Lacrosse: Picking - Pick & Roll, Down-Pick & Up-Pick, Re-Picking, Give & Go

Learn how to set up a pick & roll using up-picks, down-picks & re-picks.
A "pick & roll" is an offensive strategy for creating separation and 2-on-1’s, both on-ball and off-ball, in the middle of the offensive zone. A good pick starts off with a good V-cut to the middle of the floor, eventually running back towards the same-side, and ideally picking a defender on their lower back (back pick). The picker must disguise the pick by making the defender believe he/she is cutting toward the net. The player who is being picked for also needs to be cunning in their use of the pick, first engaging their defender or perhaps counter-stepping, eventually carrying the ball in the direction that the pick comes from.
If the pick is east-west in orientation the ball carrier should run over-top of the pick and if it is north-south in orientation they should run underneath the pick. After the pick, the picker should then “roll” towards either the board-side or Middle Lane, depending on which side of the defender the pick was “set” (habits).
The picker (“roller”) should turn the shortest route possible toward the net, "opening up" to the ball without turning their back to the play (i.e. turn towards the ball; roll 90° instead of 270°). Multiple picks and re-picks in a row is a general offensive strategy on the weak-side, also known as the pick-and-roll game to some, or the “pick & roll game” to others.
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