Cross-Face Release
- Prescription
- 5 × starts / side · 30 s restabout 6 min
- Players
- 2 minimum
- Equipment
- None
Your partner lines up on your inside shoulder and defends the inside. You release on that side anyway, crossing in front of his face. Five reps, then switch roles.
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Key points
- The cross-face is the rare move: only try it once he has opened his hips to the outside.
- The outside hand pushes the arm outward as the head and shoulder move past, simultaneously.
- Fake the outside run at least twice before attempting it; otherwise, the defense has no reason to open up.
Common mistakes
- Trying it cold, without having moved him first: the best way to get smothered.
- Going behind him instead of in front, which leaves a dead route and an easy interception.
Demonstrations
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LEVELS : Intermediate · Advanced
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