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Rotating Box - Man Down Defense
How many of you use the rotating box to pressure the ball when you are man down on defense? Or maybe just to throw a different look at the offense?
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Articles
Latest coaching articles and tactical notes.
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Attack over clear
How can you utilize your superstar to clear the ball without burning him out during the game?
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Running a Zone Defense
Let's go over some basic aspects of a zone and different ways to run it.
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4 man low clear
The 4 Man Low Clear is particularly useful at the youth level as it gives an easy outlet to the ball carrier and eliminates the need for a long pass.
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Clearing 101
If you are a new to Lacrosse this may help you understand clears a little better.
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Defenseman Tips
These are a list of tips you want all your best d-men to follow in the course of a lacrosse game.
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Have a Substitution Strategy
The Coach needs to decide the parameters of the substitution strategies. This is little more complex than you might initially expect. The Game is going to be hectic enough without compounding the confusion with disagreements or differences of opinion of who goes in when while the game is going on.
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Scouting Offenses
Depending on the level of play scouting an opposing team can be as little as seeing warm ups and talking to peers or as much as watching hours of game film. Either way it is good to know some basic things about your opponent before stepping on the field.
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The 4 Principles for Goaltending in Lacrosse
these 4 principles can set the foundation for every great lacrosse goalie.
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Pros & Cons of Pressure Defense
Many teams, especially less experienced or skilled teams, can not handle pressure. When I coached games where both teams are less skilled I found a lot of success in forcing the offense to make quick decisions. Typically I found that they would go to the goal and run into the defensive help. Obviously putting pressure can work in other situations as well.
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Double pole the inbound
This is a daring defensive move that can catch teams off guard. You may also want to practice it because with under two minutes left if you need the ball this is a tactic you will need to try.
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Lacrosse 101 - Clears
After the defense makes a stop and regains possession of the ball it is time to run the clear. Let's go over the basics of clearing