What are the offensive positions?
Most often teams set up with the following offense positions: Left Wing: Quicker, shorter players. Jump into the 6m-zone to score. Left Back: Tall and strong players. Use high jumps to shoot over the defenders. Center Back: Playmaker. Right Back: Tall and strong players. Use high jumps to shoot over the defenders Right Wing: Quicker, shorter players. Jump into the 6m-zone to score. Circle Runner: This player plays with his back to the goal along the 6 meter circle. (Note: This position is also referred to as a pivot or line player.) This is a physically tough position as the circle runner tries to muscle in between the defenders, who often line up on the 6m line with their backs to their own goal (see below). The pivot tries to block defenders and create spaces between them thereby opening up shooting lanes for the offense. If the defender then moves to block the attacking back, passing lanes to the unmarked pivot open up. Thus there are normally 6 court players and 1 goalie playing fo
