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Man Down Defense
Andrew Fink, Mount Ida College Chris Widelo, Mount Ida College Anthony DiMaio, Mount Ida College

2. Mount Ida College 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Regular

10. Regular

11. 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

12. Diamond

13. 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.”

14. Spartan

15. Alcatraz Advanced Man Down Set – Alcatraz
Shutoff best player/biggest EMO threat
Defensive midfielder locks on target
4 poles in tight box zone

16. Alcatraz

17. 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

18. Australia

19. 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

20. Bingo

21. Bingo

22. Chris Widelo, Associate Head Coach
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Andrew Fink, Head Coach
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Chris Widelo, Associate Head Coach