Rotating Motion Box offense with 2 men in the crease
The 1-4-1 Rotating Motion Box offensive scheme is great for dodgers as it creates space. It makes it very easy to bring the top two defenders into the crease which creates good matchups on the perimeter. Keep in mind that strong takeaway defenders HATE being trapped on the crease as they want to play the ball to be more proactive in creating a turnover. These aggressive and now pent up strong defensemen have a tendency to slide very early leaving the crease men open.
The Concept Execution:
- As ball is passed along the perimeter the 2 crease players will do “High C” and “Low C’ cuts always presenting themselves as a threat.
- When a teammate dodges, if the crease defender slides, the crease man must follow the slide and pop out as an outlet. More often than not this will result in a shot for the crease man.
- If the ball is carried along the perimeter or a dodger dodges along the perimeter, while the 2 crease players do their “High C” and “Low C’ cuts the other perimeter players will rotate as a unit in order to maintain space
- The Rotation concept makes it very easy to change sets into the 2-2-2 as a way to give the opposing team a different look.
If you can combine the rotating square with ball movement you will have a great offense.
The player that scores will typically be two passes away from the original dodger.
Remember, if the defense moves the offense scores. The defense will sluff over towards the dodger, thus by the second pass the slides for the defense will be very far and difficult.
The key is to move the ball while the rotation is happening, as opposed to stop-start Dodge-Stop-Pass-ReDodge. - If the ball carrier is in trouble the perimeter players should V-Cut to get open and the crease man should pop out to space to come and get the ball as an outlet. After the pass is made the player who had the ball will assume the crease responsibilities. The crease man will now be the perimeter player.
The teamwork is particularly important because in this offense what makes it great can also make it dangerous. Having the offensive adjacent players so far away can give the dodger space but it also can make it difficult to find an outlet if in trouble.
