The Top 5 Best Lacrosse Dodges (UNGUARDABLE!)

Hey everyone! Welcome to Lax Weekly. Today we’re going over the top 5 best lacrosse dodges for offensive players. In my opinion, these 5 dodges are critical if you’re trying to improve your game and become great. There are dozens of different dodges in lacrosse, but these are the ones you should learn first.

1. Split Dodge

2. Roll Dodge

3. Face Dodge

5. Question-Mark Dodge

Video Credit: Lax Film Room, Lax Factor, and Lacrosse Analytics

[Don-oyqr]

Secretly watching this as a defender to get in your mind and smack the hell out of you guys. ;)

[JohnSmith-phdk]

counters for defensive players:

Split dodge: a well timed poke check to knock the ball out works really well, watching their hips is how you dont end up on the highlight reel, because a good attackman will throw a headfake.

Roll dodge: when a bad attackman rolls he might leave his stick hanging behind him for an easy take away check, also if youre strong enough to push them back so the roll isnt as effective that works too, the last thing is positioning, if youre in good position and take a good approach the roll can be rendered completely ineffective.

face dodge: a can opener check can be effective once the stick is across their face, but mostly you just want to take a good approach angle and not lunge at the attackman.

re dodge: they have to use a dodge in the re dodge, so knowing how to stop the dodge used in the redodge is how you counter it.

Question mark: Stopping them before they get to 5 and 5, or the island. Ideally you want to turn them at GLE, but if they do get to 5 and 5, someone who has less expierience with this dodge will telegraph it, and sometimes leave their hands exposed for an easy lift check, also, pushing them hard enough once they initiate the dodge can throw them off.

[henrylord]

The Canadian part of the face dodge is so true I hate going to my off hand

[reidjohnson]

I feel like your gunna gain followers because you are on my recommendation

[kaierkkila]

Glad I found your channel this video really helped and I’m gonna try these in practice, keep the great work up🔥

[kylemurraymusic]

Thank you for this. I have never played lacrosse and now I know about the split dodge.

[jakerevzan]

this helps a ton!!! Keep making videos!!! Its my second year playing lacrosse and these tips have greatly improved my game. Keep it up!!

[tafarilevy]

you need more exposure bro you have great vids

[cooke]

Really awesome video! I can’t subscribe to the newsletter cause it’s glitching and not letting me

[CoachKeithBridgeforth]

Great video! Haven’t watched a lacrosse video in a while... played in college and loved the 3 step spilt.

[matthewferrari]

Was hoping you'd go more into the variants of the dodges, especially face dodge, which I'd argue that the first example highlight you used was more of a toe drag rather than a face. But I'd still call a toe drag a variant of a face dodge; personally I find as a goalie on the clear, a pull back for a fake pass up-field into a toe drag is extremely effective. But still a great video, subbed, excited to see more

[johngagainsuero]

Could you make a vid on how to guard these as a d middie. thanks

[joeybishop]

You are an amazing YouTuber. Thanks for everything

[EmergedLocket]

This is probably the best video on dodging on YouTube atm! Thanks for the great information!

[Belovelyava]

New sub, my boys and I will be looking forward to your newsletter! Thank you!

[spencerrr]

This is my first season playing lax and I am really fast and I love the split dodge

[katherinesmith]

these are also amazing for girls lax but you will need to watch shooting space on the last one

[davidzabronsky]

What about the “RBYG”dodge. ?
Or the “Shelly” Bull inside roll dodge ?

[lelandb]

I think my favorite dodge is the swim move

[ericzeller]

i use most of these mostly split and roll put sa hitch dodge in a video