Six Drills ALL Lacrosse Defensemen MUST Be Doing
Being big and strong as a defenseman certainly helps when playing the game of lacrosse. However the one skill that is mandatory for excellence as lacrosse defensemen is footwork.
Lax Out Loud: Table Talk
Table Talk is one of Chris O’Dougherty’s favorite drills to implement communication into the defense and their slide packages.
Lax Out Loud: Defensive Clearing
Lacrosse pro Chris O’Dougherty teaches you to how to use verbal communication to take a simple defensive clearing drill to whole new heights!
Gear Review: Judgement Head from Under Armour
Under Armour Lacrosse sent over their new Judgement head for me to check out and this piece of plastic is some serious hardware.
Gear Review: Tank U from Maverik Lacrosse
Today, Mark and Tanner are review the Tank U. The latest elite level defensive head from Maverik Lacrosse. See what d-men are raving about on campuses everywhere.
#LaxHacks: “Nubs” For Defensive Training
We’re back with another episode of #LaxHacks, and this time we’re talkin’ DEFENSE. Jeff explains how to make training nubs used to perfect defensive body positioning and footwork in just a few easy steps by recycling an old lacrosse shaft. Watch and learn!
The Dirty Lift Check
The lift check is one of the most effective checks a defenseman can utilize. The “dirty” lift check is a special technique which I have developed in my style of play.
2014 Ales Hrebesky Defensive Highlight Video
Yesterday’s Ales Hrebesky Memorial Super Post focused on the results and featured a ton of offensive action. Today’s post focuses on the other side of the ball, and it’s ALL about defense! Big hits, big saves, great takeaway checks and so much more… this Defensive Highlights video is top notch!
Defensive Stick Work
I often get questions about picking up a groundball with a long pole, and more often than not, it seems to come from the dad of the player who is 3’2″, weighs about as much as a bag of feathers and has what seems like a 30lb and 20ft long pole. Let me start by saying that I don’t think any player should use a long pole longer than themselves.
The Lacrosse Show: Hamilton Pollard
Did you miss The Lacrosse Show last week? Mark Powers and I discussed four HOT topics, and then we brought Hamilton Pollard on for a lengthy interview on Maverik, the LXM PRO, the disappearance of the takeaway defenseman, and much, much more! Hamilton gives us some great answers, and even helps Mark deal with being older and slower. Advice any player needs to hear!
2015 Canadian Long Pole Throws Junk
When it comes to top level defensive recruits, it often seems like the junk throwing, slap check happy, risk taker is a thing of the past. Most of these top level recruits are athletic and tough position guys, who have great feet and excellent size… but every once in a while we get a throwback, and I’m thinking Michael Moriyama fits that mold pretty nicely.
Tweet of the Week: D-Mids, The Interns
There were multiple Tweet of the Week nominees this week. I thought I had picked a winner twice before I got to this gem, so I thought it would be fair to link Rosie’s guac-filled tweet about The Lacrosse Network’s MLL Hangout and the Bucket Helmet’s keen MLL observation. The winner, though, goes to one of the best tweeters in the game, and he speaks the truth.