Nothing in the game of lacrosse is as exciting as scoring goals. No matter what offense your team uses in the half field situation success depends on each player’s ability to perform fundamental skills, to coordinate the six players spacing and timing so as to create scoring opportunities and to “finish the scoring opportunity.”

Passing, catching, dodging and shooting are fundamental skills that must be mastered in order for any offense to be effective. Without these fundamentals it is very difficult to be successful on the offensive end of the field.

As your team improves fundamentally with individual skills you must coordinate your six offensive players into half field sets that give you scoring opportunities. The 1-3-2 is a set that, if executed properly, will give your team a number of good chances to score. There are basic rules for the player with the ball and the five players without the ball, but at the same time allow for options and choices depending on the defense you are going against.

The 1-3-2 Motion offensive set is two triangles created by the attack and the midfielders.

1

1A-2A-3A are your attack and 4M-5M-6M are your midfielders. Each player stays within his triangle as he cuts away or replaces.

WHEN THE BALL IS CARRIED BY ANOTHR PLAYER TOWARD YOU, YOU CUT AWAY TO CLEAR OUT. WHEN THE PLAYER ADJACENT TO YOU IN THE TRIANGLE CLEARS OUT YOU REPLACE HIM.

2

As 6M carries the ball toward 3A-3A clears away- 1A replaces 3A and 2A replaces 1A much as if 1A-2A-3A were attached by a string to each other. As 6M carries ball down alley 5M replaces 6M and 4M replaces 5M as if 4M-5M-6M were attached by a string.

As 6M carries the ball down the right hand alley he has 4 options:

1. He can drive hard and attempt to get into position for a shot.

2. He can pass the ball to 3A who is clearing out. This is a difficult pass, but depends on how 3A’s man handles the clear out.

3. 6M can pass the ball to 1A who is coming from “X” behind the goal to ball side goal line extended- if he does pass the ball he cuts to the crease far pipe area to replace 4M.

4. 6M can drive down the alley with the ball and then change direction and pass back to 5M who is moving toward the spot vacated by 6M originally.

When 6M chooses option #3, passing to 1A who is moving toward the “GLE” a new set of options come into play.

6M PASSES TO 1A

3

1A catches pass and looks for give and go with 6M.

1A catches pass and looks for 2A on back door cut.

1A catches pass and looks for cut from 5M who replaced 6M.

1A catches pass and dodges 1on 1 for the goal.

1A catches pass and passes to 2A on backside “X”.

WHEN 6M CHOOSES OPTION (4), ROLLING BACK ON A (COD) OFF HIS DRIVE DOWN THE ALLEY AND PASSES TO 5M WHO HAS MOVED TO REPLACE 6M A NEW SET OF OPTIONS COME INTO PLAY.

4

5M catches pass and can shoot or drive to the goal for a shot.

5M catches pass and passes to 4M who has cut off crease to replace 5M—4M can shoot or look for 2A

IF 5M INITIATES THE DRIVE TO START THE SET THEN ALL OF THE SAME PRINCIPLES APPLY AS HE DRIVES THE LEFT HAND ALLEY TOWARD 3A.

NOW LET’S APPLY THE BASIC RULES OF CLEARING OUT AND REPLACING WHEN THE BALL IS CARRIED TOWARD YOU BY AN ATTACKMAN INSTEAD OF A MIDFIELDER.

Ball starts with 1A who drives toward 2A with the ball—2A clears out (following the basic rule) 1A has four options as he carries the ball toward 2A and goal line extended

5

1A can continue with the ball and look to dodge and create a shot for himself

1A can drive and look to feed 5M who is replacing 4M

1A can drive and look to pass to 3A if he is open on the back side or as he cuts off pick by 2A

1A can drive and then roll back and pass to 3A at backside of “X”.

You can reverse the set by 1A driving toward 2A to initiate the motion.

The 1-3-2 Motion Offense can be functional against a zone using the same basic rules. Although specifically designed to go against defenses that slide from the crease the basic rules apply no matter what the defense you are going against. Adjustments can be made quite easily within the basic rules.