Players
Do not fear failure. If you are constantly worried about messing up you will always grip your stick too tight and never be able to play to your potential. And with that, Give 100%, 100% of the time. If you are going hard and you are passionate about what you are doing, it doesn’t matter if you make a mistake, you just learn from it. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s about having a short memory, becoming better from the mistake, and worrying about executing the next play.
Playing Off Ball
When your man hasn’t got the ball, always play slightly to the ball side of him, so that you gain a step as he cuts toward the ball. If he cuts away from the ball, the pass must go over your head which leaves you in good position to intercept or check.
Use Split Vision
When your man hasn’t got the ball, stand sideways (135deg) to the man and ball. You must use split vision watching both your man and the ball.
Communication
There must be plenty of talk on defense, this is important. The following are the most important examples: a) The man adjacent to the ball must let the man on the ball know if he is backed up. b) If a man leaves to back up he must let the defense know he is leaving, […]
Sliding Defense
If a man leaves to back up on a dodge, the whole defense slides a man, leaving the man farthest from the ball open.
Crease Defensemen
Only in extreme cases, should the defense man on the crease leave to back up. Example: To stop a play that would end up in a score.
Keeping Up
Never cross your feet while playing an attack man unless you are forced to run to keep up with him.
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