Bringing together the Game’s Greatest Defenders, Defensive IQ, TEAM DEFENSE, and Tactics from Lacrosse History! The Defensive Playbook is your Vault to Develop, Educate, and Showcase All-Time Techniques, Strategies, Defensive Components and Much More!
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Components of Team Defense
Defense, Adjacent Team Defense: Support the Ball with Near-Man Adjacent Defenses. Study how defenses work together from Rotations, Adjacent Slides, Hedges, and Much More!
Defense, Technique: Approaching the Ball
Team: Clearing IQ: Progress the ball from D to O with our Clearing Clips. This playlist has Clearing Formations, Clearing IQ, Passing/Stickwork, and the Looks to Get the Ball over the Midfield Line!
Defense, Collapsing Team Defense: The best defenses know when to collapse on an offensive threat. Showcase of great team defense.
Defense, Contesting Shots: Offenses will create shots, but defenses always can battle to limit the follow-through, block shots, force shooters to miss the cage, or take velocity off the shot.
Defense, Controlling Rebounds: A critical component of team defense is our ability to clean up rebounds, and get GBs around the crease. We call it a “Grenade!” at the University of Utah.
Defense, Defensive IQ: FULL showcase of Defensive IQ. This playlist includes Sliding, Off-Ball Play, Anticipation of Offense, Covering the ball. This is our most comprehensive Defensive Playlist.
Defense, 2-Way (Defensive) Midfield Play: Defensive Midfielders are the heart of the defense. Elite video from history’s top D Midfielders.
Defense, Double Team & Pressure: Double Team Defense.
Defense, Free Double Teams: Great to study the opportunities on defense to take advantage of offensive spacing to deliver double teams without much risk to the overall Team Defense.
Defense, Stickwork: ‘Walk the Dog’ & Hot Pizza Technique: ‘Hot Pizza’ or ‘Walking the Dog’ is a great way for Defensive players to run at full speed, protect their stick with their body, and get themselves away from riding pressure.
Defense, On-Ball Technique: Know Your Personnel (KYP)
Defense, Off-Ball Technique: Knockdowns & Picking off Passes
Defense, On-Ball: Lefty Defenders
Defense: Long-Stick Midfielder IQ
Defense, Man-Down Defense: A great tool for teaching your Man-Down Unit. Watch elite Penalty Kills & Study how to Defend Extra man Offense.
Defense, FULL Off-Ball Defensive IQ
Defense, FULL On-Ball Defense IQ Playlist
Defense, On-Ball: Defending with Stick Out (‘Roast’ Technique): The key to fundamental on ball defense is to keep your stick out, and to pressure the hands/elbows of the offensive player.
Defense, Pressure Team Defense (Raptor): Defensive pressure can be applied on certain matchups, areas of the field, and scenarios. Great way to teach LSM’s, Poles, and Team D the perfect time to pressure the ball and it’s adjacent outlets.
Defense, Skills and Stickwork: Defenders need incredible stick-skills to be complete players. Incredible showcase of GB Skills, Passing/Stickwork, Slickness, and more.
Defense: Stick Checks!: Everyone’s favorite playlist! Learn different checks, footwork, body positioning, areas of the field to take the ball off an offensive player.
Defense, Sliding Team Defense: Double-teaming the ball, and sliding from the crease is crucial to defending against an offense with crease presence. Study the timing, angles, technique, and off-ball positioning of great sliding defenses.
Defense, Off-Ball IQ: Stick in Passing Lanes: It’s key to know the passing lanes & looks that an offense tries to exploit. Study the technique of Off-ball defense to getting knockdowns (Nuggets).
Defense, All-Time Elite Defender Highlights: LOADED playlist with the GREATEST Defensemen of All-Time!
Defense, All-Time Elite Defenders, Volume II
Defense, Transition Defense: Formation/structure, hustle, rotation timing, approach technique, KYP – all important aspects of great transition defense!
Defense, Zone Defense: Drop into a Zone to protect the goalie and limit shots from the interior.
DEFENSE V OFFENSIVE SETS & TACTICS
Defense v Multiple Interior Crease
Defense v Wing Dodges/Offenses
DEFENSE: On-Ball Technique & Skills
Defense, FULL On-Ball Defense Playlist
Defense, On-Ball: Change of Direction (COD)
Defense, On-Ball Technique: Footwork
Defense, On-Ball Technique: Goal Line Extended (GLE) Defense
Defense, On-Ball: ISLAND Defense: Defending at 5×5 & The Island.
Defense, On-Ball: Defending at X
Defense, On-Ball Technique: Know Your Personnel (KYP)
Defense, On-Ball: Checks x Over The Head (OTH) Checks
Defense, On-Ball: Lefty Defenders
Defense, On-Ball: Stance & Approach Technique
Defense, On-Ball: V-Hold Technique
Defense v Wing Dodges/Offenses
DEFENSE: Off-Ball Technique & Skills
Defense, FULL Off-Ball Defensive IQ: Start HERE!
Defense, Elite 2nd & 3rd Defensemen
Defense, Adjacent Team Defense
Defense, Collapsing Team Defense: The best defenses know when to collapse on an offensive threat. Showcase of great team defense.
Defense, Contesting Shots: Offenses will create shots, but defenses always can battle to limit the follow-through, block shots, force shooters to miss the cage, or take velocity off the shot.
Defense, Controlling Rebounds: A critical component of team defense is our ability to clean up rebounds, and get GBs around the crease.
Defense, Defensive IQ: FULL showcase of Defensive IQ. This playlist includes Sliding, Off-Ball Play, Anticipation of Offense, Covering the ball. This is our most comprehensive Defensive Playlist.
Defense, Double Teams & Free Doubles
Defense, Hedging & Half-Slides from the Crease
Defense, Hedging & Adjacent Support from X
Defense, Interior Defense v Multiple Crease
Defense, Knockdowns & Picking off Passes