Staying behind the halfway line and shifting with the movement of the ball engaging only once the ball is over the halfway line. Patience and a disciplined press forced the opposition to make a smart decision to break down the play. Allows for your team to attack into space and ideally force a 3v2 towards goal.
front three need to get their angles right, keeping distance between eachother as they shift left to right Middle-player needs to be three to four paces deeper than the front two to create a pocket of space. If carried into the pocket then close down the space The left forward covers the board with their glove and the middle-player covers the inside. Right forward has more leeway as it is on their front stick Defenders - cover the left shoulder line of the middle person and right forward and shift with the play while always scanning to be aware of the forward movements
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