFF THE FIELD•M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE PEELS BACK TO DEFENSIVE SIDE•D 1 FAKE S PICK FOR A1•A1 MOVES TOWARD PICK BUT DOES NOT CROSS HALF FIELD•A3 MOVES TO BOX SIDE TOP HALF TO BACK UP M3•M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE THEN ATTACKS OPPONENTS NET•D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 DROPS TO GLE• GOALIE CAN CHOOSE D2 (1st) OR D2 (2nd) WHO WILL LOOK TO GET BALL TO M3

LSM

FUSION/FOCUS/TAURUS

•LSM RUNS OFF THE FIELD•M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE•A 1 SETS PICK FOR D1• D1 PICK GETS BALL ON OFFENSIVE SIDE •D1 WILL LOOK FOR A2, OFFENSWE WILL GO YELLOW AND RESET W A1 AND D1 RETURNING TO PROPER FIELD POSITIONS•M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE THEN ATTACKS OPPONENTS NET•D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 GOES TO RT TOP BOX• GOALIE CAN CHOOSE D3 (1st)OR D2 (2nd) WHO WILL LOOK TO GET BALL TO D1

LSM

CORVETTE/CAMARO/FIREBIRD

•LSM RUNS OFF THE FIELD•M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE RUNS SIDELINE TO SET PICK FOR A3• A3 CUTS AROUND PICK LOOKS FOR FEED FROM M1 •M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE LOOKS FOR BALL AS SOON AS HE CROSSES MID - FIELD •D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 DROPS TO GLE • GOALIE IS LOOKING FOR M1(1st), D3(2nd), D1 AND D2ARE SAFETY VALVES

LSM

TAHOE/BLAZER/YUKON

•LSM RUNS OFF THE FIELD •M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE RUNS ACROSS FIELD•M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE FAKES NORMAL PATH SETS PICK FOR A3• D1 GOES TO TOP LEFT HALF OF DEFENSIVE HALF ( BAIL OUT)•D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 DROPS TO GLE• GOALIE CAN CHOOSE A3 (1st), M3(2nd), D1 (3rd) D3 AND D2 ARE SAFETY VALVES

LSM

MALIBU/IMPALA/CRUZE

•LSM RUNS UP THE MIDDLE GOES TOTOP OF BOX•M3 ENTERS FIELD ON OFFENSIVE SIDE SETS PICK FOR LSM•A 1 SETS PICK FOR D1• D1 GOES TO TOP LEFT HALF OF DEFENSIVE HALF ( BAIL OUT)•M 1 CUTS TO THE MIDDLE FAKES NORMAL PATH EXITS THROUGH BOX•D3 DROPS BELOW GLE•D2 DROPS TO GLE• GOALIE CAN CHOOSE LSM OR D3, D1 IS A SAFETY VALVE

LSM

DEFENSE• COMMUNICATE• WIN GROUND BALLS• STAY AGGRESSIVE• SLIDE HARD• POKES AND LIFTS• SOLID CLEARS• NO SECOND SHOTS• TAKE AWAY PASSING LANES• TAKE AWAY ANGLES• FOCUS• STAY POSITIVE• PLAY WITH IN THE RULES OF THE GAME

DEFENSIVE DOCTRINE (1)COMMUNICATION IS PARAMOUNT• BY PLAYER NAME• WHO HAS THE BALL, WHO IS HELP• WHO IS THE ONE SLIDE, WHO IS THE TWO SLIDE

PLAY DEFENSE W/ YOUR HEAD AND FEET• MOVE YOUR FEET, LEVERAGE YOUR BODY TO PUSH THE BALL CARRIER WHERE

YOU WANT HIM TO GO• DO NOT LUNGE• DO NOT TRY AND TAKE BALL AWAY UNLESS YOU ARE THE SUPERIOR ATHLETE

PLAY FROM THE “INSIDE OUT”• EXTEND AND RECOVER• COVER THE HOLE, PUSH OUT WHEN YOUR MAN HAS THE BALL AND RECOVER

WHEN YOUR MAN PASSES THE BALL

ATTACK THE BOTTOM HAND OF THE BALL CARRIER• DISRUPT HIS RHYTHM AND PASSING/SHOOTING ABILITY

DEFENSIVE DOCTRINE (2)DEFENSIVE POSITIONING/RESPONSIBILITIES ARE BASED ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE BALL• ON BALL- APPROACH, FOOTWORK, CHECKS AND HOLDS• OFF BALL(HELP) – 1 PASS AWAY,COVERING BACKSIDE• SKILLS ARE COMMUNICATION, SLIDING AND CREASE COVERAGE

SPORTSMANSHIP• DO NOT TAUNT YOUR OPPONENT• HIT HARD AND CLEAN• MAKE A GOOD PLAY AND ACT LIKE YOU HAVE DONE IT BEFORE AND YOU WILL DO IT

AGAIN• GET READY FOR THE NEXT PLAY

BE RELENTLESS ON DEFENSEALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOUR OPPONENT IS AND WHERE THE SCORING THREAT IS PREVALENT, REMOVE THE THREATCONTROL THE TEMPOBE PHYSICAL BUT STAY WITH IN THE RULES OF THE GAME

LSM

BASE/MACHO/HERO

•MAN TO MAN DEFENSE•CALL OUT PICKS•FORCE YOUR OPPONENT AWAY FROM THE NET•TAKE AWAY THEIR ANGLES•SWITCH ONLY IF NECESSARY•CALL OUT SWITCHES

LSM

EAGLE/AMERICAN/PRIDE

•ZONE DEFENSE•HAND OFF CUTTERS TO NEXT DEFENDER IN ZONE•FORCE YOUR OPPONENT AWAY FROM THE NET•TAKE AWAY THEIR ANGLES• DON’T CHASE•ZONES MUST INTERLOCK FROM THE GOAL OUTWARDS

LSM

EAGLE-STEP/ROCKY/BREAK DOWN

•ZONE DEFENSE•CREASE D REMAINS IN CREASE•WING D STAYS AGGRESSIVE ON FEEDERS•WING MID DROP DOWN IF WIND D TO THEIR SIDE DROPS DOWN ON FEEDER, BALL AWAY, LSM AND BACK SIDE WING D SLIDE TO BALL SIDE•HAND OFF CUTTERS TO NEXT DEFENDER IN ZONE•FORCE YOUR OPPONENT AWAY FROM THE NET•TAKE AWAY THEIR ANGLES• DON’T CHASE•ZONES MUST INTERLOCK FROM THE GOAL OUTWARDS

LSM

EAGLE-STEP TERROR/NIGHTMARE/JASON

•LSM AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKS BALL AT TOP OF BOX, MAKES CONTACT WITH BALL HANDLER•M1, M2 PINCH IN •CREASE DEFENDER STEPS UP•WING D PINCH IN, HEAD ON A SWIVEL WATCHING FOR BACK DOOR CUTTERS

LSM

EAGLE-STEP TERROR SHADE/DARK SHADOW

•LSM SLIDES RT •M1 DROPS TO D1 ZONE•D1 SLIDES LEFT TO FILL FOR CREASE DEFENDER •CREASE DEFENDER AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKS BALL HANDLER, FORCE TURN OVER

RIDES

• BE SMART• TAKE AWAY THE MIDDLE• FORCE THE LONG THROW• COMMUNICATE• PROTECT OUR NET• DO NOT GIVE UP THE EASY PASS• PLAY DEEPER THAN YOUR MAN• GOALIE DOES NOT GET A FREE PASS• LOOK TO FORCE THE TURN-OVER

REGULATOR

•A1 AND A 3 TAKE AWAY THE WING DEFEDERS AS OUTLETS FOR THE GOALIE

•A2 HARASSES GOALIE, NO FREE PASSES•M1 AND M2 LOCK ON THEIR MEN, DO NOT LET HIM BEAT YOU DOWN THE FIELD

•M3 OR NEAREST MIDDIE RUNS OFF THE FIELD WITH THEIR MIDDIE SO THAT LSM CAN RUN ON•LSM RUNS ON THE FIELD AND TAKES A PATH THAT CUTS OFF THE ONCOMING OPPONENT MIDDIE OR IF WE ARE IN ZONE RUNS ONTO FIELD AND SINKS INTO HIS ZONE

•D1 TAKES A POSITION JUST ABOVE THE CREASE TO TAKE AWAY FAST BREAK

•D2 AND D3 WATCH THE WING ATTACKS FROM INSIDE OUT , PREVENT A QUICK BACK DOOR CUT•DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PLAYER

•TRANSITION MUST BE QUICK AND PRECISE

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LSM

BULLY

•A1, A2 AND A 3 TAKE AWAY THE WING DEFEDERS AS OUTLETS FOR THE GOALIE

•IF GOALIE ATTEMPTS TO GO UP FIELD NEAREST ATTACK PURSUES HIM

•M3 OR NEAREST MIDDIE RUNS OFF THE FIELD WITH THEIR MIDDIE SO THAT LSM CAN RUN ON•LSM RUNS ON THE FIELD AND TAKES A PATH THAT CUTS OFF THE ONCOMING OPPONENT MIDDIE OR IF WE ARE IN ZONE RUNS ONTO FIELD AND SINKS INTO HIS ZONE

•D1 TAKES A POSITION JUST ABOVE THE CREASE TO TAKE AWAY FAST BREAK

•D2 AND D3 WATCH THE WING ATTACKS FROM INSIDE OUT , PREVENT A QUICK BACK DOOR CUT•DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PLAYER

•TRANSITION MUST BE QUICK AND PRECISE

LSM

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