Defending
Within a distance that you can pressure player in the time the ball is traveling to the opponent
Once we have turned the ball over in the attacking or middle third, we have multiple players around the ball to counter press to win the ball back
What is Numbers?
The area in the 18 from the edge of the 6, extended to the top of the 18, to the outer of the 18 – this is the area we are looking to attack to create actions on goal
What is Hot Zones?
The moment we win the ball back and begin our next attack - Always looking to play forward and out of pressure
What is a Counter Attack?
Shaping play to wide areas and not allowing the opponent to enter our shape
What is Protect Central Channel?
Once you have turned over the ball, your immediate reaction to win the ball back
What is Positive Reaction?
The rate at which we circulate the ball in possession
What is Tempo?
Find the space to exploit behind the opponents
What is Run the Depth?
The conference DePaul Athletics was a member of before joining The Big East in 2005
What is Conference USA?
The line on the field when we begin to engage and start our pressure
The response of multiple players surrounding the ball to win the ball back with-in 5 seconds of losing possession of the ball
What is Counter Press?
In possession, playing from one side of the field to the other quickly
What is Change Point of Attach?
We have numbers up once we regain possession and we go quickly to attack the opponents and exploit the space they have vacated
What is Counter?
The full name of DePaul's Mascot - D.I.B.S
What is Demon In a Blue Suits?
Defending the player behind you by cutting him out with the angle in which you are pressuring the ball
What is Cover Shadow?
Cannot counter press, no pressure on the ball, drop back into our defensive block behind the ball
What is Recover/Organize?
Our defense shape behind the ball when we are in possession
Playing out of pressure to expand and regain our attacking shape
What is Regain Structure?
The amount of DePaul Athletics Conference Championships (Regular Season and Tournament Championship)
What is 43?
Our defensive shape when the ball is in the wide channel in the defensive third
What is Layers?
Anytime the ball has bypassed your line of pressure and the player in possession is in pressing distance, you press from behind
What is Back Press?
A cross from the hot zone or wide channel, driven low and hard through the 6 yard box
What is a Box Cross?
The weakside winger in the central channel, an outlet to start a counter attack
What is Weakside Pocket?
Fall Out Boy's Bassist, who attended DePaul University but left school before his last quarter of school to focus on Fall Out Boy
Who is Pete Wentz?