The 1-3-1 Zone Defense is an excellent zone defensive system that can greatly confuse and disrupt opposing offenses. The strength of the 1-3-1 lies in taking away the perimeter shot, as well as being able to pressure and trap with some minor adjustments. In this article, we will discuss the standard 1-3-1 zone defense along...
4-on-5 Cut Off Defensive Drill
Purpose: To help defensive players learn how and work at cutting off dribble penetration from the perimeter. Specifically designed as a zone defense breakdown drill to help defenders understand the necessity of moving and shifting quickly to stop dribble penetration. Drill: 4 players on defense around the lane. 5 offensive players spread around the perimeter....
11 Press Defense
Double Fist Havoc Press Defense
Philosophy of the Double Fist Havoc Press Defense: Pressure, Pressure, Pressure We want to keep pressure on the opponent on both offense and defense What are we Trying to Get Out of the Press: Turnovers (Live Ball Turnovers) Quick / Bad Shots From Our Opponents Create More Offensive Opportunities Force Tempo / Disrupt Offensive Flow...
Stack 3 Zone Defense
Run and Jump Press
The Run-and-Jump Press is designed to force your opponent into mistakes, turnovers, bad shots, and to make them struggle to get into their offense. Philosophy of the Run-and-Jump The basic philosophy in the run-and-jump press is that you do not need to steal the basketball. If you are thinking steal you will invariably reach, get...
Trapping Drill
Purpose: To work on the fundamentals of trapping the ballhandler in the frontcourt and trapping/containing the dribbler in the backcourt. This is a nice defensive breakdown drill for teaching trapping fundamentals and is especially effective if you utilize a defensive trap within your system whether you trap from a zone defense or a man-to-man...
The Fusion Match-Up Zone Defense
fusion: a union by or as if by melting; a merging of diverse, distinct, or separate elements into a unified whole The Fusion Match-Up Zone Defense is designed to be the perfect mixture between zone and man defense. Growing up felt like an apprenticeship for my coaching career with my dad being a high school...
When to Apply Pressure Defense
If your basketball game strategy doesnt involve pressing the entire game, when should you press? Should you press at all? How long or how often should you apply pressure? Should you press in the halfcourt or in the fullcourt? Should you run a zone press or man-to-man press? Well try to answer these questions and...
The Combination Switch Defense
The Combination Switch Defense can be quite advantageous against disciplined and deliberate offensive teams. These are the teams that run a patterned offense such as the flex, shuffle, etc. It also works against teams that run a motion or passing game and like to take time off the clock. Basically, in The Combination Switch Defense,...