Colgate V. Akron - U14 Homework

Akron Attacks The Middle

Easy to analyze, difficult to stop...why?

Akron, in this video clip, attacks the middle of the Colgate defense.  Watch the video, map the ball movement, and answer the two questions at the end of the post.



Here's a pic to help clarify the players involved:

The back 4 are circled, holding mid is the rectangle
(other two mids are unmarked) and the three
front-runners are in triangles.

Here's the video clip...map the ball movement player by player and try to figure out the defense's movements (what player tracked which Akron attacker).  

Two crucial questions:

• What should the Colgate defense have done instead?  
• How did Akron create this dilemma for Colgate? (think technically, rather than tactically...)