Does the drawbridge short corner routine work if the defence doesn't run out with 3 players, i.e if they have men on both posts?
The drawbridge short corner routine
The Drawbridge
DESCRIPTION
Line up for the short corner as shown above. The ball is pushed out to the stopper at the top. The striker then moves the ball to the right. Blue 4 looks like they are going to take the ball but dummies over the top of the ball and leaves it for blue 6. Blue 6 picks up the ball and drives to the goal line before laying the ball back to score.
The Drawbridge
DESCRIPTION
Line up for the short corner as shown above. The ball is pushed out to the stopper at the top. The striker then moves the ball to the right. Blue 4 looks like they are going to take the ball but dummies over the top of the ball and leaves it for blue 6. Blue 6 picks up the ball and drives to the goal line before laying the ball back to score.
William GreggPlayer, England
ANSWERS
Bram van Asselt, England
It does work but may not be necessary. The purpose of the draw bridge is to get rid of the runner-out running to the slip right. If there is no player that is running to the slip a simple slip will do. Sometimes the number one runner is able to cover the slip right by not over commiting in this case the draw bridge would be very effective again. If a team is only running two the easiest move is to slip the ball to the opposite side of the 2nd runner keep doing this until they cover this. I hope this helps Bram
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