Defense

Fundamentals

The best check is NO check!

Learn to shade, slide, ride the hip, poke & lift the hands.

SLIDE #1: "I'm HOT"

SLIDE #2: "I'm FILL"

SLIDE #3: "I'm SPLIT"

STANCE & APPROACH - like a linebacker, low base, hands up/out front, bottomhand outside hip, normal grip in case of ground ball

***(3-12) DENISON - approach & shuffle - Breakdown ... ADD Shuffle ... ADD Recover ... ADD GB - "Chin up/Chest up"..."Bottom hand in hip pocket"
***(5-12) ELHS - star approach -
***(7-12) BROWN - approaches - Open Slides From Crease ... Knockdowns from Slide ... 2v1 to the Cage
(5-12) WNEU - approach, poke & form" - "Poke Check"
(3-12) WNEU - approach & (part 1) backpedal - "Backpedal"
(5-12) WNEU - approach & (part 2) open hips - "Open Hips"
(7-12) HOGAN - 3 pt. off ball approach - "Approach & Recover" … “Ball, Me, Man”

MOBILITY - shuffle feet/don’t crossover, drop step, and run hip to hip

(3-12) ELHS lateral slides - "Shuffle/don’t cross"
(5-12) ELHS "X" lateral slides - "Shuffle/don’t cross"
(3-12) DENISON - ladders to GB’s - Ladder GB's ... ADD Cones/C Cut ... ADD Goose It
(6-12) BROWN wave to slide - Wave from X to slide ... offense at 80% from X to slide

STICKWORK

(3-12) BROWN - short toss - Catch it Loaded (SHORT Pass) 2 Step FWD/BWD ... Hockey/Soccer/GB/Pass
(5-12) BROWN - long toss - Overs to rollaway (LONG toss) ... Breakout Thru/Over/Up ... Shooting (Face/Split/Feed)

PASSING LANES - sticks must be up and CUT OFF PASSING LANES

CHECK - Poke & Lift bottom hand (M’s, W’s & 8’s)

SHADE & RIDE - teach defensemen to keep the ball carrier off the porch and ride them down the alley away from the goal.

(3-12) ELHS 1v1 ride from X (part 1) - "The Island"
(3-12) ELHS 1v1 ride from (part 2)
(3-12) ELHS - 1v1 from top - "The Pit" ... "The Alley"
(3-12) ELHS 1v1 down the alley - "Alley"
(5-12) BROWN - general drill
(5-12) ELHS - football bump & run"
(8-12) BROWN - gladiators - no bull rush

SLIDES/TEAM - teach slide, crease, recover, crease, backside help (you will now be covering someone different).