What Zone Defense Should I Use with my Youth Team
A Zone Defense can be a great way to slow down your opponents when they are bigger, faster or better. But it takes a lot of time to practice, so make sure you pick the right one!
Man-Down Defense: One Man Shut-Off
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Man-Down Defense, Numbers Advantage Drills, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceThis is a simple play we see teams use quite often to disrupt their opponent's Man-Up Plays. Lock off their best shooter or feeder, and shut down their entire Man-Up Offense!
“Hammer” 1-on-1 Triple Ground Ball Drill
/in Dodging and Carrying Drills, Drills for Defense, Ground Ball Drills, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceThis is a simple, fun drill that you can do with boys and girls players of all ages and levels to practice Scooping under pressure, Dodging, Defense, and get some Conditioning, all at the same time!
New Trends: Pick & Roll “Two-Man Game” Defense
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceThe "Two-Man" Pick & Roll Game is a standard offensive play for almost every team now. You can use the same tools we see College and Pro Teams using to defend against it!
Midfielders: Do NOT Sub on Defense!
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games, Riding Against the Clear /by Ryan WallaceMake sure all your players know this simple rule, so you don’t give up easy Fast and Slow Break goals! Make the other team score their goals the hard way!
Defense: More Coaches are using this NEW “Two” Slide
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Man-on-Man Defense, News, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceWhere is your Second Slide coming from? As offensive plays and formations change from season to season, Defenses have to respond with different strategies and tactics as well. Make sure your team keeps up!
The “ABCD’s” of Individual Defense
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Lax Lingo, Man-on-Man Defense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceGood 1-on-1 Defense is a key skill for every lacrosse player to have, no matter what position. These four basic steps make it easy to teach this critical concept to shut down your opponents, and win more games!
Box Lacrosse 1-on-1 Defense “Approach!” Dodging Drill
/in Box/Indoor, Defense, Dodging and Carrying Drills, Drills for Defense, Man-on-Man Defense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceUse this super easy, super fast drill with your indoor and outdoor teams to practice Dodging, Defense, Stick Skills and Scoring!
Defense: Defending the “Two-Man Game” Pick & Roll
/in Defense, Drills for Defense, Man-on-Man Defense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceThe Pick & Roll is such a standard play in both Box and Field Lacrosse now, pretty much every player should practice how to use it, and how to defend it. Here are the most common ways we see college and pro players and coaches doing it!
Quick Hitter 1-on-1 “Approach” Dodging Drill
/in Dodging and Carrying Drills, Drills for Defense, Practice Drills & Games /by Ryan WallaceUse this easy college drill to practice small area game situations and give your players lots of individual reps on Offense and Defense!