[YOUR EDGE] players
Leaving the crease, you’re leaving the most dangerous place on the fi eld open. Before you can leave, you have to have someone to fi ll your spot. “Where’s my 2?” Then slough up-fi eld so you can shorten your slide.
Always know where your man is and where the ball is at all times. You’re not just responsible for your man; you’re responsible as a team defenseman. Get your head on a swivel and your body and eyes in a place where you can see both.
Slide north-south. If you slide east- west, you allow that person to easily swim dodge or split dodge back toward the middle of the fi eld or beat you down the alley.
Try to meet a guy at about 15 yards. Get to his hands fi rst with your stick, but follow up with your body. He’ll run right through a stick check.
Square your shoulders to the ball carrier and slide under control. You go a thousand miles an hour or try to blow up the play, one out of 10 times you’ll make that play. Most times, they’ll slip by and get a shot on goal.
74 LACROSSE MAGAZINE May 2013>>
Easiest thing for the original defender to do right away is forget about the man and sprint back to the middle of the defense — the crease. The house was what we called it at Princeton. Protect from the inside out.
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