BEGINNER TRANSITION SYSTEM

• This is a basic defensively oriented face-off set up, with 3 defenders in a flat-triangle formation near the defensive restraining line and one player on the offensive side of the restraining line; all players having a set responsibility.   

• The lone player on the offensive side of the ball is usually the teams best loose ball player, while the other 3 players on the defensive side of the ball should also be high calibre loose ball specialists.  

• The player in the middle at the back of the triangle is the safety, also the outlet and ball support for any player that retrieves a loose ball; usually the smartest and most reliable player on the floor.  

• The other two players on the outside of the middle player also attack the loose ball and should have their "sticks to the outside," in order to be able to help protect their stick in a loose ball situation (also helping box-out their opponent). 

• See the Face-Off Skills Analysis for further information on face-off techniques.