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Principles of Team Defense
by Rich Corso, Havard Water Polo Foundation

Two-meter Defenders

Your Goals: Eliminate all goals out of set.
- Play as physical as allowed.
  - The nature of the position requires that you will be ejected occasionally, but be aware of minimizing the number of ejections you need to take.
- You must counter the two-meter man as often as possible.
Your Roles: Pick up - and defend - the two-meter man immediately, every single time.
- Position is paramount
- You must be mobile, quick, and aggressive.
- Take the physical part of your defensive game to the limit!
- Work-and communicate-with your goalie.

Perimeter Defenders

Your Goals:
- Eliminate Counter-Attack Goals (1 on none, 2 on 1, 3 on 2)
- Eliminate Goals out of Set
  - Press / Crash / Zone (When in doubt or in between, crash)
- Elirninate Ejections on the Perimeter
  - Play the ball and adjust to the referee's style
Your Roles: Defend Early
- Counter-Attack Defense:
  - Position Yourself Early on Offense in order to Eliminate any Counter-Attack Goals (1 on none, 2 on 1, 3 on 2)
  - Pick up and Press Immediately when the ball turns over
  - Identify their two~meter man ASAP & any possible free man
- Front-Court Defense:
  - Delay the ball going into set as long as possible.
  - Be aware of the relation between the two-meter man's position and your own position and be ready to react accordingly
  - Recognize and communicate helps, gaps, and stair-steps. Do not allow yourself to be pulled out of a helping Iteam defense.

Five-on-Six Defenders

Your Goals: Hold Every Team to Less Than a 38% Success Rate
- Your Priorities:
  1. Eliminate Goals from the Posts
  2. Eliminate Goals from 1 and 6
    - You Must Take the Shooting Lanes
  3. Minimize Goals from 4 and 5
  4. The key to success on 5-on-6 defense is all-out hustle!

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