Defensive PrinciplesManual 2009

We Must Work Together as One

Arrowhead Zone

Man to Man

Arrowhead Zone

• All that matter is how many guys the opponent has behind the net.

• 1 Behind– Seen in 2-3-1 and 1-4-1 sets

• 2 Behind– Seen in 2-2-2 and 1-3-2 sets

• This Defense can be run as out man-down set with just one less middie

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1 Behind Positioning and Movement

• The Middies play man to man in the top zone and are continually rotating.

• The Wing D spoke out to the ball and snap back in to cover the passing lane.

• The Crease D-man strings behind as the pass goes, and comes back to help the crease as the pass goes above the goal line extended (GLE). Do not play heavy defense behind.

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1 Man Behind Positioning

Midfielders

Wing Defense

(Anchor)

Wing Defense

(Anchor)

Crease D

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1 Man Behind Positioning

Against a 2-3-1

X

X

XX

X

X

M2

M3

M1

D2 D3D1

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1 Man Behind Positioning

Against a 1-4-1

X

XX

X

X

XM2

M3

M1

D2 D3D1

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1 Behind Help Slides

• Help comes from the adjacent Zone

• Crease D fills the empty adjacent zone

• Midfielder drops to fill Crease D zone.

• Man who was slid to drops to low midfield position.

• ***If slide is to a midfielder within the midfielder zone, try to keep wings and anchors and crease in correct spots.

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1 Man Behind Help Example

X

X

XX

X

X

M2

M3

M1

D2 D3D1

ROTATE!

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2 Behind Positioning and Movement

• The Middies play man to man in the top zone and are continually rotating.

• The Wing D spoke out to the ball and snap back in to cover the passing lane.– D can play aggressive behind in the 2 Behind

Zone.

• The Crease D-man stays in the crease and helps cover the Middies if needed.

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Arrowhead Zone

2 Men Behind

Wing Defense

(Anchor)

Wing Defense

(Anchor)

Midfielders

Crease D

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Arrowhead Zone

Against a 2-2-2

X

X

X

XX

X

M2

M3M1

D2D3D1

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Arrowhead Zone

Against a 3-1-2

X

X

X

XX

X

M2

M3M1

D3

D3D1

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Arrowhead Zone

Against a 1-3-2

XXX

XX

X

M2M3 M1D3

D3D1

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2 Behind Help Slides(same as 1 behind)

• Help comes from the adjacent Zone

• Crease D fills the empty adjacent zone

• Midfielder drops to fill Crease D zone.

• Man who was slid to drops to low midfield position.

• ***If slide is to a midfielder within the midfielder zone, try to keep wings and anchors and crease in correct spots.

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2 Men Behind Example

X

X

X

XX

X

M2

M3M1

D3

D3D1 ROTATE!

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Man to Man

• Positioning and Stances

• Slides From Crease

• Adjacent Slides

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Man to ManPositioning and Stances

X’s are opponents

Green X has the ball

M=middie D=longpoles

Red is Closed Stance (facing his man and looking at the ball over his shoulder)

Blue is Open Stance (One hip pointing to the man and one pointing to the ball)

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2M3

M1

D2D3

D1

Defensive players should always create a triangle between the ball

and the man that they are covering.

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XX

X

X

X

XM2

M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Defensive players should always control where their man

goes through their body positioning.

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XX

X

X

XX

M2

M3M1

D2

D3

D1

Defensive players should never get caught looking at the all behind which can allow their

man to cut behind them.

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Man to ManCrease Slides

X’s are opponents

Green X has the ball

M=middie D=longpoles

Red is hot

Blue is free

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2

M3M1

D2

D3D1

1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M2 is hot, D3 is free

2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” D3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. M1 drops back to the crease and kicks . D1 presses out to make the

adjacent pass harder (Don’t get Back Cut!)

Crease slide from a dodge up top against a 2-3-1

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XX

X

X

X

XM2

M3M1

D2

D3

D1

Crease slide from a dodge on the side against a 2-3-1

1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M1 drops into the

passing lane. M2 is hot, M3 is free

2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. D1 drops back to the

crease and either stays or cycles through.

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XX

X

X

X

XM2

M3M1

D2

D3

D1

Crease slide from a dodge from behind against a 2-3-1

1. M3 drops in to free M2. M1 drops in to cover two (back to the cage). M2 is hot, M3 is free

2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. D1 drops back to the

crease and either stays or cycles through.

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XX

XX

XX

M2

M3M1

D2D1

1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M2 is hot, D3 is free

2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” D3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. M1 drops back to the

crease. D3 falls back to his man. D1 presses out to make the adjacent pass harder (Don’t get

Back Cut!)

Crease slide from a dodge up top against a 2-2-2

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D3

XX

X

X

X

X

M2

M3M1

D2D3

D1

1. M3 drops in to free M2. M2 drops to free D3. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. D3

is hot, M3 ad M2 are free

2. D3 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the high crease man and M2 takes ball

side of the low crease man.

Crease slide from a dodge behind against a 2-2-2

3. D1 drops back to the crease and clicks back M2 and M3.

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Man to ManAdjacent slides

• Against a 2-3-1

• Against a 2-2-2

• Against a 3-1-2

• Against a 3-3

• Against a 1-4-1

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X

X

X

X

X

X

M2M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 2-3-1Ball Up Top

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2

M3M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 2-3-1Ball On the Side

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XX

X

XX

X

M2

M3M1

D2D3

D1

Against a 2-3-1Ball Behind

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X

X

X

X

X

X

M2M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 2-2-2Ball Up Top

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X

X

X

X

X

X

M2

M3M1

D2 D3

D1

Against a 2-2-2Ball Behind

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XX

X

XX

X

M2

M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 3-1-2Ball Top Center

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XX

X

XX

X

M2

M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 3-1-2Ball Top Side

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2M3M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 3-1-2Ball Behind

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X

X

X

X

XX

M2M3

M1

D2 D3D1

Against a 3-3Rotations are the same with a man on the crease

Ball Up Top Center

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X

X

X

X

XM2

M3M1

D2 D3D1

Against a 3-3Rotations are the same with a man on the crease

Ball Up Top Side

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2M3

M1

D2 D3D1

Against a 3-3Rotations are the same with a man on the crease

Ball On the Side

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X

X

X

X

X

X

M2M3

M1

D2

D3

D1

Against a 3-3Rotations are the same with a man on the crease

Ball Behind

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X

X

X

XX

X

M2

M3

M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 1-4-1Ball Up Top

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X

X

X

X

X

XM2

M3M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 1-4-1Ball On the Side

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XX

X

X

X

X

M2

M3M1

D2

D3D1

Against a 1-4-1Ball Behind

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