3-3 Zonde Defense
The 3-3 Zone is your most basic zone. However it is highly effective, in this article we include a video of a game where team used a 3-3 zone defense to win the D3 national championship.
Circle Box Team Defense Concept
I had a very athletic defense with a very low lax IQ. They understood how to get after the ball carrier, press and stay on their bottom hand. But they did not understand off-ball team defensive concepts. Thus I created a few Defensive concepts they could follow regardless if we were in a zone, man to man or even man down.
Running a Zone Defense
Let's go over some basic aspects of a zone and different ways to run it.
Backer Zone Defense
The backer zone is a great way to let your long sticks pressure the ball while always having the support of a floating defender behind them.
60 defense
I would use this if the other team has strong crease play, if they do not use a crease man such as in a circle offense I would not use it.
Triangle zone with a top string
Feeling creative? This can be an interesting wrinkle to try in your defense that is not commonly used but easy to teach.
Zone defense basics in Lacrosse
Zone Defense is often effective in stopping penetration and 1v1 moves because as a ball carrier dodges he makes his way into more zones and encounters more defenders. Let’s go over this in more detail…
5 keys to Disciplined Defense
5 key points in the critical areas of coaching Checks vs. Position, Recovery, Angles, and coaching how to react to picks even with ‘match-ups’ in mind.
Triangle Zone Defense
The triangle zone defense is a unique way to use a 6 man zone where two separate triangles are function together in order to press the ball carrier and cover any seems in the zone. If you like being creative with your defense maybe you can give this a try.