Behind the back pass

[Jeeps2009]

Hey guys,
I wanted to know how you perform the behind the back pass and when you should do it. If I could get some instructions that would be awsome.
Thanks,
JP

[MeRattack]

just do it when defenders are in your face and they wont allow you to make a normal pass becasue they just check your stick

[fenwicklax89]

if it goes wrong you can bet that you will be benched for the rest of the game. if the pass isnt there move and make room for one

[TRELAX]

how-
pull you head back like you normally do, step towarss your target and snap you wrists behind your head over hand. dont throw btb sidearm, you will **** up 90% of the time. watch an mll game, they all throw it overhand.
when- only during club ball or on the crease as a shot

[StreetStunt06]

Just do a backwords pass over your shoulder basically...I wouldnt suggest doing this unless you have alot of practice...can get messy and potentially get you creamed by a watching dMan...

[laxstar841]

for a pass you should never you it unless your going to be hit out of bounds and you wanna keep in play.... for a shot you should use it if you cut and you don't get the pass till your past the cage

[mattlax43]

i only used the pass once this year with a practical purpose. I had to play LSM, and we were 2 man down. So i had the ball at midfield, 2 of my attackmen to the left, 1 to the right. all three covered. and then 2 middies on me. i faced like i was gonna throw the ball to my attackmen on the right side. reff blows the whistle, i fake that pass, and then behind the back pass the ball to my two attack men on the other side. it would of gotten us a goal because my attackmen scooped it up and was 1 on 1 with the goalie, but the idiots reffs stopped play again because they couldnt decide with the scorekeepers waht the penalty was and for how long. and i only did it because i know no one out there expected me to pass the ball taht way, so i thought id throw a surprise in there to hopefully get the ball to someone who could hold it better than me and burn the penalty.

[kojak89]

behingd the back shots can also be clutch

[wickedlaxer4]

are coach only thinks its useful when ur cuttin across the goal

[duck]

only only only do it when you're in the offensive zone. early in the season i tried to make a 20 yard pass acrosse the midline behind the back, it got picked off and run back for a goal that brought them to within 1. my teammates bailed me out, but i apologized for that the whole following week in practice.

now, when it goes right, its awesome. in the same game one of our top attackmen scored behind the back and the whole bench went crazy.

if you want to learn how, i suggest 2 things. 1) find a video clip and watch it over and over and over and over again. and 2) trial and error.just find a nice big wall and start trying til you feel it feels right.

[madshorty56]

yo the behind the back pass is raw if you can do it but when u screw it up in a game u look like a fool. The only one thing i hate about it is that its hard to see it coming because most ppl dont know what to look for when its coming!

[Longpole5435]

go through the legs instead.

actually, just do something normal. showboat.

[madshorty56]

so when u go threw the legs you can get smoked cause your heads down. thats a great idea! NOT!

[navyboy28]

it only works right when you AND the guy catching the pass have practiced it TOGETHER a lot so you get accurate and he gets used to seeing it coming. Your boy needs to know the pass is coming or no matter how accurate it is, it wont work

[madshorty56]

yea but still, that pass isnt really all that worth to cause fast break or something ya know?

[Longpole5435]

so when u go threw the legs you can get smoked cause your heads down. thats a great idea! NOT!
I was joking. Duh.

[isuckatlax]

if you need instructions for a behind the back, you shouldnt do it. not in a game.

[madshorty56]

there is this kid Chris Urso on my team who is absolutley ill and out of control who averages like 6 goals a game and when we are killin a team he pulls the behing the back SHOT when he's like ten feet out from the crease. He is so ill! Screw the pass if you got the shot then its cool!

[rosslax37]

To get to the first part of Jeeps question about how to actually perform a behind the back, all you need to do is step towards your target point the shoulder you are throwing over, at the target, and just snap your wrist. Piece of cake.

[RockStar]

Or just don't do it because I can guarentee there is a better pass option out there...
Bullspit.

If you are capable, sometimes a quick BTB to an open man is the right move.

[jksparrow]

I saw a LSM from UVA do it going full speed as he crossed midline in the round of 16 against Notre Dame in the NCAAs. The pass was right on and it looked great. For a second, you weren't sure what happened.

[kermlax5]

there is this kid Chris Urso on my team who is absolutley ill and out of control who averages like 6 goals a game and when we are killin a team he pulls the behing the back SHOT when he's like ten feet out from the crease. He is so ill! Screw the pass if you got the shot then its cool!

ten feets not that far. its 3 yards and a foot. not real far away

[Farny]

You only pass behind the back or "over the shoulder" when you're a box player who can't use his off hand!

Yeah, that's right.

Just to let you know farny that the best players in the world come from box lacrosse and i bet many of them could school you i dont know why your rippen on them.

Oh, I'm not saying that they're bad, I know that they're good, and I'm not trying to say that I'm better than anyone; I know they could "school" me, but I just think its funny how BTB passes are the preferred way of throwing in the opposite direction, and that they seldom switch hands. You know it's true.

Now, there's no need to get all worked up about it. I was kidding.

[goaliedude13]

Just to let you know farny that the best players in the world come from box lacrosse and i bet many of them could school you i dont know why your rippen on them.

[RockStar]

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Oh, I'm not saying that they're bad, I know that they're good, and I'm not trying to say that I'm better than anyone; I know they could "school" me, but I just think its funny how BTB passes are the preferred way of throwing in the opposite direction, and that they seldom switch hands. You know it's true.


The BTB pass is a lot faster than switching hands before passing, so sometimes it's the right move.

The skill of switching hands doesn't do a helluva lot in box, so it's not developed as far (Tighter quarters, defensemen can put you on your arse no matter which hand your stick is in). From what I've seen, the only case where switching really, really helps is if you find yourself with a much better shooting angle from your off-hand side.

Even the field-trained Americans in NLL don't switch so much. They just play their dominant side, and switch only in the rare case where it's actually going to help.

[roycegracie47]

The BTB pass is a lot faster than switching hands before passing, so sometimes it's the right move.

The skill of switching hands doesn't do a helluva lot in box, so it's not developed as far (Tighter quarters, defensemen can put you on your arse no matter which hand your stick is in). From what I've seen, the only case where switching really, really helps is if you find yourself with a much better shooting angle from your off-hand side.

Even the field-trained Americans in NLL don't switch so much. They just play their dominant side, and switch only in the rare case where it's actually going to help.
I got this lesson from the box player I worked on stick skills with my junior year of college while I was on injured reserve. Everytime I went to switch to my left he'd slash me, hard. The lesson being why switch when you can still make the same move faster and with better accuracy from the dominant hand. I tend to only use my left in quick stick situations only since most of my game is in tight quarters on the crease, so I tend to make half my wallball routine now using my dominant right for backhands and btbs (though I still need a looooooot of work on it) since it's something I feel I'll need more.

[GRLAXSTR19]

if it goes wrong you can bet that you will be benched for the rest of the game. if the pass isnt there move and make room for one


a kid on my time tried to do a BTB shot when he was right on the crease and totally choked, he could have easily just dunked it past the goalie but tried to be fancy, he was benched the rest of the game, so do it if you are 100% sure you wont screw up and look like an idiot

[I Am Legend]

well passing btb is kind of an iffy thing, depends how good you are at it. I included both right and left handed behind the backs in my daily wall exercises...this will help you get comfortable with behind the backs. As far as behind the back shots go, anytime your defender is playing you too low on the sides of the cage, or approaching GLE are good times to go behind the back.

[justlaxin484]

Or just don't do it because I can guarentee there is a better pass option out there...


my coach encourages BTB passes/shots bc sometimes there isnt other options

[kermlax5]

if you have to ask someone how to do BTB or even question yourself whether you should do it or not then you shouldnt do it

[RockStar]

if you have to ask someone how to do BTB or even question yourself whether you should do it or not then you shouldnt do it
No, if you have to ask, you shouldn't be using it now in a game situation, or even anywhere where your coach can see you.

However, it's perfectly alright to ask if your plans are to hit the wall and teach yourself how to do it. Once you're comfortable, then show your coach in practice.

[mfLax03]

A btb pass is a lot like a one handed scoop it has its place but is rarley nessicsary, and coaches don't like it.

[RockStar]

A btb pass is a lot like a one handed scoop it has its place but is rarley nessicsary, and coaches don't like it.

Bad analogy, one handed scoops are necessary in almost every game.

Never to be used if a two-hander is possible, but sometimes you simply can't reach the ball before your opponent if you keep two hands on the stick.

LEARN HOW TO DO THESE AS WELL!