Stop reacting to your opponent's offense! Learn an up-tempo defense that will enable you to dictate to the offense, put your opponent under pressure and generate transition opportunities for your team.

Using a mixture of classroom presentations and on-field demonstrations, Gene Peluso outlines the basic rules and principles for his "30 Second Defense." Using easy to understand slide presentations and diagrams, Coach Peluso presents a variety of different defensive ideas and game scenarios. He then takes you to the practice field to demonstrate a wide variety of drills that will help your defense dictate to the offense, rather than simply reacting to it.

With both settled and unsettled drills--ranging from 1-on-1 to half and full field--Peluso shows how to take advantage of the special situations defenses face on the field. He includes clear explanations and on-field drills demonstrating:

• Full field 5-v-4 with the emphasis on aggressive defense and moving the ball.
• A variety of unsettled situations to ensure your players can improvise and react to what's in front of them.
• 4-v-4 Pressure Drill showing the fundamentals of off-ball play while putting maximum pressure on the ball carrier.
• 1-v-1 with Slider teaching your players how to play on-ball, as well as how to time slides.
• 2-v-2 Alley Drill with an emphasis on clearing and riding under pressure.
• Points System - This valuable technique will reward your players for executing the fundamentals correctly and implementing the defensive philosophy with the added benefit of ensuring practices are competitive and intense.

This is an aggressive defense that will dictate the pace of the game, provide your offense with more scoring opportunities and putting your team in a position to win.

87 minutes. 2012.

Control and dictate the movement of your opponent's attackers using body positioning, stick positioning and footwork.

Using marker board diagrams and on field demonstrations, Amy Bokker showcases a series of 10 progressive drills to develop the footwork, body position, and hand position you need to successfully play individual defense.

The drills progress from individual skills in one-on-one situations into small game situations that require teamwork and communication. More advanced drills include 4v4 man-to-man, double team drills and 6V6 team drills. These advanced drills will show you how to develop pressure, how to double team attackers, 1st 2nd and 3rd slide package movement, and how to defend and hand off cutters.

Coach Bokker also demonstrates a 3v3v3 drill that will enhance your players' situational field awareness.

These drills are meant to help defenders take charge of a determined attack individually and in team defense. Included are drills that focused on gaining possession of the ball and then moving it or protecting it for short periods. These competitive drills will keep your players moving and working in teams to gain the ball, defend against passes, and create turnovers through aggressive play, containment, and double teams.

Add these drills to your practice plan and watch as your defensive players take charge of their end of the field.

78 minutes. 2012.

Get an aggressive riding game that is guaranteed to keep your opponents guessing.

Gene Peluso's riding game is feared within the lacrosse community. In this instructional lacrosse DVD Peluso teaches his three most effective rides: the 10 Man Zone, the 9 Man Zone and the Low Pressure Ride by utilizing a combination of video presentations, on field walk-throughs, and live-play drills.

You will see Coach Peluso take his team through each of the riding strategies. Individual roles and responsibilities are clearly defined for each ride using in-depth illustrations. He goes into detail explaining how every player on the field should react to various situations on the field, and team goals and concepts are reinforced in fast paced live demonstrations.

These rides will create unsettled opportunities for your team. They will force your opponent into low percentage passes. These passes will create ground balls and turnovers turning defense into offense in your opponent's half of the field.Peluso also divulges his favorite practice drills for strengthening effective riding and clearing skills. These drills include 2v2 Alley Drill, the 1v1 Revenge Drill, and the dynamic 54 Full Field Pressure Drill.

The rides and drills on this DVD can lay the cornerstone to a successful season of creating havoc for your opponents on their clears. Coaches and players at all levels of the game will benefit from the insightful coaching techniques presented by Coach Peluso.

91 minutes. 2012.

Take a comprehensive look at drills used by the Tufts coaching staff every day in practice to maximize the potential of their defensive players.

In this video, assistant coaches Rynne and Holm break down five defensive practice drills step-by-step while also explaining common mistakes made by lacrosse defenseman and how to correct those mistakes. The coaches will show you how they tailor their defensive practice plans to always match the team's philosophy. Learn how to be more efficient with practice time by using numerous fundamental skills in each drill.

These drills will develop clearing actions and over passes for defenders for a fast break offense, on ball to off ball transition and communication, sliding and recovering and zoning up the crease, and more.

Discover the most important ways to defend individual players and the correct positioning of a defender's stick. The final drill, a 6-on-6 drill, uses a combination of the previous drills to create a game like, unsettled scrimmage for the players.

Adding these drills to your defensive practice plan will help your team give up fewer goals and allow you to transition into offense a lot quicker, which will allow you to capitalize on the other team's mistakes and score more goals.

65 minutes. 2011.

Take a comprehensive look at drills used by the Tufts coaching staff every day in practice to maximize the potential of their defensive players.

In this video, assistant coaches Rynne and Holm break down five defensive practice drills step-by-step while also explaining common mistakes made by lacrosse defenseman and how to correct those mistakes. The coaches will show you how they tailor their defensive practice plans to always match the team's philosophy. Learn how to be more efficient with practice time by using numerous fundamental skills in each drill.

These drills will develop clearing actions and over passes for defenders for a fast break offense, on ball to off ball transition and communication, sliding and recovering and zoning up the crease, and more.

Discover the most important ways to defend individual players and the correct positioning of a defender's stick. The final drill, a 6-on-6 drill, uses a combination of the previous drills to create a game like, unsettled scrimmage for the players.

Adding these drills to your defensive practice plan will help your team give up fewer goals and allow you to transition into offense a lot quicker, which will allow you to capitalize on the other team's mistakes and score more goals.

65 minutes. 2011.