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- New Podcast, Defense Lacrosse Drills from Yale!
- New Article, "Defensive Communication Drill" Coach Baxter Yale
- New Laxpower.com article
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New Podcast! Coach Andrew Baxter, Defensive Coordinator, Yale
Special thanks to Andrew Baxter, a one of the great young collegiate men's lacrosse coaches for the last 15 years, took over as Yale's defensive coordinator in 2013 and helped the Bulldogs win the Ivy League Tournament three times over the last four seasons.
Under his direction, the Yale defense has ranked no worse than 11th in scoring defense every season. They were eighth in Division I with an 8.13 mark in 2016. He was awesome sharing great defense drills on this podcast,
In his first season in New Haven, Baxter guided the Bulldogs to their most prolific season since the early 1990s. His charges led the Blue to a No. 6 ranking in Division I scoring defense (7.94), while the Elis went 12-5, won the Ivy League Tournament title and beat Penn State on the road in the NCAA Tournament. In 2015, Baxter helped Yale to the nation's No. 9 scoring defense (8.1), an 11-5 record, and an Ivy League Tournament title over Princeton.
He joined the Yale staff after four seasons as defensive coordinator and the top assistant at Ohio State. As a Buckeye, Baxter handled all aspects of recruiting while leading a defense that ranked fourth in 2012 and 10th in 2011 for scoring defense among Division I schools. He coached All-America players each season at Columbus.
Baxter, both an offensive (2004-05) and defensive coordinator (2006-08) in five seasons at Drexel University, helped the Dragons rank seventh nationally in scoring defense in both 2007 and 2008. They also recorded the nation's fifth highest face-off win percentage in 2008 en route to winning the Colonial Athletic Association regular season championship.
n the full podcast for our Premium family, We hear Coach, discuss what he does in the time he has with his poles. He breaks these drills down into three categories, stickwork, footwork, communication, we talked about his drills in each area, but I was really intrigued with the drill on "Communication" it is crazy and you will love it! We feature in the Preview as well as the Article Section,
In the Audio Preview, This is for all Free Members simply log in... ... listen to Coach describe the incredible multi-task features of this great drill for our defensemen,
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NEW ARTICLE
Yale Defensive Communication Drill
Coach Andrew Baxter, Yale Defensive Coordinator
I am always getting lacrosse drill requests from coaches about more drills for their defensive players and their poles. Coach Baxter shared an awesome defensive lacrosse drill focusing on defensive communication.
To use this drill you will need some "Nubs" actually at least four of them but you will not be disappointed. This drill is better suited to HS teams and I guarantee it will take them and us a few days to get the hang of it, but when they do it will really help and his players have a blast with it!
This drill is designed to be run in the time that your offensive players are at the other end of the field and you are working on the other end with just you defense. So we actually have defensive players with their own sticks playing "offense" in this drill.
Coach suggests that this unique drill can be run out of a 6V6 or a 5V5, and they most often run the drill out of the 5V5. The 5V5 offensive set like "5 on a Die," is usually an open set or even a 5 man version of a 2-2-2. The poles who are playing offense in this "anchored set" are playing at about 50% speed.
Click Here to read the entire article
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Announcing our new eBook! Transition Drills Vol II
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Lax Coach Mike: 2v2 Ground Ball Challenge to End Practice
By Mike Muetzel,
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This is a version of a great lacrosse drill to close out practice with fun and competition. Many college lacrosse coaches we interview love to end practice with some type of "challenge" drill with players involved in the selection of participants as well as intense competition.
This is a basic 2v2 ground ball drill with a few rules. The opening configuration might be four players representing two teams simply lined up one blue, one white, one blue, and one white, and the coach rolls out a ground ball. I also love to have players enter the drill from a stack formation with two blue, one behind the other, and the same with two white, or to make it really fun have all four players slowly trot around the crease as the coach rolls out a ground ball in a pure scramble situation.
What really adds to the fun element is that, at the end of practice, the coach calls out two names. Each chooses his teammate to be in the drill. We also need a true competition element for the win, which might be a sprint or carrying the losing team's equipment into the locker room, just be creative each day.
I usually run this drill as a single rep, one time, winner take all. Players not in the drill need to choose the side they believe will win, line up, and cheer on their squad.
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