INTERMEDIATE SHORT HANDED

• A rotating ("jump") box is a set-play for the defense, which allows them to apply aggressive pressure against a power-play, using a series of slides executed on a “go” call.  It can technically be utilized on any pass around the horn, and is very much a timing play; generally communicated on the bench prior to the start of the penalty-kill situation.

• For the "jump the point" version, the first "slide" (Rotation #1) happens after the high defenders anticipate a pass from the opposite-handed shooter to the point player. 

• When this happens, the off-ball high defender pressures ("jumps") the point (arriving at the same time the ball arrives), and the on-ball high defender "jumps" the passer; the ball-side low defender also needs to lock-off ("jump") their check. 

• This leaves the point player with only one option, which is a tough “behind the back,” or “cross-body” pass to the same-handed shooter.

• If successful, the off-ball low defender needs to slide up to this shooter, and all other players need to rotate in the opposite direction of the ball, in order to get back into a box as fast as possible (Rotation #2).