I see a few different types of person defense in my head. These can each be used at any point during play, and switched between within even the same possession.
Shutdown
Poachy
Baiting
Help
Lazy
Poachy
Baiting
Help
Lazy
This post will examine the lazy style of defense and how to execute it. It's more of a 'fun' style of defense, not a serious style, and therefore will be a much shorter post.
Let me start by saying that this should really only be used in league play (summer/fall etc) or 'for fun/drinking' tournaments.
Let me start by saying that this should really only be used in league play (summer/fall etc) or 'for fun/drinking' tournaments.
Your job in this style of defense is to get cheap blocks or else hope your team generates blocks so that you can then play offense. There are a few strategies for this, but I'm partial to one in particular - The Tiger Trap.
Here are a few example situations in which a lazy style is likely to work.
You are playing a very weak team. Your other defenders are capable of generating blocks.
You trick the other team into thinking there is a free receiver open near the endzone.
How to execute the tiger trap. Many people think that you have to lie down on the endzone line for this, but I've found that success more often follows when you have a teammate standing near you, and you stand right by the corner and just pretend to be talking to them. (This usually happens, either way, right after the pull, but can be done during a point if you try hard enough)
The rest of your team needs to know that they are supposed to let someone go deep, otherwise they will just dink and dunk it up the field and your tiger trap will be wasted.
Then wait for the thrower to chuck it deep and go play spoiler.
How to execute lazy person defense. Just make sure your person catches unders (rather than deeps) until someone else forces a turnover, and then play offense.
You are playing a very weak team. Your other defenders are capable of generating blocks.
You trick the other team into thinking there is a free receiver open near the endzone.
How to execute the tiger trap. Many people think that you have to lie down on the endzone line for this, but I've found that success more often follows when you have a teammate standing near you, and you stand right by the corner and just pretend to be talking to them. (This usually happens, either way, right after the pull, but can be done during a point if you try hard enough)
The rest of your team needs to know that they are supposed to let someone go deep, otherwise they will just dink and dunk it up the field and your tiger trap will be wasted.
Then wait for the thrower to chuck it deep and go play spoiler.
How to execute lazy person defense. Just make sure your person catches unders (rather than deeps) until someone else forces a turnover, and then play offense.
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