ADVANCED SET PLAYS

8B. Behind The Net - "Double Down Seal" 

• The ball starts at the weak-side shooter and gets passed down to the same-side crease player, who passes to the opposite-handed player behind the net.

• The player behind the net carries the ball toward their proper-side crease position, with the player standing there moving up to the mid-boards soft spot, receiving a pass. 

• At this point the two players at the same-side shooter position double-seal and the ball carrier can either shoot (Option #1), pass back to the player at the same-side crease player (Option #2), or pass to the off-ball shooter who cuts through the middle as the ball carrier gets overtop of the double-seal (Option #3).     
  

8C. Behind The Net - "Double Up-Pick" ("Scissors")

• The point player passes to the opposite-handed shooter, who passes to the player at the mid-board soft spot (same-side), who passes it to the same-side crease player. 

• The crease player carries the ball behind the net, which triggers the middle player to up-seal the middle defender and the player at the off-ball soft-spot to up-pick the high defender. 

• At the same time the point player cuts between the seal and pick (generally as a decoy), picking the low defender on the same-side, with the player who up-picked the shooter rolling to the net between the seal/pick (Option #1).

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  • The point player should also "pop" off of their pick a second later (Option #2) and otherwise the ball can be passed to the opposite-handed shooter who fills into the point position (Option #3).