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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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Men's Lacrosse Defense
Defensive concepts, clears, slides, rides, and goalie-supported teaching notes.
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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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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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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
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Lock 2 Defense
The idea of a Lock 2 Defense is simple: your two short sticks shut off and the long sticks play defense. This works fantastically against teams that are not well balanced on offense -- short sticks shut off the best two offensive players to let the long poles play!
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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.
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3 1 3 settled clear
This is a great clear to utilize a talented midfielder who can leg it up the field.
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5 Characteristics We Want from Our Starting Goalie
Here is the solution to create a complete goaltender. Divide the position in to five specific segments, each to be focused on daily and throughout the season. The order and frequency is based on how many practices you have, and how much time you can allocate.