Breaking Down My Midfield Dodging | GAME IQ Ep. 3

Welcome to episode 3 of GAME IQ. Throughout this episode, I'll be breaking down 7 different offensive sets that begin with a midfield dodge, and on one occasion, 3 dodges that lead to a goal -- dissecting the setup, execution, and defensive package reads. We'll discuss traditional dodges, low angle dodges, inverts, and "testing the waters".
This is Midfield Dodging.
Comment below what you think, and let us know if you want me to discuss any other disciples.
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[@joeadams1676]

I love these. Please do more. Maybe talk about D mids or just defense in general

[@adamrajkumar9530]

‼️‼️‼️ defense please

[@kristinpost3673]

Defense

[@sandycooper3760]

defense

[@harmdevette3704]

could you do an episode on offence rotation with a focus on offball movement?

[@chrisholmes4684]

pls do defense. I have been trying to find as much as i can for defense since my season got cancelled

[@babycalves5518]

Blorps _ people need to like this

[@NinitoEditz]

my season was cancelled to my team was the courtney bears what was yours?

[@cm2415]

Same I only played 4 games

[@chrisholmes4684]

Cm24 at least you got to play games we had 3 practices then boom

[@claytonschmidt5664]

Agreed. Fastbreak defense, zone rotations, midfield defense.

[@erick_ftw]

Attack dodging from the wing

[@thegoatalbert]

Do one for attack men and their looks

[@RobHebden]

I'd love to see a video on off-ball movement and getting into space

[@gabecherrio5034]

Please keep doing this. Can you go over transitions from the middies?

[@zekepyle9198]

I would love to see a lacrosse IQ on D-Pole defending from the crease and at X

[@brentgreen1146]

Attack dodging from x, attack dodging from the wing, attack shooting from 10-12, attack shooting from 2, midfield transition defense, midfield transition offense. Etc etc. it’s a lot to ask but my point is this series is great and should continue if you have the time of course! Thanks for all you do Paul and for being g a huge inspiration to college athletes who have been following you since they were little such as myself and for so many other younger kids who are able to follow you now. Stay safe and Go Bulls 🤘🏽🐂

[@Jacksvlogs39]

breaking down vision and dodging from x

[@michaelobrien1222]

I would watch an entire episode on connor fields because the way he beats massive defensemen at his size is literally magic

[@zackeryt56thomps2]

Break down for goalies on shooting tendencies off of dodges, ball rotations , curl around from x, etc

[@hunterbrownfield8877]

Please please do goalies, it's my first year and I'm trying to get as much info as I can on the position. Please!

[@noahszarejko8741]

More on midfield and Faceoffs and short stick defense I love these sooo much!

[@tbone8723]

The give and go at 3:59 is so pretty it brings tears to my eyes

[@jtbonilla.1077]

Thanks for breaking this down!

[@ryandeitrick402]

Doing goalies next would be amazing! Always working on skills and want to see what the highest level goalies think.

[@drakejoffs5686]

Thanks Paul I love all of these please do more

[@Tfdrum315]

These are sweet! More IQ vids in any category would be sweet if they're like this! I'm far out of my lacrosse career, but these videos that you've got help me live vicariously through my glory days!

[@808zach_jackson8]

Great vid, I would love some film on Ryan Brown offball.

[@peterdrouzas5119]

This is my first year of playing and you helped so that I can compete with kids that played for a couple of years. Or even beat them

[@debom4641]

Peter Drouzas same for me

[@petermcinerney6418]

Hey Paul ... hi from Australia, where I played goalie (most of two younger lifetimes ago :-), with a wooden stick, usually held almost vertically low for the shot, to scoop or at least flick up the more usual low ball, while expecting to move to take the ball on the chest if too high and quick for my upraised stick - though few threw as hard and fast in those days, as even the forwards’ wooden sticks - as good as they were in the day - generally lacked the sophistication of the modern stick. The thought of facing guys like you is daunting, to say the least!! These vids are an invaluable gift to the game that we all love, as you too continue to be. My request: could you briefly go through and explain the terminology you use when describing the moves and positions in attack and defense in the contemporary game Eg: sliding, cutting, pivoting of the hips ... I do also have dreams of my granddaughter one day captaining Australia against the USA (-: It’s a different game I know, but I think there’s a lot here that can be adapted Many thanks

[@joshruybal]

Throwing in my vote for a goalie breakdown!! I switched to goalie last season and need all the help I can get💯😅

[@jamesdakin1227]

Do face off fast breaks please🙏🙏

[@shawnfedetz2249]

I love all of these. I would love to see all positions, but I think a defender throwing some sick checks and what they are reading on the field would be awesome.

[@nlwojoey7777]

love this!!! Pls do daily uploads

[@seth4627]

i love this series and i dont even play anymore. id love to see a coach game iq. what to look for as a coach. really great series.

[@matthewsciancalepore21]

Nice! Again, thank you for another day of film. You and your teammates' LAX IQ shows how to be effective on and off the field. I will put my vote in for DEFENSE---specifically HESITATION SLIDES---something I am unfamiliar with!

[@jacksnedden25]

Sure do love the instructional film study...covers all too commonly lacking elements of the big picture (field position, reading defense, manipulating defenders positions, etc. etc....). Would love to see a lot more of this.

[@billyrawlins3446]

These are fab, pleaseeeee do more - anything on middie off-ball movement and picking would be amazing!

[@eganrigney8520]

A goalie series would be great

[@blakfalc1]

Just keep doing it. This is a fantastic series. Super informative. Please go through it all and repeat the disciplines you already discussed.

[@zdschenken]

Let's get one for Attack. Love the way Connor Fields sees the field and distributes

[@jasonastle2597]

Please do goalies next Preferable tim troutner or Kyle burnlohr

[@daniella2501]

These are so so so useful, my club team doesn’t really have a coach so this kind of breakdown is amazing to have access to!

[@sharkyboi3742]

I love these. Please do more. Would love to know more about mid D or how to D with a short stick or the concept

[@aarondawson9998]

Would love to see short stick defense analysis. This series is fantastic, it fills a gap that ESPN fills in basketball and football. Keep it up, Paul!

[@ryangerety4170]

Hey pual! These are great! I play LSM but still find these informative! Maybe talk about some 2 man game and or have a defense guest on the show like hartzell or durkin. Keep up the great work!

[@williamready3681]

I love these videos. Great breakdown in easy to understand terms. As a high school coach I’d love to see more about anything and everything!

[@ducatiboy]

Great videos, can't say enough good things. My youth team should get a lot out of these! Would love to see Attack and Defense videos, maybe with guest commentators? Also something on Goalie Vision and on field communication/Talk.

[@dylanhummel6883]

I think crease/off ball movement and how it manipulates defenses would be good. Young players, young coaches, and fans typically follow the ball a lot and miss out on what to do the 85% of the times you’re not carrying the ball

[@phaces4bnl]

Please do game more IQ for Long Pole Defense and LSM!! Our middle school son watches the PPL updates all the time! Thanks for doing this IQ breakdowns

[@nilsbergstrom4174]

This is always fun to watch

[@tk7876]

Best lx video!! I wannna see more of this!

[@williamterrill4384]

I would like it if you did a breakdown on LSM and defender

[@jennifermartin924]

These are awesome! Would love to see defense from dodges from x

[@STARTgaming100]

More game iqs, best show. Please do more

[@billwilliams1948]

Would love to see more of these IQ videos...some for each position on the field, offense and defense.

[@zacharney9277]

these are so helpful can you do attack especially the same 3 topics shooting, dodging, passing thanks man

[@harrisonv7215]

Nice video

[@ivanbarreirogayoso8206]

So learnt a lot today 🙏.. Maybe do the next video about D-middies or the tptation of defense. 👍

[@jacksonewald744]

I love these fr. Can you do crease play for the offense. Especially off ball play

[@BleeDwojak]

Breaking down defense for sure. Maybe have Hartzell zoom in and you guys bounce off ideas with each other as a mid vs pole.

[@marcelgodino6560]

Hockey Assists Transition offense off a clean save Thinking through on ball pair in pairs offense

[@traymiller9837]

please do an episode on communication, what certain slang means for a player and how he can execute those orders from his teamates

[@georgephelps7315]

Pls do a defense. Love these kinds of videos

[@parkus1416]

For frame by frame press or ,. Super helpful for like slow stuff. Thank you the content is amazin'

[@seanmolloy9328]

Great video keep it up I know your not really a big box guy but I would love to see a box video😁

[@davidjagerborg6367]

You should get other players to comment on their own plays and tell us how they think :) Tanks for the tips coming all the way from Sweden!

[@mdahmke5773]

Possibly a video of dodges that failed and why they failed. What could have been done to remedy it.

[@kevinlyons6735]

Keep it going, these r rly helpful

[@ryoo_no.1]

Please do Short Pole defense. It must be very rare but important video. Thank you.

[@seankynor3342]

Please do these for any and all disciplines of the game

[@vinnietagliaferri22]

Can u go over shooting technique and mechanics even though u kind of touched on it in other vids

[@dantevilla6155]

You should talk about playing d on a dodging middie as a d mid

[@iitstre_4550]

Can we get another episode?! Idk what it should be about, but let’s get another one!!

[@anthonyirizarry1891]

Could you possibly do box dodging and shooting edit? Really enjoyed watching!

[@jtbonilla.1077]

Your so good!

[@creed594]

Nice vid

[@henryhalfaker8292]

Do one focusing on defense from the mildfield and low wings for ssdms and Lsm’s.

[@mychikbad]

Great content! Been showing this to the high school I coach. How about midfield defense? Midfield transition? Midfield clear? Thanks Paul!

[@broghandaley5594]

I love these👍🏼🙏🏼💪🏼

[@ryangundersen5242]

Could you do one on creative plays and how players break the mold of their offense to take full advantage of opportunities

[@IvanGarcia-ri7bt]

Can you do one on face off and wing play?

[@carsonsmith9946]

loveing the videos

[@austinjohnson6094]

please do goalie iq because they are one of the most important positions on the field

[@parker_j_1246]

Attack shooting or dodging please these r so nice

[@bradleylamkin3547]

More Game IQ, Please!!

[@seth4627]

i behoove your vocab

[@hugopettersson3213]

Pick and rolls!

[@ssieler8906]

Defense! Maybe have fellow PLL pro Defenders as guests

[@christianthornton2168]

I’d love to see you feature an attackmen for one of the videos so we can get the perspective of one of the Atlas attack

[@trevorbarnes7720]

Doing one on attack men and try and get an attack men on it so we can see how they think compared to your lacrosse mind and see how other pros break down their play

[@judevellaringattu8329]

I would love to see when to dodge against a defense man and shoot off the dodge (attackman). Thank you.

[@bradysheridan748]

Middie off ball movement please, ive been trying to improve while stuck inside, but a new concept would help me be productive in my backyard

[@clashclash6327]

Can u do attack men dodging and looks.

[@wayneackerman6450]

Please do one on Goalie position..thank you

[@benmadio5058]

I think it could be helpful to do midfield off ball movement

[@DiSiena-ys2sw]

Attackman off ball positioning, cuts and rotations

[@TrevorBarone]

More Game IQ!!

[@caseybaron3685]

face-offs please! and midfield defence ... and Matt Rambo

[@rossunwin4927]

need these for short stick defensive middies

[@darius0589]

I cant wait till lacrosse gets bigger

[@jpez2265]

Can you please consider doing a goalie IQ video

[@turbodarkness3167]

Could you do attack men plz go more like cuts that attack can do to score more goal or give the most optimal positions for attack cutting

[@kylehotzler1408]

Middie defense for SSDMs and LSMs. Maybe in 2 separate episodes.

[@johnprior32]

I would like to see crease finishing.

[@b_slaw11]

I want to see defensive sliding Paul

[@willfleming6701]

Attack dodging and feeding

[@art-sw1de]

Nice