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GAME SKILLS SETTLED DEFENSE


WHAT IS IT? Team defense means all players are working to prevent


the opposing team from taking high percentage shots and trying to create turnovers to regain ball possession.


WHEN the opposing team has possession of the ball


FUNDAMENTALS


COMMUNICATION The defensive players must talk so they can support each other.


FOOTWORK All defenders should stay balanced on their feet, ready to move.


DEVELOPMENTAL


U9/U11 - Coaches should discourage double teaming before players have mastered player to player defensive concepts.


Stick shadowing and solid body positioning should be taught and encouraged everywhere on the field.


Defenders who are marking the ball carrier should have two hands on their stick. Defenders who are marking off-ball should learn to be big with their stick, holding it high with one hand on the bottom of their stick.


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Body contact of any kind should not occur in practice or games.


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VISION Field players must see the ball and the girl they are marking at all times.


GOAL SIDE Generally, each defender should position herself between her defensive goal and the player she is marking.


PLAY SAFE


Team defense can be player-to- player (each player marks-up an attacker), or zone (defender marks any player who enters her area).


Marking up means defender is matching herself up within a stick’s length to an opponent.


Defensive team will want to clear the ball (passing or running) out of their defensive end quickly.


The obstruction of free space to goal (shooting space) rule is in place to keep defenders safe and to encourage safe shooting by the attacker.


WHERE below the restraining line on the defensive end of the field


WHO 8 players (7 field players and a goalkeeper) are allowed on defensive


end of the restraining line


WHY to limit an opponent’s scoring opportunities


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