Championship Productions Jason Breyo Defensive Skills and Drills for Youth Lacrosse DVD

With Jason Breyo, Lambert (GA) High School Assistant Lacrosse Coach. Build a foundation for successful defensive play Jason Breyo shares his blueprint for teaching defensive skills and drills to U13-U15 lacrosse players. Using 12-and 13-year-old athletes as demonstrators, Breyo divides the DVD into four areas: Stick work, agility (footwork), position play and transition defense. Stick Work: Get eight drills for passing and catching, fielding ground balls, dodging, over-the shoulder-catching and clearing the ball. These drills will help your athletes improve their accuracy on long passes, become proficient throwing a pass with either hand, learn to use either hand on a split dodge and a roll dodge, and techniques that will benefit your clearing game. Drills are demonstrated using long sticks. Agility (Footwork): Pick up agility drills for defensive players focusing on proper hand placement, stick position and footwork. These drills progress from a 5-yard side-to-side movement drill, to a 3-cone triangle drill working on the drop step, to a ladder agility drill that focuses on changing direction. Position Play: Get a progression of 1-on-1 drills to teach your athletes key defensive concepts. Starting without sticks, Breyo's drills focus on top-side defense, forcing the attacker inside and keeping the hands in front with a poke check. The progression morphs into a 2-on-2 series that teaches the Ball-Me-Man concept. Transition Defense: Learn team defense concepts with a look at transition defense from a 2-on-1 situation to a 3-on-2 fast break to train your players to defend odd number situations. This is a very useful teaching DVD for the inexperienced coach or parent looking to help improve the youth lacrosse player and develop the necessary skills to play solid defense.