Fundamental Rules of Defense

 

• Time favors defense.
• Stay between your man and the goal.
• Always recover to the hole (i.e. in front of the goal).
• Stick leads.
• Move your feet!!!
• Never turn your back to the ball.
• Communicate.  Who has the ball?  Who has help?
• Identify shooters (strong and weak) to know who to focus on.
• Play defense with your hands and elbows.  Get on hips.
• Play physical.  Defend “the island” in front of the goal and don’t let your opponent get inside it for an easy shot.

 

Defense is 10% on ball and 90% off ball.

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