Stack the Defender
- Prescription
- 8 × starts · 45 s restabout 8 min
- Players
- Solo
- Equipment
- Cones (recommended)
Run past the cone (or any other marker: bottle, bag), then get back directly in front of it within three yards instead of drifting to the side. The matchup doesn’t end once you’ve passed it: as long as you’re out of position, he sees you and follows you. Eight repetitions, alternating the side you run to.
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Key points
- You get back on your line within three yards, not ten.
- Get back in front of him, not beside him: that’s the position that keeps him off your hips.
- Your speed doesn’t drop while you get back on your line.
- In a group, with a ball: your partner throws to you as you come out of the break. Same movement, plus the catch.
Common mistakes
- Continuing on a diagonal after passing him, which gives him back the angle.
- Slowing down to reposition, and giving him back the time you just gained.
Demonstrations
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