former Stanford University Head Women's Lacrosse Coach;
6 Conference Championships and 8 NCAA Tournament appearances over her 11 seasons at Stanford;
Assistant Coach and Defensive coordinator for the US Women's National Lacrosse team;
2x Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year
Control and dictate the movement of your opponent's attackers using body positioning, stick positioning and footwork.
Using marker board diagrams and on field demonstrations, Amy Bokker showcases a series of 10 progressive drills to develop the footwork, body position, and hand position you need to successfully play individual defense.
The drills progress from individual skills in one-on-one situations into small game situations that require teamwork and communication. More advanced drills include 4v4 man-to-man, double team drills and 6V6 team drills. These advanced drills will show you how to develop pressure, how to double team attackers, 1st 2nd and 3rd slide package movement, and how to defend and hand off cutters.
Coach Bokker also demonstrates a 3v3v3 drill that will enhance your players' situational field awareness.
These drills are meant to help defenders take charge of a determined attack individually and in team defense. Included are drills that focused on gaining possession of the ball and then moving it or protecting it for short periods. These competitive drills will keep your players moving and working in teams to gain the ball, defend against passes, and create turnovers through aggressive play, containment, and double teams.
Add these drills to your practice plan and watch as your defensive players take charge of their end of the field.
78 minutes. 2012.
LXD-03992B: with Lesley Moser,
Stanford UniversitySports Performance Coach;
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA);Performance Enhancement Specialist (National Academy of Sports Medicine)
In this first of its kind video, you will see the Stanford women's lacrosse team participating in an agility and conditioning workout--live! This session demonstrates how an agility and conditioning workout is executed, provides drills you can use to maintain your team's agility and conditioning throughout the season, and you will see how to incorporate these drills in a team setting.
Dynamic Stretching
See a series of stretches and agilities you can use to prepare your athletes' to move and explode throughout the training session.
Plyometrics
Develop balance and power using this series of stationary plyometrics. These drills directly correlate to the conditioning needed to be a great lacrosse player.
Low Hurdles
Coach Moser goes though a progression of drills designed to improve side-to-side movement and balance. She later helps develop a proper drop step and ends with a break down for defensive positioning.
Sprint Series
The Stanford team goes through a series of exercises to maintain conditioning. Moser incorporates coaching cues and helps correct common mistakes during the drills. The drills are competitive and will also help build that competitive spirit that every coach wants to see in their team.
46 minutes. 2012.