Coach Tiffany has a great understanding of what it takes to be great on defense - he was a 2-time team captain and starter on defense for three years under Dom Starsia (now niversity of Virginia head coach) at Brown. Good communication between the six defensemen and the goalie are required to create strong team defense. The goalie's only goal is to watch the ball and communicate to the on ball defender. The off ball defenders determine the slides. The 'hot player' designates himself as 'hot' and asks his teammates to fill and second slide. Other verbal calls dictate the slide patterns: crease/crease, crease/adjacent, adjacent/adjacent, and cross crease. Slide scheme development starts with the 1 v 1 decision-making drill and progresses to a full catalog of drills that include 2 v 1, 2 v 2 with an outlet, etc. On the field, Tiffany begins with on ball play. Decision-making is the key part of team scheme development. The first slide, second slide, third slide and recovery are all demonstrated in drills on the field. The DVD finishes with game clips of 6 v 6 defense, demonstrating a variety of slide packages.

103 minutes. 2008.

Coach Tiffany has a great understanding of what it takes to be great on defense - he was a 2-time team captain and starter on defense for three years under Dom Starsia (now niversity of Virginia head coach) at Brown. Good communication between the six defensemen and the goalie are required to create strong team defense. The goalie's only goal is to watch the ball and communicate to the on ball defender. The off ball defenders determine the slides. The 'hot player' designates himself as 'hot' and asks his teammates to fill and second slide. Other verbal calls dictate the slide patterns: crease/crease, crease/adjacent, adjacent/adjacent, and cross crease. Slide scheme development starts with the 1 v 1 decision-making drill and progresses to a full catalog of drills that include 2 v 1, 2 v 2 with an outlet, etc. On the field, Tiffany begins with on ball play. Decision-making is the key part of team scheme development. The first slide, second slide, third slide and recovery are all demonstrated in drills on the field. The DVD finishes with game clips of 6 v 6 defense, demonstrating a variety of slide packages.

103 minutes. 2008.

Coach Tiffany presents a step-by-step development of the fundamentals of man down defense. He begins with a discussion on personnel. A decision must be made between the best defenders and a specialty unit. Players must be intelligent and have a good stick. Man down defense relies on anticipation of skip lanes and the ability to knock down passes and shots. Tiffany has created a catalog of drills that can help identify and improve the personnel for man down defense. The 2 v 1 knock down drill works on the drop step technique and the 4 v 2 drill puts two defenders in an urgent situation and requires communication and changing positions. The 5 v 3 drill addresses the skip lanes. A series of drills get progressively more challenging for advanced players. A drill to develop offense and man down defensive technique is the 3v2/4v3/5v4 drill. A section on terminology is important to define all-important verbal calls in lacrosse. Man down schemes used against the 3-3 offense include the center string, the diamond, 4v3 up top and 3v2 up top. Defending the 1-3-2 offensive, Tiffany diagrams on the white board using both 5 man and 4 man schemes. He then takes to the field to demonstrate many of the drills and schemes. Game clips of the man down defense show the system in action.

105minutes. 2008.

This DVD is dedicated to implementation of the Scramble Defense. A scramble, or unsettled situation, is where the offensive team has more people to attack than the defense has to defend. Building a solid 6-on-6 defense and strong Scramble play will allow you to accomplish your defensive goals. Coach Meade demonstrates a variety of unsettled situations that could potentially occur during the game. This exceptional marker board delivery begins with teaching the 2-on-1. This drill teaches players to make the opponent shoot from outside or take a low percentage shot. He progressively builds the defense from 2-on-1, to 3-on-2, 4-on-3, 5-on-4, up to 6-on-6. In each situation, Meade discusses key concepts and coverages. The difference between winning and losing could be your team's ability to handle unsettled situations. The drills and teaching in this DVD give your team an edge by being prepared for any scramble situation. Give your team its best chance to win by developing a winning Scramble Defense.

2006.

Introduction by Bill Harkins,
Florida State University Head Lacrosse Coach,
German National Team Assistant Coach

Coaches Kaley and Harkins collaborate to bring you this outstanding DVD on Pressure Zone Defense. Coach Kaley shares his philosophy behind his successful pressure zone defense. Overall, this philosophy is based on three elements: offense, defense and riding. All three are geared to force the opposition to make specific preparation for Kaley-coached teams. Pressure and cutting off passing lanes are the keys to this aggressive approach. Through a marker board presentation and on-field demonstrations, Kaley highlights three pressure spots: two top, two side, and crease behind. He stresses the value of practicing 6 vs. 5, leading up to implementing the team zone attack. Adjustments have been a big part of Kaley's philosophy and winning program. He shares his most powerful adjustments as he describes the Black call, Fire call, and the 500's. An all out application of pressure is the result of the "Red" call. An experienced strategist, Kaley feels that his adjustments make opponents adjust to him. The Pressure Zone Defense is one of the major aspects of his incredible success in collegiate lacrosse! Developed by combining pressure to his winning "man down" scheme, this defense will provide an edge to the coaches who adopt it.

30 minutes. 2006.

This is the ideal DVD for both the aspiring player and any coach wanting to "learn the ropes" from one of the best in lacrosse! In Pressler's fifteen + years coaching lacrosse, he has perfected the art of building a championship program through excellent player development training and reinforcement of excellent coaching points, drills, concepts and strategies that win! Pressler goes over the basics of defending the ball from three particular areas (behind the goal, on the wing and up top) while inserting valuable coaching points along the way. In addition, he goes over the fundamentals of playing the ball on and off the crease and against one or multiple players. This DVD will help your defensive players become smarter and learn how to naturally use a great defensive mind-set and will help your defensive players make the right decisions at the right moments. To be a complete individual defender, you must be able to cover your guy when he has the ball and when he doesn't have it. Becoming a Champion Lacrosse Player: The Defenseman - a great instructional tool to help you reach your goals!

41 minutes. 2006.