Jack Kelly certainly has had a successful last 15 months. The goalie led Brown to the 2016 NCAA final four, emerged as MLL Rookie of the Year with the league champion Denver Outlaws and as a second-year pro qualified for the U.S. training team in July.

What goes through Kelly’s mind when facing the hardest shooters in lacrosse? He gave us a primer.

• Talk to your defensemen. Let the on-ball defender know where you want the dodger to go. This will allow you to see the shots you want to see. “For me, down the alley is preferable,” Kelly said. “It forces shooters to take lower-angle shots.”

• Positioning, positioning, positioning. As the dodger starts to go down the alley, stay in the middle of the cage. This takes away the shot to the far pipe, which is difficult to get to for a lot of goalies. You make the shooter force a difficult shot or think for a second because they see a lot of net on the far pipe.

• Find the release point. Locate the shooter’s stick and where he releases the ball, and see it all the way into your stick.

• React and make a save. If not, move on and get ready for the next shot.