INTERMEDIATE POWER PLAYS

4A. Point - "Pick"

• The point player passes to the weak-side shooter, which triggers an up-pick from the strong-side crease player. 

• The ball is then passed to the weak-side crease player and right before the pick arrives, the strong-side shooter does a back-door cut to the crease (Option #1). 

• The picker should roll to the middle (Option #2) and the point player should fill into the strong-side shooter position (Option #3).

4B. Point - "Seal"

• When the ball arrives at the weak-side crease position, this player should pass to the opposite-side crease (crease-to-crease), which signals the start of the play.

• The crease player quickly passes the ball up to the same-side shooter, who passes across to the opposite-side shooter and immediately cuts the middle (stopping and sealing up toward the point player).

• As this is happening, the opposite-side shooter passes the ball up to the point player, who then carries the ball around the seal (proper floor-side) straight down the middle and shoots (Option #1), or passes to the far-side crease player (Option #2), ideally for a quick stick.  If this pass does get made, a crease-to-crease pass becomes another option (Option #3), ideally for a quick stick.

Note:  This play works great for breaking down the Rotating Diamond