Unforced errors followed. Quotes like these come after successful defensive strategies are employed. One thing to remember is that you can't expect a defense to get blocks every point. Using one defense may simply be a set-up, making the next defense more effective. It surprised me that neither Seattle nor Port City played any zone defense.
Tournaments are long, legs are to be saved.
This fall we traveled with only 19. These low numbers made for our ability to learn many team-defenses, keeping the same exact personnel on the field. But we had to save our legs somehow. Junk defense saves legs. Because most players can't throw a two finger more than 30-40 yards, so you've cut the field way down.