Coach Bill Tierney has led Princeton to six NCAA men's lacrosse championship titles in his 16 years as head coach. Now he shares his insights to adjusting your defense to an ever-changing offense. After winning a national title, Princeton went on to lead the nation in scoring defense, scoring margin, and winning percentage in 2002. Coach Tierney explains how to create dozens of different defenses by choosing any one of the five outer-circle theories, combining it with any inner-circle plan of action and adjusting individual responsibilities. He gives an extensive marker board presentation with pressure-filled defensive schemes designed to confuse opposing offenses. The advantages of Tierney's system is it takes away the center of the field, does not allow for easy shots, and focuses on containment of the ball and the offensive players. All of these concepts, and the drills used to teach them, combine to develop a strong, cohesive team defense at any level.

41 minutes. 2004.

Coach Starsia discusses essentials for team defense emphasizing man-to-man defense. Utilizing markerboard diagrams, Starsia explains individual and team defense systematically, detailing each part of the strategy. He starts with 1-on-1 defense, stressing the importance of individual defensive play and moves progressively toward total team defense ultimately building up to a 6-on-6 man defense. He outlines player duties and positions in various defensive sets emphasizing perimeter and crease sliding and player-to-player communication. In addition, he also shares various drills to master man-to-man defense and to shut down any offense. Starsia's defensive system is perfect for changing the tempo of a game, creating turnovers, or simply accompanying a basic man-to-man defense. Starsia's in-depth defensive strategy and explanation will help your team develop into the best defensive team possible!

60 minutes. 2004.

This is one of the most aggressive and helpful defensive videos you will ever see! Riding is one of the most difficult defensive tactics for opposing coaches to scout and can be used at any age level. Coach Meade teaches you how to build his riding system and demonstrates over 10 aggressive drills to help implement this relentless and dominating defensive technique. An aggressive riding system will force your opponents out of their comfort zone, while making your team quick and physical. Learning these riding techniques will help your team develop a hard-nose style of play that will elevate your lacrosse game to the next level.

52 minutes. 2004.

Richie Meade shares one of the most dominating defensive systems in college lacrosse today! Meade teaches his "Navy" team defense and how to apply the four elements of a defensive cycle, which include: force, support, scramble and recovery. Using marker board instruction and on-field demonstrations, Meade teaches and demonstrates this tournament-tested defensive system including practice techniques, 5-on-5 drills, covering, defending the inside game, switching and defending inside the box. In addition, he provides an inside look into his primary elements: relentlessness, awareness, technical ability, commitment to team, determination and the development of team and individual skills. In addition to learning these fundamental defensive concepts, the lessons in this video will help your players' acquire the knowledge to become complete lacrosse players. All of these elements, and the drills he uses to teach them, combine to develop a dominating, cohesive defensive unit!

41 minutes. 2004.

With over 20 years of college coaching experience, Coach Tony Seaman has established himself as a master of the game. Seaman has compiled over 200 career wins and led his teams to 16 NCAA tournaments. Team defense has been a foundation for Seaman's success and in this video he shares the essentials to playing team defense with the "Sliding Defense" system. Using marker board presentation and on-field demonstration, Seaman systematically teaches the Xs and Os of the crease/slide package. Seaman builds the basic slide package with principles of player positioning, responsibilities, and communication versus the 1-3-2 and 1-4-1 offensive sets, emphasizing 1-on-1 pressure defense, double-teams, and area coverages. Coach Seaman also shares two philosophies of sliding defense to force the offense to play to defensive strengths and offensive weaknesses by guiding the ball and player movement. In further developing team defense, Seaman teaches the principles and fundamentals of the second and third slides, behind the goal scenarios, and exceptions to using the slide. This video will help you develop and successfully implement a sliding defense to add pressure, put the ball on the ground, create transitions, gain offensive advantages, and excel at any level of play!

48 minutes. 2005.