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Dodging at the Island

Dodging at the Island

• Dodging in the 5-10 yards in front of the crease and about 5 yeards to the right and left of the crease
• Another way to say it is its the 7to7
• Why is the island important?
  • Goal Scoring Opportunities
  • Feeding Opportunites
  • Force Slides
  • Applies pressure on interior & adjacent defenders
  • creates leverage for teammates
  • Increase chance of drawing a penality

How to get to the island?

• Stick protection - neutralize athletic ability - one hand get the elbow out wide
• The Boyle Rule - Ask yourself am I faster or more athletic then the person covering me?
• Optimal Speed - the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate
• change of speed
• change of direction
• change of angle
• change of posture (running back/quarter back)
• Slap checks time to roll
• From X split to roll
• Vacate step, dodge on a straight line, then pop to force defender to follow, then explode to the goal

Types of Dodges to get to the island

• Come Around - beat your guy around the cage
• backhand - running to the crease stick to the inside and shoot backhand
• Runaway - Seen as a bailout to a come around, hide the stick well and dodge up and away at GLE and shoot (must be practiced)
• Inside Roll - use your bottom hand elbow to push the guy out, try to run to opposite pipe
• Flat Roll - Like an inside roll but further out and roll at GLE then gain space inside
• Rocker - Create the illusion that we want to roll where we came from, rock your head and shoulders to show the fake
• Step Back - Fade away step away shot, use your man as a screen
• Question Mark - Efficiency and timing, point your stick out change hands and shoot inside, time it on a check. 2 Step question mark: first step into your man, then out to the sideline and out and shoot
• High Island - drive high, try to do a hockey stop (inside foot driving) and have space to come back and shoot