Let's Talk Defense: Tips, Skills & Drills for Better Defensive Basketball

Terms of Use......Page 5
Want to learn more?......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Player Movement Legend......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 13
1 Defensive Coaching Philosophy......Page 15
Different Coaching Philosophies......Page 21
Goals of Our Defensive Philosophy......Page 22
Demands of Our Defensive Philosophy......Page 23
Philosophy of Team Defense......Page 26
2 Defensive Keys to Victory......Page 31
Keys to Victory......Page 32
Key Team-Defense Points to Emphasize......Page 38
Defensive Keys to Victory......Page 40
Additional Keys to Victory......Page 41
3 Coaches\' Overview: Communication Between Players, Assistant Coaches, and Staff......Page 43
Successful Coaching Traits......Page 44
Coaching and Teaching Tips......Page 45
Areas of Staff and Team Organization......Page 48
Preseason Preparation......Page 49
Working with Your Players and Your Coaching Staff......Page 50
Qualities of Good Players and Teammates......Page 52
4 Defensive Checklist: Things to Teach and Stress Every Day......Page 55
Basic Rules of Defense......Page 56
Vital Defensive Tips......Page 62
5 Coaching Methods: Conducting Practices......Page 65
Practice Philosophy......Page 66
Practice Plans......Page 80
Practice with Defensive Stations......Page 87
Practices and Drills......Page 88
6 Defensive Principles and Rebounding......Page 91
Defensive Principles We Require Our Players to Commit to Memory......Page 92
Defensive Points Your Players Should Commit to Memory......Page 96
Defending the Low Post......Page 97
Rebounding......Page 99
7 Individual Defense, Team Defense, and Drills......Page 101
Individual Defense......Page 102
Individual Defense: Important Things a Defender Must Remember......Page 103
Team Defense......Page 110
Practice Drills and Objectives......Page 119
8 Defending the Pick and Roll......Page 125
Different Types of Pick and Rolls......Page 126
Rules for Defending Pick and Rolls......Page 134
Basic Philosophy of How to Defend the Pick and Roll......Page 137
Summary of Pick-and-Roll Defensive Strategy......Page 141
9 Defending Specific Plays......Page 143
Defending Offensive Maneuvers and Specific Plays......Page 144
10 Trapping and Double-Teaming......Page 165
Trapping......Page 166
Trapping Drill......Page 179
11 Transition Defense and Drills......Page 181
Transition Defense......Page 182
12 Zone, Press, and Combination Defenses......Page 189
Full-Court Defenses......Page 190
Team Defense Calls and Signals......Page 193
Pressure Defenses......Page 196
Zone Defenses......Page 204
13 Defending Special Situations......Page 207
Getting Your Team Prepared......Page 208
Special Situations......Page 210
Defending Out-of-Bounds Plays......Page 214
Questions a Coach Should Consider......Page 216
14 Scouting......Page 217
Scouting the Opposition......Page 218
15 Miscellaneous Drills......Page 221
Defensive Drills......Page 222
16 Summary......Page 229
Warm-Ups......Page 231
Advanced Warm-Up Drills......Page 241
Supplemental Exercises......Page 242
Conclusion......Page 245
Glossary of Basketball Terms......Page 247
Index......Page 269
About the Author......Page 273