INTERMEDIATE SET PLAYS

3C. Middle Stack - "Double Up-Pick"

• The play begins once there is a "stack" of 1 Lefty & 1 Righty in the middle (in a horizontal line east-west in orientation).  

• • The ball is passed from shooter-to-shooter triggering both middle players to north-south up-seal for the same-handed shooter. 

• Both shooters run underneath the seals creating a 2-on-1 with the defender in the middle, with a pass shooter-to-shooter being the first look (Option #1).  If the original passer is wide open they can also shoot, but Option #2 is actually a second pass to the off-ball crease player.  If neither option presents itself the opposite-handed crease player comes up to the mid-board soft spot (Option #3); filling into the shooter position if necessary.

3D. Middle Stack - "Up & Down Picks"

• The play begins once there is a "stack" of 1 Lefty & 1 Righty in the middle (in a vertical line north-south in orientation).  Whichever shooter has the ball, an opposite-handed player should be the higher of the two players in the stack.  

• The ball is passed from shooter-to-shooter and whichever shooter gets the pass receives an east-west up-pick from the higher of the two middle players, and the off-ball crease player receives a down-pick from the other player in the middle.

• The ball carrier runs overtop of the pick and passes to the off-ball crease player coming overtop of the pick (Option #1), shoots (Option #3), or passes to the roller after they set the down-pick (Option #2).