Keys to pressure defense:
Force the offensive player to the weak hand
Force the offensive player to weak shooting angles
First slide be ready to go quickly
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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Keys to pressure defense:
Force the offensive player to the weak hand
Force the offensive player to weak shooting angles
First slide be ready to go quickly
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