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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 2192101, member: 229"]
no it isn't.  you can teach guys different techniques and moves but at the end of the day it's about individual speed, quickness and/or strength.  A guy with the best moves can be .000001 seconds late on the whistle and that's all the advantage the other guy needs.

there are moves to counter moves but again it comes down to the individual.  some guys are just better and no amount of coaching is going to change that.

the one thing I will say about coaching is who they run out there on the wings and where those wings are placed.  It made ZERO sense to have our short stick all the way down on the defensive side of the ball and the Yale guy lining up right on the 50 yard line.  He picked up at least 2 unchallenged ground balls because of it.  I get it you want to prevent a fast break but you might be conceding the possession.  Their wing guy A) has a shorter distance to run to the ball and B) isn't being challenged.  Yale wasn't winning the faceoffs and then charging into a fast break so I would've played them evenly on the wing.

One big play at X last night was at the end.  We lost the last draw but Williams (whoever it was) forced them to throw it back to the goalie and have to clear it.  That was huge and they spent a lot precious time just trying to clear the ball after that draw.
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