1. Defensive Principles Manual 2009 We Must Work Together as One Arrowhead Zone Man to Man

2. Arrowhead Zone All that matter is how many guys the opponent has behind the net. 1 Behind –Seen in 2-3-1 and 1-4-1 sets 2 Behind –Seen in 2-2-2 and 1-3-2 sets This Defense can be run as out man-down set with just one less middie Back to Home

3. 1 Behind Positioning and Movement The Middies play man to man in the top zone and are continually rotating. The Wing D spoke out to the ball and snap back in to cover the passing lane. The Crease D-man strings behind as the pass goes, and comes back to help the crease as the pass goes above the goal line extended (GLE). Do not play heavy defense behind. Back to Home

4. 1 Man Behind Positioning Midfielders Wing Defense (Anchor) Wing Defense (Anchor) Crease D Back to Home

5. 1 Man Behind Positioning Against a 2-3-1 X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Back to Home

6. 1 Man Behind Positioning Against a 1-4-1 X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Back to Home

7. 1 Behind Help Slides Help comes from the adjacent Zone Crease D fills the empty adjacent zone Midfielder drops to fill Crease D zone. Man who was slid to drops to low midfield position. ***If slide is to a midfielder within the midfielder zone, try to keep wings and anchors and crease in correct spots. Back to Home

8. 1 Man Behind Help Example X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 ROTATE! Back to Home

9. 2 Behind Positioning and Movement The Middies play man to man in the top zone and are continually rotating. The Wing D spoke out to the ball and snap back in to cover the passing lane. –D can play aggressive behind in the 2 Behind Zone. The Crease D-man stays in the crease and helps cover the Middies if needed. Back to Home

10. Arrowhead Zone 2 Men Behind Wing Defense (Anchor) Wing Defense (Anchor) Midfielders Crease D Back to Home

11. Arrowhead Zone Against a 2-2-2 X X X XX X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Back to Home

12. Arrowhead Zone Against a 3-1-2 X X X XX X M2 M3 M1 D3 D1 Back to Home

13. Arrowhead Zone Against a 1-3-2 X X X XX X M2 M3 M1 D3 D1 Back to Home

14. 2 Behind Help Slides (same as 1 behind) Help comes from the adjacent Zone Crease D fills the empty adjacent zone Midfielder drops to fill Crease D zone. Man who was slid to drops to low midfield position. ***If slide is to a midfielder within the midfielder zone, try to keep wings and anchors and crease in correct spots. Back to Home

15. 2 Men Behind Example X X X XX X M2 M3 M1 D3 D1 ROTATE! Back to Home

16. Man to Man Positioning and Stances Slides From Crease Adjacent Slides Back to Home

17. Man to Man Positioning and Stances X’s are opponents Green X has the ball M=middie D=longpoles Red is Closed Stance (facing his man and looking at the ball over his shoulder) Blue is Open Stance (One hip pointing to the man and one pointing to the ball) Back to Home

18. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Defensive players should always create a triangle between the ball and the man that they are covering. Back to Home

19. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Defensive players should always control where their man goes through their body positioning. Back to Home

20. XX X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Defensive players should never get caught looking at the all behind which can allow their man to cut behind them. Back to Home

21. Man to Man Crease Slides X’s are opponents Green X has the ball M=middie D=longpoles Red is hot Blue is free Back to Home

22. XX X X X X M2 M3M1 D2 D3 D1 1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M2 is hot, D3 is free 2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” D3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. M1 drops back to the crease and kicks. D1 presses out to make the adjacent pass harder (Don’t get Back Cut!) Crease slide from a dodge up top against a 2-3-1 Back to Home

23. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Crease slide from a dodge on the side against a 2-3-1 1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M1 drops into the passing lane. M2 is hot, M3 is free 2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. D1 drops back to the crease and either stays or cycles through. Back to Home

24. X X X X X X M2 M3M1 D2 D3 D1 Crease slide from a dodge from behind against a 2-3-1 1. M3 drops in to free M2. M1 drops in to cover two (back to the cage). M2 is hot, M3 is free 2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. D1 drops back to the crease and either stays or cycles through. Back to Home

25. XX X X X X M2 M3M1 D2D1 1. M3 drops in to free M2. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. M2 is hot, D3 is free 2. M2 slides yelling “fire.” D3 clicks to be ball side of the crease man. M1 drops back to the crease. D3 falls back to his man. D1 presses out to make the adjacent pass harder (Don’t get Back Cut!) Crease slide from a dodge up top against a 2-2-2 Back to Home D3

26. XX X X X X M2 M3M1 D2 D3 D1 1. M3 drops in to free M2. M2 drops to free D3. D3 drops to provide support in the middle. D3 is hot, M3 ad M2 are free 2. D3 slides yelling “fire.” M3 clicks to be ball side of the high crease man and M2 takes ball side of the low crease man. Crease slide from a dodge behind against a 2-2-2 3. D1 drops back to the crease and clicks back M2 and M3. Back to Home

27. Man to Man Adjacent slides Against a 2-3-1 Against a 2-2-2 Against a 3-1-2 Against a 3-3 Against a 1-4-1 Back to Home

28. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 2-3-1 Ball Up Top Back to Home

29. X X X X X X M2 M3M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 2-3-1 Ball On the Side Back to Home

30. X X X X X X M2 M3M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 2-3-1 Ball Behind Back to Home

31. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 2-2-2 Ball Up Top Back to Home

32. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2D3 D1 Against a 2-2-2 Ball Behind Back to Home

33. XX X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-1-2 Ball Top Center Back to Home

34. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-1-2 Ball Top Side Back to Home

35. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-1-2 Ball Behind Back to Home

36. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-3 Rotations are the same with a man on the crease Ball Up Top Center Back to Home

37. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-3 Rotations are the same with a man on the crease Ball Up Top Side Back to Home

38. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-3 Rotations are the same with a man on the crease Ball On the Side Back to Home

39. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 3-3 Rotations are the same with a man on the crease Ball Behind Back to Home

40. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 1-4-1 Ball Up Top Back to Home

41. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 1-4-1 Ball On the Side Back to Home

42. X X X X X X M2 M3 M1 D2 D3 D1 Against a 1-4-1 Ball Behind Back to Home