Extra Man Offense

MAXIMS

• Individual

  • Stay wide to help spread out your opponent’s defense, and to open up the passing and cutting lanes.
  • Do not stand still. Instead, move your feet, and pass sharply to the outside.
  • Back up all shots and feeds.
  • Do not hold the ball too long; occasionally reverse the direction you throw the ball, or bypass a man with your passes.
  • Do not allow one defender to play two people.
  • Be alert to know how much time is left in the penalty.
  • Screen the outside shots and be alert for the rebounds.
  • Get a good shot every time.

• Team

  • Be patient, particularly when operating with a one minute penalty. Let the ball do the work.
  • Practice your extra man offense (EMO) “skeleton,” or formation, without a defense, as well as against a live defense.
  • Be flexible; know all the options off a set play.
  • Put a stopwatch on the penalties in practice so the EMO unit develops a sense of timing.
  • Have a quick play (10 seconds) rehearsed.
  • Be prepared if the defense shuts a man off; that is, denies a man the ball by closely face-guarding him.
  • Be prepared for a two-man-up situation.
  • Be alert to ride hard after a change of possession, shut off the goalie, and put your best rider on the ball.

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