LEARN. LEAD. INSPIRE. Man Down Defense Andrew Fink, Mount Ida College Chris Widelo, Mount Ida...
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Man Down Defense
Andrew Fink, Mount Ida CollegeChris Widelo, Mount Ida College
Anthony DiMaio, Mount Ida College
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• Located in Newton, MA. 5 miles outside of Boston.
• Division III Lacrosse Program– 6x North Atlantic Conference Champions– 3 NCAA tournament appearances– Moving to GNAC (Great North Atlantic
Conference) in 2011
• 2010 NCAA Statistical Champion: Man Down Defense - .907
Mount Ida College
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Man Down Defense
• Why is it important?
– Last year Mount Ida had 107 penalties totaling 90 minutes of penalty time.
• We played a total of 19 games totaling 1140 minutes of lacrosse
• 12.6% of the season was spent man down
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Man Down Defense
• Man Down Defense/Special Teams will make or break your team– Could be the difference between a win or a loss– When successful can be a momentum swing for
your team– Need to invest time into developing your MDD
as you do your offense and regular defense.• Personnel• Strategy• Practice
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Man Down Personnel
• Find the right players for the job– Don’t let their “position” get in the way
• Attributes of a good MDD player– Fast– Aggressive but controlled– Fearless– Experienced and quick thinker
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Man Down Personnel
• Attributes of a good MDD player (cont.)– Long– Good and quick hands– Good stick skills
• Develop back-up players for your MDD unit
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Man Down Strategy
• Hold ‘em vs. Bring It On– Your personnel and your opponent’s skill will
ultimately determine your strategy. – Develop both and look for opportunities to turn
your disadvantage into an advantage• Play to your strengths• Exploit opponents weakness
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Regular
• Basic Man Down Set – Box and 1– Effective against 3-3, 1-3-2, Wheel– Four poles on perimeter, zone, sticks to the
inside defending passing lanes– Defensive midfielder locked on crease– Defense rotates opposite ball on skip pass– Weak side defender helps crease/cutters
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Diamond
• Basic Man Down Set – Diamond– Effective against the 1-4-1– 3 poles on perimeter. Defensive midfielder and
4th pole on crease. – Engage from crease on drive from “X”– Topside pole sloughs in to help on crease
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Spartan
• Basic Man Down Set - Spartan– Effective against 3-3– 3 pole front across top, defensive midfielder
bottom left and 4th pole bottom right. – Weak-side defenders help backside when ball is
on the wing or at “X.”
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Alcatraz
• Advanced Man Down Set – Alcatraz– Shutoff best player/biggest EMO threat– Defensive midfielder locks on target– 4 poles in tight box zone
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Australia
• Advanced Man Down Set – Australia– Box and 1 set– When ball goes to “X,” left or right defender will
pressure ball– Top-side defenders help
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Bingo
• Bingo can be used in in basic man down set or Diamond– Jumping the pass before EMO gets
settled/comfortable– Signal is sent in from bench or with defensive
midfielder to jump the pass on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd pass.
– Defender jumping the pass must press out hard and get stick on hands. Put the ball on the ground.
– Must be able to recover
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Questions
• Contact Information:
Andrew Fink, Head [email protected]
(617) 928-4731
Chris Widelo, Associate Head [email protected]