Select Team Offense : Special Plays (14 Double)

1. Select Team Offense: Special Plays (14 Double)

2. 14 Double: Level of Play • Level of Play This play is suited for teams of all skill levels. “14 Double” has very simple movements so it is easy to implement. It also many options after the initial dodge so even the most advanced teams can still use it.

3. 14 Double: Set-Up • Set-up “14 Double” is a 1-4-1 “Double Mumbo” play that allows the dodger plenty of room to create and the two picks create confusion because the defense must adjust to the moving players while also having a slide ready for the dodge. In “14 Double” the dodger (M1) wants to initiate his dodge from the middle of the field, ten yards above the restraining line…

4. 14 Double: Set Up • Set-up (Continued) Other than M1, who is our dodger, and A1, who is our attack outlet at “X”, the positions of the other players can be determined by the coaches, depending on the strength of various players. The two crease players, defined here as X2 and X3 should align themselves about 2-3 yards above the crease on the left and right pipe respectively…

5. 14 Double: Set Up • Set-up (Continued) X1 and X4 want to start on the left and right wings about 5 yards above GLE and 7 yards to either side of the goal. A1 should start behind the goal at “X” 1-2 yards behind the crease so he is in position to “sneak” around the goal and provide back up.

6. A1 X2 X4 X1 X3 M1 14 Double (M1 Dodging)

7. 14 Double: Execution • Execution As X1 gets ready to dodge, X1 and X4 begin to cut to the crease. Once M1 dodges to the goal and is within 10 yards, X1 sets a pick for X2 and X4 sets a pick for X3. X3 and X4 want to come off the picks and be in a position where they can catch and shoot the ball. X1 wants to dodge for his own shot and look to feed if a slide occurs. If a defender slides to X1, then he should look to X2 and X3 on the outside (most likely) or X1 or X4 on the inside (less likely).

8. 14 Double: Execution • Execution (Continued) If A1’s defender slides or helps, then A1 should cut around the goal looking for the ball. Otherwise he should stay behind the goal to act as a back-up for a missed missed shot. X1 and X4 want to be in a position to score after they set the pick. If their man slides and they are open, they need to be ready to catch and shoot. If X2 and X3 do not have a shot after receiving the ball from M1, they can look to throw a skip pass across the field to the other outside shooter.

9. 14 Double (M1 Dodging)

10. A1 X1 X4 X2 X3 After he receives the pass from M1, X2 wants to look immediately to shoot, if not he wants to look inside at X1 and X4, otherwise he wants to throw a skip through to X3. On the dodge M1 should be looking for his shot. Otherwise he wants to look at X2 and X3, or lastly, the skip through to A1. 14 Double (M1 Dodging)

11. 14 Double: Final Thoughts • 14 Double: Final Thoughts “14 Double” is an extremely effective play and can be used more than once a game, because of the various reads and decisions that can be made on any given play. Depending on how defenders react, X2 and X3 want want to either “curl” back to the ball or “fade” away to open space. ** “14 Double” leaves teams highly susceptible to transition because no offensive player rotates back to cover the middle of the field. Bad shots and turnovers can be dangerous.