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Center Forward Defenders

• Your Goals: Eliminate all goals out of set.
• Play as physical as allowed.
• The nature of the position requires that you will be ejected occasionally, but be aware of minimizing the number of ejections you need to take.
• You must counter the two-meter man as often as possible.
• Your Roles: Pick up - and defend - the center forward immediately, every single time.
• Position is key
• You must be mobile, quick, and aggressive.
• Take the physical part of your defensive game to the limit!
• Work-and communicate-with your goalie.

Perimeter Defenders

• Your Goals:
• Eliminate Counter-Attack Goals (1 on none, 2 on 1, 3 on 2)
• Eliminate Goals out of Set
• Press / Crash / Zone (When in doubt or in between, crash)
• No Ejections on the Perimeter
• Play the ball and adjust to the referee's style
• Your Roles: Defend Early
• Counter-Attack Defense:
• Position Yourself Early on Offense in order to Eliminate any Counter-Attack Goals (1 on none, 2 on 1, 3 on 2)
• Pick up and Press Immediately when the ball turns over
• Identify their center forward man ASAP & any possible free man
• Front-Court Defense:
• Delay the ball going into set as long as possible.
• Be aware of the relation between the center forward position and your own position and be ready to react accordingly
• Recognize and communicate helps, gaps, and stair-steps. Do not allow yourself to be pulled out of a helping I team defense.

Five-on-Six Defenders

• Your Goals: Hold Every Team to Less Than a 40% Success Rate
• Your Priorities:
1. Eliminate Goals from the Posts
2. Eliminate Goals from 1 and 6
• You Must Take the Shooting Lanes
3. Minimize Goals from 4 and 5
4. The key to success on 5-on-6 defense is all-out hustle!