3-2-1 Motion Offense - League Athletics
3-2-1 Motion Offense Balanced Offense Creates Multiple Options Confuses Defense – Create Space for Dodgers and Feeds Why should my team run a motion offense? Dave Pietramala, Head Coach of the Johns Hopkins University’s Men’s Lacrosse program and the only person to win National Championships as a player (1987) and coach (2005 & 2007), advocates the 2-3-1 motion offense in his book Lacrosse: Technique & Tradition. According to Pietramala: “The motion offense creates confusion for the defense because it involves all six players on offense and makes it difficult for defenders to know who should slide...When we begin fall at Johns Hopkins, the first offense that we teach is the motion offense. It shows our players the importance of understanding movement without the ball.” For teams who struggle with their off-ball movement on offense, a motion offense ensures that each of the six offensive players on the field are moving, occupying their defenseman, disrupting slide packages, and filling a vital role for a successful offense at all times. Motion offers many opportunities for CUTTERS and PICKS. Motion helps disrupt the Defense by making defenders move with their man away from the ball to clear out of a dodger’s way and/or keep DEF from sliding properly. It must be quick/efficient. When rotating, always back cut AWAY from the ball.
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Ball can move around perimeter
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Crease middie mirrors ball – down Sets up future opportunities for when ball is high, high when ball pics, and space for crease middie Is low/wing, always opposite side to cut/shoot from best angle.
Rules 1 – Maintain Field Balance 2. Rotate first triangle if ball is passed 3. Rotate both triangles when player dodges A
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Rotate as if you are all tied to a Rope
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Rotate middies if ball is passed from middie triangle to attack triangle
Rotate attack if ball is passed to from attack triangle to middie triangle
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When player dodges, both triangles rotate. If ball up top, attack at X rotates to be the “Look”. Adjacent middie replaces dodger to be outlet.
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When player dodges, both triangles rotate. If ball at X, middie at top rotates to be the “Look”. Adjacent attack replaces dodger to be outlet.
Pics – motion allows you to pick constantly A
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Picks will come naturally in a motion offense
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Picks will come naturally in a motion offense
Dodge – Pass – Pass – Dodge is expected to create open looks and shot. If you can get the skip pass without it getting knocked down in the hole, do it. When DEF slides they often leave the far man wide open.
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Use your imagination and create multiple Picks will come naturally in a motion opportunities on each rotation (anticipate) offense
Pass Movement A
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Ball can move around perimeter
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Crease middie mirrors ball – down Sets up future opportunities for when ball is high, high when ball pics, and space for crease middie Is low/wing, always opposite side to cut/shoot from best angle.
Rules 1 – Maintain Field Balance 2. Rotate first triangle if ball is passed 3. Rotate both triangles when player dodges A
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Rotate as if you are all tied to a Rope
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Rotate middies if ball is passed from middie triangle to attack triangle
Rotate attack if ball is passed to from attack triangle to middie triangle
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When player dodges, both triangles rotate. If ball up top, attack at X rotates to be the “Look”. Adjacent middie replaces dodger to be outlet.
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When player dodges, both triangles rotate. If ball at X, middie at top rotates to be the “Look”. Adjacent attack replaces dodger to be outlet.
Pics – motion allows you to pick constantly A
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Picks will come naturally in a motion offense
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Picks will come naturally in a motion offense
Dodge – Pass – Pass – Dodge is expected to create open looks and shot. If you can get the skip pass without it getting knocked down in the hole, do it. When DEF slides they often leave the far man wide open.
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Use your imagination and create multiple Picks will come naturally in a motion opportunities on each rotation (anticipate) offense
