Elite Defensive Habits That Separate Top Players

Chase closes the month with the daily defensive habits, film habits, and practice standards that separate top players in half court defense.

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Elite Defensive Habits That Separate Top Players

Sunday, May 31, 2026

4:30 PM (60 mins)

Session Overview

Chase Dodd breaks down the defensive habits that separate reliable top players from athletes who only make occasional stops. The session focuses on daily practice standards, film habits, positioning discipline, and the small choices that make half-court defense more predictable under pressure. This recording is useful for players who want to defend with more consistency, communicate earlier, and build the repeatable habits coaches trust in big moments. Athletes should come away with clearer cues for body position, anticipation, passing-lane pressure, and turning defensive details into a competitive advantage.

half-court defense

defensive habits

film study

Chase Dodd

half-court defense

defensive habits

film study

body position

anticipation

passing lanes

communication

Meet Your Mentor

Chase Dodd

Rightie Attacker

Chase Dodd is an Olympic Bronze Medalist and back-to-back NCAA National Champion, currently competing as an elite attacker for the Los Angeles Athletic Club. A Long Beach native and UCLA alumnus, he earned consecutive NCAA and First Team All-American honors during his championship runs in 2024 and 2025. A four-year member of the United States Men's Water Polo Team, Chase has also earned silver at the 2023 World Cup, gold at the 2023 Pan American Games, and bronze at the 2022 Junior World Championships. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Geography, balancing world-class academics with high-level international competition. Known for his versatility and suffocating defense, he continues to represent the next generation of American water polo pushing towards the LA 2028 Olympics.

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