Defending/Clearing the press

1. Ideally 4v4,5v5 – this is a version of king ball
2. Game objective is to pass the ball through the defense/press to your high player/s
3. All players must remain in their zones
4. When ball is successfully passed through defense then passer goes to end zone
5. Aim of game is to be the first team to have all your players in the end zone behind opposition
6. No hitting allowed

NOTE – This game takes time for players to understand the different types of press’

1. Defenders should communicate to cover the passing lanes.
2. Defenders should vary position to close down passing angles, or move back to allow more time to react to pass.
3. Defensive players should be balanced: low center of gravity and weight evenly distributed between left and right feet
4. Defender should hold stick in body center, with a flexible grip that allowing him to change grip to stop ball either side
5. Defenders should react sharply to a lateral pass and reposition immediately
6. Defenders should watch the hitter’s stick movement and get “set”
7. Look for cues of where the ball is going
8. Players should react quickly when they intercept the ball and be ready to pass the ball immediately to their player/s in the end zone, before the other team is setup

1. If defenders intercept, they counter-attack quickly and look to score by stopping on the opposite line
2. 30 secs to score
3. Change loadings of defenders
4. Play in a smaller space.
5. Start with pass coming out of defensive end, so counter-attack can go to goal.