Side Line Control
Overview
Side line control is the ability to dominate, pressure, and restrict movement along one of the field’s outer wires, shaping the entire tempo and direction of the point.
Key Points
- Determines whether a team controls the snake side or dorito side wire.
- Affects lane dominance, movement windows, and forward progression.
- Relies on anchor players maintaining consistent, accurate pressure.
- Crucial for preventing opponents from gaining wide or deep positions.
- Directly influences mid game collapses and field imbalance.
Details
Side line control refers to controlling one full wire of the field the snake or dorito side from the breakout through the mid game. Whichever team controls the side line dictates movement opportunities, denies bumps, and applies pressure across the width of the layout.
Strong side line control requires: Reliable wire players who survive early pressure. Back players who hold key denial lanes on runs and wraps. Crossfield guns that punish exposures.
Winning side line control often leads to: Uncontested forward movement. Dominant wrap angles that collapse interior bunkers. Forced opponent rotations that stretch their defense.
Losing the wire typically forces a team into defensive posture, shifting guns inward to prevent collapse often opening additional weaknesses.
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