In Tierney Lacrosse: Defensive Foundation you will be given the fundamental keys to unlocking your full potential as a lacrosse player. As Coach T will explain, you cannot become a star defenseman until you master the basics of the game. In this DVD, Tierney will personally take you through catching, passing, cradling, scooping, shooting and individual defense. While you may have learned how to do all these basic skills already, this is your opportunity to see how the best coach in the game teaches them. Let Coach T give you his deep insights into each of these fundamental skills, along with some key drills, and build a solid base towards becoming a champion.

54 minutes. 2008

Cindy Timchal is the most-accomplished women's lacrosse coach in the sport's history, ranking second all-time in wins. Coach Timchal's eight national titles are the fourth most by a coach in a women's sport in NCAA history, and ranks 25th in all sports, men and women combined. Coach Timchal lays out a road map for you to build, piece by piece, a winning defense. A trademark of Timchal's defense is communication, readiness to help, being alert and a cooperative attitude on the field. Her progressive teaching method builds confidence, understanding and execution. From the ground up you will see how each progression fits into the entire defensive concept. From 1 v 1, 2 v 2 and 4 v 3, you will understand how valuable each part is to the whole product. Once the foundation is established, steady progress through drill execution is produced. Find out how you can form outstanding 7 v 7 team defense by implementing this progressive defensive system.

46 minutes. 2009.

By effectively applying pressure by riding your opponent, you will create turnovers and transition opportunities. Throughout his coaching career, Jack Kaley's teams have been the best at forcing turnovers and creating extra possessions. Coach Kaley's teams have won four national titles and appeared in the in DII Final Four eight times. In this detailed instructional lacrosse video, Kaley demonstrates a 10-Man Zone Series and a Six-Man Zone series. Using a marker board, Kaley illustrates how to apply pressure for the entire game by perfecting six different rides. These rides effectively take away the most common positions offenses try to attack. Over the last two years (2007-08) NYIT has averaged 10 extra possessions a game due to these rides. Apply constant pressure to your opponents and force more turnovers this season.

44 minutes. 2009.

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.