Adjacent slides give defenders a simple system for helping the ball when a defender gets beaten. Learn how to identify the first, second, and third slides while keeping the defense connected and ready to recover.
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Team defense becomes much easier when every defender knows where the next slide is coming from.
The adjacent slide package gives defenders a clear system for helping the ball carrier while continuing to protect the rest of the field.
In lacrosse, adjacent simply means next to.
In a three-on-three setup, defender A is guarding the ball carrier, player 1. Defenders B and F are guarding the players immediately next to the ball.
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