Defense

Pressure Defense

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Tobin Anderson, lead Fairleigh Dickerson to the Sweet 16 utilizing pressure defense.

In the clip below he discusses why he presses on every made basket and dead ball.

He wants his team to be different so opponents must face something different when they play his team.

Here are some of his goals with pressure defense:

  1. Create a +5 TO differential
  2. Make conditioning a factor
  3. Make depth a factor
  4. Get easy baskets
  5. Take shooting out of the equation (to an extent)

This clip was taken from Coach Tobin’s complete clinic on Pressure defense.

In his presentation he covers:

  • Why To Press
  • In Which Game Situations To Press
  • Creating Your Identity As A Press Defense Team
  • Setting Your Team Goals For Pressure Defense
  • How Much Of A Factor Is Condition For Press Defense
  • What Type Of Players To Recruit For Your Defensive Press Identity
  • Complete Breakdown Of The Press Defense
  • Breaking Down Each Player’s Assignment In The Press

For information about how to gain access to his full presentation click the following link Tobin Anderson: Pressure Defense

 

2 on 2 Toughness Tester

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In the clip below UCONN Coach Dan Hurley demonstrates a 2 on 2 Toughness Tester Drill.

In this drill, a ball handler and defender starts in the center at halfcourt with a big and his defender in the dunker’s spot.

The defender guarding the ball handler slides to either side to touch a cone and the ball handler then uses the opening to drive to the basket and force the big to make a decision.

This is a great drill to teach the defender on the ball handler how to recover and get back in the play without fouling.

Coach Hurley stresses to “Chest to offensive player” and show your hands.

The big must decide whether to help and recover, stunt, or peel switch.

While Coach Hurley is using this as a defensive drill you can see that it also provides some great reps and teaching points for the offensive players

This clip was taken from Coach Hurley’s clinic presentation. To get access to the full presentation click the following link:

Dan Hurley – UCONN`s Defensive Principles

Tom Izzo: Defensive Stance

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In the video below Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo breaks down the basic principles of a defensive stance.

Coach Izzo has his players square their feet to the offensive player. He does not have them put one foot up and one foot back. If he wants to force a player in one direction he has his defensive players move one step either to the right or left and split the stance of the offensive player while still squaring up to the offensive player.

Coach Izzo also states that he has his players put one hand up while in their stance and stresses the importance of not only contesting shots but contesting passes while in the defensive stance.

This clip was taken from a complete coaching course.

For more information about that video course click the following link: Tom Izzo Defensive and Rebounding Skills

The clip below has audio so please make sure you are not muted and the volume is turned up.

 

 

 

 

NBA Finals Notes Game 4

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These short video clips were put together by George Washington Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert.

They are some notes that he took when watching NBA finals game #4.

If you missed his notes from the first game, you can access it at this link: NBA Finals Game 1 Notes

You may or may not agree with the notes, but hopefully they will stimulate your thoughts for some ideas that can help your program.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His YouTube channel has several videos with various types of man-to-man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

Click play to see the video

This is a YouTube video, so you will need to be on a server that allows you YouTube access.

NBA Finals Notes Game 2

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These short video clips were put together by George Washington Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert.

They are some notes that he took when watching NBA finals game #2.

If you missed his notes from the first game, you can access it at this link: NBA Finals Game 1 Notes

You may or may not agree with the notes, but hopefully they will stimulate your thoughts for some ideas that can help your program.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His YouTube channel has several videos with various types of man-to-man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

Click play to see the video

This is a YouTube video, so you will need to be on a server that allows you YouTube access.

NBA Finals Notes Game 1

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These short video clips were put together by George Washington Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert.

They are some notes that he took when watching the first NBA finals game.

You may or may not agree with the notes, but hopefully they will stimulate your thoughts for some ideas that can help your program.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His YouTube channel has several videos with various types of man-to-man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

Click play to see the video

This is a YouTube video, so you will need to be on a server that allows you YouTube access.

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