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Man Down Defense
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Andrew Fink, Mount Ida College
Chris Widelo, Mount Ida College
Anthony DiMaio, Mount Ida College
Mount Ida College
• Located in Newton, MA. 5 miles outside of
Boston.
• Division III Lacrosse Program
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– 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
Man Down Defense
• Why is it important?
– Last year Mount Ida had 107 penalties totaling
90 minutes of penalty time.
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• We played a total of 19 games totaling 1140 minutes
of lacrosse
• 12.6% of the season was spent man down
Man Down Defense
• Man Down Defense/Special Teams will
make or break your team
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– 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
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
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– Fast
– Aggressive but controlled
– Fearless
– Experienced and quick thinker
Man Down Personnel
• Attributes of a good MDD player (cont.)
– Long
– Good and quick hands
– Good stick skills
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• Develop back-up players for your MDD unit
Man Down Strategy
• Hold ‘em vs. Bring It On
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– 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
Regular
• Basic Man Down Set – Box and 1
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– 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
Regular
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Regular
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Diamond
• Basic Man Down Set – Diamond
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– 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
Diamond
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Spartan
• Basic Man Down Set - Spartan
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– 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.”
Spartan
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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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Alcatraz
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Australia
• Advanced Man Down Set – Australia
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– Box and 1 set
– When ball goes to “X,” left or right defender will
pressure ball
– Top-side defenders help
Australia
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Bingo
• Bingo can be used in in basic man down set
or Diamond
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– 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
Bingo
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Questions
• Contact Information:
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Andrew Fink, Head Coach
[email protected]
(617) 928-4731
Chris Widelo, Associate Head Coach
[email protected]