Scouting Offenses

Sample Offensive things to look for from most important to least:

• Do they have 1 superstar player? 

  • Do we need to shut him off?

  • Do we need to slide early when he has the ball?

  • Fall into a zone when he has the ball?

• Is there a weak link on the offense?

  • Do we need to shut off his adjacent pass when he has the ball?

  • Do we stay at home and not slide when he has the ball?

  • Do we have our defenemen pressure him?

• Are they midfield or attack dominant?

• How many men do they use in the crease?

• Do they play a zone ride or a man to man ride?

• Do their players get after you on the ride or do they sit back.

• Do they get their goals off a dodge or a pass?

• Are they a fast break team ?

• Are the middies an outside threat?

• Do they handle Pressure? 

• Do they run a true 2nd Offensive midfield? 

• Did they play against a zone?

Sample Coaching Notes:

• Their scorer plants himself at the top of the key, catches and shoots.  He does not do much else but has a fantastic shot if his hands are free.

• They are extremely aggressive on the ride, we will need our middies to come get the ball.

• 2nd Middies – most D Mids – transition ball well

• #5 is very nervous, he is always looking to pass the moment he has the ball, lets press him.

•  I have not seen a player go left.

• They run a fantastic set play off of the inbound endline after a shot. Immediately press the ball carrier so they do not have time to run their set play.