INTERMEDIATE SET PLAYS

4A. Circle The Net - "Soft Spots"

• The point player passes to the weak-side shooter and cuts the middle off of an up-pick from the player in the middle; the weak-side shooter looks for a give-and-go opportunity (Option #1). 

• If the pass isn't there, the point player circles the net, with the weak-side shooter passing back and forth with the same-side crease player to allow time for them to run around the net. 

• The weak-side shooter acts like a threat when they receive the pass back and then tries to time a pass to the point player when they get to GLE (Option #2). 

• The off-ball crease player runs up to the mid-board soft spot (Option #3) depending on how the far-side low defender reacts; the strong-side shooter also fills up toward the point position at this time (Option #4). 

4B. Circle The Net - "Scissors"

• The point player passes to the weak-side shooter, cuts the middle and circles the net.  The weak-side shooter, acts like a threat and then passes to the same-side crease player, which allows for the point players to run around the net.

• The crease player also acts like a threat and carries the ball up to the mid-boards soft spot, triggering the strong-side shooter to seal the high defender and the middle player to down-pick at the off-ball crease.

• The call carrier tries to time a pass to the point player when they get to GLE (Option #1), otherwise passes to the off-ball crease player coming overtop of the down-pick (Option #2), or the roller who set the pick (Option #3).