Four Basic Building Blocks Of Playing Defense

Play Smart:

Know Your Position:

Smart Stick 

                         

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 System – Positioning

• Defense is on boards
• Center on center
• Defense lined up inside circle
• Wing lined up outside of circle

Tactics:

• Wing goes out to side, where puck goes

• Wing out to strong side point
• Center moves into middle lane

• Body in shooting lane, stick in passing lane
• Puck is blocked and picked up by center
• Pass is made between two defenders

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Power Thoughts:

“The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel – these are the things that endure and these are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events that occasion them.” -Vince Lombardi 

“There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. I do, and I demand that my players do.” -Vince Lombardi 

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” -Vince Lombardi 

“You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn’t mean a thing. That’s for the fans. You’ve got to win the war with the man in front of you. You’ve got to get your man.”
                                                                                                                       -Vince Lombardi 

“If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.” -Vince Lombardi