Set Up
Use cones if you need, add 1 offensive player up top with a ball, covered by a defender, and an offensive and defensive player on the crease. The player with the ball will be up top running back and forth east-west under light pressure. The defender on the crease, is acting as the 1 slide or immediate help for the teammate If they get beat 1v1. The crease players needs to be able to shade back and forth so they are in a good help position, while covering their player on the crease.
Coaching Points and Principles
- Make sure as the crease defense player, your head is on a swivel and you can always see the player you are guarding, and the ball carrier
- Use your stick for feel and shade so you are close to the ball carrier at all times, without losing sight of the player moving on the crease
Progressions
- Execute on different sides of field
- Add more players around the perimeter so the defense on crease has to move everywhere whether the ball is up top, on wings, or at x
