Basketball Drills Handling Defensive Pressure

By Brian Williams on December 31, 2013

This sample video features former Division I Head Coach Will Rey teaching a drill to work on handling defensive pressure.

The video segment is almost five minutes long and the drill starts at about 3:00.

The first 3 minutes are some ideas about individual development and some teaching points for drill.

One note, when he says “break the glass on the pass,” he is referring to the passer getting his hand by the defense
when making the pass.

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Basketball Plays Backdoor Plays

By Brian Williams on December 30, 2013

St. Louis Men’s Basketball Coach Zak Boisvert has put together some short clips of 7 backdoor plays. Each play is shown at least twice and a couple of them have two variations.

The point is not a “highlight” tape, but the movements to get shots.

Several of the teams miss the shots in the video of the set they are running.

Also, some of the clips are a few years old. The idea is if the actions have merit and you can incorporate a few in your offensive attack, or it gets you to think about ways you can get a couple of backdoor baskets per game, I believe it is worth the time to watch.

Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His YouTube channel is: Zac Boisvert YouTube Channel. If you are interested in subscribing.

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Here are 7 different man to man backdoor plays. Most are shown more than once. Some have sound and some do not. I hope you can find one or two that fit your basketball program.

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3 Basketball Drills from Shaka Smart

By Brian Williams on December 26, 2013

These 3 basketball drills from Shaka Smart were posted by FastModel’s plays and drills library by Kyle Gilreath.

The library has hundreds of plays and drills from coaches all over the world and from various levels of coaching. You can check it out here:

Fast Model Plays and Drills Library

If you are interested in seeing a 3 minutes and 41 seconds video of Coach Smart going through a portion of his diamond press, click this link (You do not need to purchase anything to see the video) Shaka Smart Diamond Press

Trap Transition

Trap Transition is a drill that forces your offense to get open under pressure and teaches your defenders who to anticipate the first pass out of a trap.

A Guard starts with the ball in the trap and they have to hold it for 2 seconds, then they can pass it out. From their it is live, the defense must sprint back in transition while trying to intercept the ball.

x1 is interceptor side

x3 is interceptor high

x5 is the goaltender

Triangle FastBreak

Occasionally while pressing the defense gets overaggressive and the trap breaks down and the ball gets ahead creating a 5 on 3 situation. This is the perfect drill to teach your players to never give up on a play and to sprint back trying to get a back tip in transition.

1 starts with the ball

x1 and x2 chase to backtip

1 cannot pass until they gets to half court

Once they throw it ahead it is 4 on 4 live

444

444 Is a great defensive drill that involves your entire team. It forces the offensive and defensive teams to stay focused as soon as there is a make/miss or turnover/steal to jump right into your defense and try to create HAVOC.

Three Teams of 4. If the offensive team scores they get to keep the ball and must inbound it again. The defense continues to press until half court, looking to get a steal to score. Once the offensive team reaches half-court the defensive team on the other end picks them up. If the defense gets a stop they become the new offensive team and the new defense can try to get a steal before halfcourt.

Score this like a regular game and go for a specified amount of time.

Below is a video of Shaka Smart going through a portion of his diamond press:

If you are interested in seeing more about Coach Smart’s Havoc Pressure Defense DVD, click here:

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Bob Hurley Command Drill

By Brian Williams on December 24, 2013

This is a short video of Bob Hurley going over a defensive drill that works on 4 different on ball defensive scenarios

1) Contest the shot
2) Take a charge
3) 5 second Count
4) Give a foul

Make sure your sound is on as you watch.

You can also click this link to see more information about or to purchase the entire DVD “Bob Hurley: Practice Planning & Program Development

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1) Contest the shot 2) Take a charge 3) 5 second Count 4) Give a foul

You can also click this link to see more information about or to purchase the entire DVD “Bob Hurley: Practice Planning & Program Development

Basketball Plays Line Stack Under Inbounds

By Brian Williams on December 23, 2013

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Vonn has a wealth of Coaching Experience:

NBA: Advanced scout for the Orlando Magic
WNBA Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.
Women’s College Assistant: Syracuse, Houston, Memphis

He was an as well as The Charlotte Sting.

Run this play when you are inbounding the ball from under your own basket against a 2-3 zone.

The 4 player will pop out to the corner for the ball.

The 3 player will cut to the opposite wing.

The 2 player will pop back for the pass from 4.

The 5 player will step out and screen the forward in the Zone, with the 4 player flashing into the middle of the paint.

The X4 defender will usually fight over the screen, which sets up the play for the shooter.

The 2 player will dribble to the key area to drag the Zone.

The 5 player will re-screen the X4 defender with the 1 player coming off the screen for the shot on the wing.

The 2 player can also pass it to the 4 player in the paint, which can result in a High Low Pass to the 5 player for the layup.

If the shot is not available for the 1 player, you can pass it to the high post or short corner.

Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays or read more about the books:

Any coach looking for the latest and innovative plays from the Professional, College, or High School levels can stop looking. With a compilation of over 7,700 different plays, you will never need to purchase another basketball playbook again. These playbooks can be used as a great reference tool for years to come. This 2 Volume Book includes plays from 19 different play categories, and they are the most extensive playbooks on the market.

The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays (Platinum Series) contains over 7,700 Plays (Both Volumes combined) from the NBA, WNBA, USBL, and College levels from someone who has worked as an Advanced Scout or Coach on each level!!! This book has been intensely compiled over the last 21 years, with plays taken from a lot of NBA Coaches (past and present), WNBA coaches, and College coaches (Men’s and Women’s) from around the country.

Any coach that is serious about improving their knowledge of the game from an X and O standpoint will benefit tremendously from these books. These Books can be used to discover New Quick hitters, add a New Package to your playbook, or develop an entire Offensive System. There are a lot of new ideas and concepts in these books to study, and the Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays can be a great resource for coaches on all levels!!! This book is definitely for those X and O junkies who are always looking to improve as a Coach.

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

Sean Miller Zone Quick Hit

By Brian Williams on December 20, 2013

This is a short video of Sean Miller going through the counter to a lob play that he runs against a 2-3 zone. You can figure out what the initial play is as he runs through this counter.

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You can figure out what the initial play is as he runs through this counter.

You can also click the link to see more information about or to purchase the entire DVD “Sean Miller: Attacking Zone Defenses” Sean Miller Zone Quick Hit

Basketball Drills Handling Defensive Pressure

Trap Transition

Triangle FastBreak

444

Sean Miller Zone Quick Hit and Counter