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Riverside: lay-off right, slap low

Opposition · left side · Senior · Their corner: Riverside HC · updated 10 Nov 2026

What Riverside ran against us in October. The stopper lays the ball off to the right for a runner arriving at the top of the D, who slaps low to the far post. Our trail runner has to read the lay-off early.

Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: boardAll runs of Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: 9 runs and 4 ball actions. 1a D1 to left post front, on the injection; 1b D2 to right post front, on the injection; 2 I to (-6, 4.5), 0.3 s after the injection; 3 H2 to (5, 12.8), on the stop, arriving as lay arrives; 1a GK to (0.2, 1.6), on the injection; 1b FR to the ball line, on the injection; 1c LP to (-1.5, 0.5), on the injection; 1d RP to (1.5, 0.5), on the injection; 1e T2 to (3.6, 8), on the injection; B1 I injects to S, at 0.6 s; B2 S stops, as inj arrives; B3 S passes to H2, 0.25 s after trap is played; B4 H2 slaps at goal low right, 0.12 s after lay arrives.ID1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT21a1b231b1eB1B2B3B4

Attack

  • 1aD1 to left post front, on the injection
  • 1bD2 to right post front, on the injection
  • 2I to (-6, 4.5), 0.3 s after the injection
  • 3H2 to (5, 12.8), on the stop, arriving as lay arrives

Defence

  • 1aGK to (0.2, 1.6), on the injection
  • 1bFR to the ball line, on the injection
  • 1cLP to (-1.5, 0.5), on the injection
  • 1dRP to (1.5, 0.5), on the injection
  • 1eT2 to (3.6, 8), on the injection

Ball

  • B1I injects to S, at 0.6 s
  • B2S stops, as inj arrives
  • B3S passes to H2, 0.25 s after trap is played
  • B4H2 slaps at goal low right, 0.12 s after lay arrives
  1. Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: InjectionBeat 2 of 5, Injection, at 0.60 s: the ball is in flight. Flat injection to the stopper.ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2

    1 Set up

    Their usual shape. Watch where the second hitter stands.

  2. Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: StopBeat 3 of 5, Stop, at 1.33 s: S has the ball. The second hitter goes on the stop, before the ball is laid off.ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2

    2 Injection

    Flat injection to the stopper.

  3. Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: Lay-offBeat 4 of 5, Lay-off, at 1.58 s: the ball is in flight. Short pass right. This is the moment our trail runner must already be moving.ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2

    3 Stop

    The second hitter goes on the stop, before the ball is laid off.

  4. Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: SlapBeat 5 of 5, Slap, at 2.21 s: the ball is in flight. Low slap to the far post.ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2

    4 Lay-off

    Short pass right. This is the moment our trail runner must already be moving.

  5. Riverside: lay-off right, slap low: SlapBeat 5 of 5, Slap, at 3.74 s: the ball is loose. Low slap to the far post.ISFD1D2H2GKFRLPRPT2

    5 Slap

    Low slap to the far post.