Monday, June 15, 2015

Defense Wins Games

Overview
1)      Warm up
2)      Marking warmup
3)      McFluegan
4)      Defense Drills
5)      Apply
Warm-up
Marking warm-up:
1)      3x 20 seconds of shuffling
a.       Focus: body positioning and footwork
2)      1 x 30 second stall count
a.       Focus: Applying the body positioning and footwork
3)      2x1min Partner 1 fake marking  
a.       Throw a cheeky dump pass to your partner, run up and mark 1 fake, return center and then back pedal to position.
b.      Focus: Body positioning and footwork. Take the extra shuffle rather than lean
Marking Drill: McFluegan
Pod Choice: Round robin, Elimination or Redemption. Choose however you want your pod to run it.
Focus: Apply the muscle memory from above. PLUS! Learn a thrower. Force them into their second or third throw.  
Defensive Footwork: V Drills
1)      In good position (to start): 5x Flick Side 5 x Backhand side
a.       We did this at a Saturday practice a bit ago. Set up a V where the offender takes hard steps going deep and then comes under. Defense: Work on the buffer, keeping loaded in the turn and dictating with (absorbing) contact.
2)      Out of Position (to start): 5x flick side 5 x backhand side
a.       Uh oh! The disc has moved and your once good position is now not. WHAT TO DO? Same V cut from offense. Defense: Work on dictating with (absorbing) contact to dictate that the offender needs to go wide.
Applying it all:
Pods with 6+ People: Play Mini! Focus – Everything from above. Work on Marking with a plan with your solid body positioning and footwork AND dictating on defense. This isn’t meant to be a blood bath of endurance. Between points talk to Mollies and ask questions about your positioning and/or how you could have done something different to make it more difficult on offense.


Pods with less then 6 people:  Thrower and a marker. Offender and a defender. Run through stop disc scenarios with the mark and downfield defender working together to succeed!  Stop and talk about what you could have done better. Rinse and repeat.  

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