Defense Drills

Hello Lax Nation,

This Wednesday we will be moving into offense and defense with a lot of emphasis on defense.  Most all of the kids have the desire to score, but no knowledge of how to defend the goal.  I wanted to share with you a few videos that you should watch with your kids so they can see, and hear what the proper technique is.

The short video explains perfectly what the goal is.

Here is a drill we will be doing to help teach the boys how to defend a person with the ball.

We will also start talking about offense with situational drills, but they are not as hard to explain to the kids on how to execute.  Like I said, everyone wants to score...  only a few want to defend.  Start telling your kids now "attack allows for victory, but defense gives you invincibility" (please don't think I'm smart enough to have come up with that, I read it somewhere)

For those who are interested, here is a link to a video on lax rules put out by US LACROSSE.  Not all of these rules apply to us, but its a good instructional tool anyway.  The more you know, the more you can help.

US Lacrosse Rules Video