This series of videos shows video examples of polocrosse tactics described in the book, Paul Johnson's Polocrosse Book, Third Edition. I narrate the videos to point out if the players are playing by the book or not. In this section I was looking for: Some things you should never do: NEVER MOVE TOWARD YOUR BALL CARRIER TO MARK UP A PLAYER NEVER TURN TOWARD ANOTHER PLAYER UNLESS THERE IS AT LEAST 1 HORSE LENGTH BETWEEN YOU NEVER GET OUT OF YOUR BLOCKING POSITION TO SWING AT A PLAYER'S RACQUET 5. We Have The Ball c. You are the #1 and you're carrying the ball i. Make your way toward the end zone ii. In the end zone 1. Be ready to take a shot on goal as soon as you have a clear shot 2. Turn away from the #3 when you need to maneuver if the #3 is closer than 1 horse length to you 3. Jump out of every turn you make 4. Try to get distance between you and the #3 to give you more options of moves to make a. To get distance, make a gradual turn i. The instant you see the #3 turning toward you, tighten up your turn and go, and you should beat them ii. If you have space between you and the #3, consider throwing the goal over their head iii. If there is at least a horse length between you and the #3, make a turn toward the way they are not facing 1. Keep the same amount of distance between you 2. Make the #3 commit completely to the new direction 3. As soon as the #3 commits completely to the new direction go back to iii. 4. You should cause the #3 to get at least a little more out of position with each turn, until you have a clear path to the goal 5. Try to beat them on a turn a. Make a tight turn and jump out i. A right handed person should make 180 degree tight turns to the left, but only 120 degree tight turns to the right b. If you didn't beat them on that turn, you should have gotten a little more ahead of them c. The instant they are behind and trying to catch up, go back to a. d. You should cause the #3 to get at least a little more out of position with each turn, until you have a clear path to the goal 6. Instead of taking a risky shot, make one more turn at the instant you would have thrown the goal, and you are almost guaranteed to have a clear shot at the goal

• published: 26 Mar 2014
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