positional defense meaning

[Defence]
See position defense.

Examples

He played a quiet positional defense but created an unclear situation where great deeds could be planned.
Robinson has refocused Stevens'attention " on doing the things that you do well, " such as checking and positional defense.
This program is designed to take full, if somewhat belated, account of the Cold War's end by pushing through a radical transformation described this month by Defense Secretary William Cohen as one from a " fixed, positional defense to a flexible, mobile defense ."
Fans and journalists considered J�nsson one of the most underrated defensemen in the league during his time in the NHL . He played good positional defense and had sound offensive skills as well, but his quiet demeanor and low-key playing style kept him below the radar of some observers.