with Katie Woods,
3x BIG EAST Coach of the Year Award (2013, 2015 & 2021);
Winningest lacrosse coach in school history with more than 100 wins at the school;
Coached 16 All-BIG EAST First-Team Selection Players;
Coached 7 BIG EAST Players of the Year;
Coached 6 IWLCA Division I All-American Players;
Coached 11 IWLCA All-Region First-Team Selection Players;
American University Head Coach from 2007 to 2011;
2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year
Unlock the defensive tactical blueprints for building, teaching and implementing a swarming Zone Rover Defense!
Learn how to set up the six zone positions and rover spot, as well as individual defender assignments, rules and ball-side/off-the-ball responsibilities.
Watch demonstrations on how the specific intricacies and rules of the Zone Rover Defense blend together to form a tough-to-penetrate defensive wall, including concepts such as: defensive crashing into space, building smaller-to-bigger with your zone defense, defending more than one cutter in the zone and rules for on-ball handoffs.
Receive terrific practice drills that help teach and implement the Zone Rover Defense into your team’s arsenal – including zone build-up drills, the top-side zone defense drill and a 7-on-7 on-field drill.
In this terrific lacrosse defense video, Katie Woods walks viewers through a detailed practice where she teaches and works on her ‘Rover Zone Defense’ – which is a defense rooted in principles of high energy, effective communication and attacking an opponent’s offense as a cohesive defensive unit. Woods effectively combines presentations on a whiteboard with on-the-field action to teach viewers the intricacies of her Rover Zone Defense and the practice drills she incorporates to help players both grasp the defensive concepts and improve the critical skill sets.
3x BIG EAST Coach of the Year Award (2013, 2015 & 2021);
Winningest lacrosse coach in school history with more than 100 wins at the school;
Coached 16 All-BIG EAST First-Team Selection Players;
Coached 7 BIG EAST Players of the Year;
Coached 6 IWLCA Division I All-American Players;
Coached 11 IWLCA All-Region First-Team Selection Players;
American University Head Coach from 2007 to 2011;
2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year
Unlock the defensive tactical blueprints for building, teaching and implementing a swarming Zone Rover Defense!
Learn how to set up the six zone positions and rover spot, as well as individual defender assignments, rules and ball-side/off-the-ball responsibilities.
Watch demonstrations on how the specific intricacies and rules of the Zone Rover Defense blend together to form a tough-to-penetrate defensive wall, including concepts such as: defensive crashing into space, building smaller-to-bigger with your zone defense, defending more than one cutter in the zone and rules for on-ball handoffs.
Receive terrific practice drills that help teach and implement the Zone Rover Defense into your team’s arsenal – including zone build-up drills, the top-side zone defense drill and a 7-on-7 on-field drill.
In this terrific lacrosse defense video, Katie Woods walks viewers through a detailed practice where she teaches and works on her ‘Rover Zone Defense’ – which is a defense rooted in principles of high energy, effective communication and attacking an opponent’s offense as a cohesive defensive unit. Woods effectively combines presentations on a whiteboard with on-the-field action to teach viewers the intricacies of her Rover Zone Defense and the practice drills she incorporates to help players both grasp the defensive concepts and improve the critical skill sets.
