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Effective Matchup Zone Offense Tactics

Coach Stinson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:40:06 +0000

Simple coaching concepts for beating one of basketball's toughest defenses - the matchup zone

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Effective Matchup Zone Offense Tactics

Zone Offense Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Mental Toughness In Basketball

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:59 +0000

Developing mentally tough basketball teams

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Mental Toughness In Basketball

Low Post Defense – Playing Behind The Post

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:58 +0000

Playing Behind The Post This is when you play behind the offensive player positioning yourself between the player and the basket. You are conceding the pass inside and trying to force the post player to score over you. Advantages There aren’t many...conceding the pass to the post completely is rarely a good idea. Most decent post [...]

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Low Post Defense – Playing Behind The Post

B.O.B. box set 3 point play

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:57 +0000

This is a good play to run when a three pointer is needed. The play is designed to give two different open looks from the three-point line, for two different players. Running this play will sometimes take teams by surprise, as so many teams look for layups on the inbounds, some aren’t prepared to defend [...]

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B.O.B. box set 3 point play

Competitive Basketball Practices: Q&A

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:56 +0000

How to: Create competition, reinforce positive outcomes, Build a winner...

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Competitive Basketball Practices: Q&A

Ask the Coach: Influencing the dribbler

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:55 +0000

Q: On M2M defense, do you turn a man baseline or middle and why? A: A lot of how you defend the perimeter depends on the size of your big players. Generally speaking, I like to influence the dribbler towards the baseline for the following reason: When we rotate out to help against a player on [...]

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Ask the Coach: Influencing the dribbler

Low Post Defense – Full-Front

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:54 +0000

After receiving several questions about how to defend the low post, I put together 3 articles that act as a primer on the three most prominent approaches to low post defense – full-fronting, playing behind, and 3/4 denial . My personal preference to to full-front the low post, my it is important to note [...]

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Low Post Defense – Full-Front

A different look at Isiah Thomas

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:53 +0000

This is a blog posting that I put up several months ago, during the Isiah Thomas/Knicks sexual harassment case. My views on this issue have been unpopular to say the least, though I didn’t get even one online response despite posting this article in at least 10 blogs. In fact, this posting seemed to be [...]

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A different look at Isiah Thomas

3 man weave. A Great Drill when taught correctly

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:52 +0000

The 3 man weave may be the most well-known and utilized basketball practice drill available to coaches today. Weave passing drills, and the 3 man weave in particular, are one of basketball’s common denominators; you will find it being run by nearly every organized team at every level of the game, from grade school to [...]

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3 man weave. A Great Drill when taught correctly

Zone Press Breaker

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:51 +0000

In response to a question posted by Coach Jeff on 4/18/2008

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Zone Press Breaker

Beating a man to man trapping press

Fundamentals of On-Ball Defense

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:50 +0000

Fundamentally sound defensive basketball…

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Fundamentals of On-Ball Defense

Rebounding Tips

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:49 +0000

This question comes from Derek Fulwiler, a friend, former player, coaching peer, and Head Varsity Girls Coach at Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington. Q: Any Tips on Offensive Rebounding? A: This is a broad topic, with a broad variety of possible answers. I tried to touch on different perspectives for a well-rounded response. Am I missing [...]

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Rebounding Tips

2 Man Fast Break Drill

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:46 +0000

Purpose: This drill emphasizes pushing the ball up the middle of the floor and sprinting the lanes. Organization: Start with a line on opposite corners of the floor and a man with a ball under each basket. Procedure: 1 and 3 outlet the ball to the first man in their line (2 and 4). 1 and 3 follow their [...]

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2 Man Fast Break Drill

Taking a Charge

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:45 +0000

Teaching concepts and drill ideas for drawing charges

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Taking a Charge

Lanes Straight – 2 basketballs

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:44 +0000

A great 3 lane drills for passing and timing

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Lanes Straight – 2 basketballs

Shell Drill: Baseline Penetration

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:43 +0000

Defending baseline penetration: Most half court man to man defenses in today’s game try to influence the ball handler to the sideline when the ball is in the middle of the floor and towards the baseline when the ball is on the side. The reason: Good players have more options and better angles (passing and [...]

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Shell Drill: Baseline Penetration

Basketball Quick hitters : Thirty One

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:42 +0000

This quick hitter is a situational play that should only be run for an athletic guard who can catch and finish near the rim. 31 probably should not be part of a team’s regular offensive attack, and with very few exceptions would not be an appropriate play at any level below high school boys varsity due to [...]

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Basketball Quick hitters : Thirty One

Zone Offense ball-screen entry

5-Out Motion-Entry – Animated Basketball Play: Down

Coach Stinson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:53:41 +0000

Down is a motion offense entry set that creates basket-area mismatches and scoring opportunities for good shooting guards.

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5-Out Motion-Entry – Animated Basketball Play: Down

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Scouting

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:43 +0000

When scouting an opponent, look for player tendencies and for general offensive and defensive tendencies. While it is certainly valuable to scout all of an opponent’s plays and schemes, over-analysis in this area can often lead to confusion. General tendencies are easier to strategize against effectively: for instance, if you notice the team has tendency [...]

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Scouting

Timeouts and Your Starting Five

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:42 +0000

I was chatting with a coaching friend the other day, and the conversation turned to the topic of timeouts; when, where, and why to use them. He said something that I found interesting: “I never call a timeout before the other coach”. He seemed to wear the statement as a badge of honor, as if he [...]

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Timeouts and Your Starting Five

Flex Offense basketball coaching guide

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:41 +0000

The complete flex offense broken-down for coaches at all levels.

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Flex Offense basketball coaching guide

6 on 4 Shell Drill

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:40 +0000

The 6 on 4 shell is really just an extension of the 4 on 4 baseline penetration version of the shell with two added advantages: 1. It utilizes more players (keeping players active and involved), and 2. It places specific emphasis on a concept that can be difficult to grasp for some players – A [...]

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6 on 4 Shell Drill

Teaching Motion Offense to Post Players

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:39 +0000

How to teach your post player to work together effectively in a motion offense

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Teaching Motion Offense to Post Players

Shell Drill – Defending Basket Cuts

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:36 +0000

This segment of the shell isolates defending the basket cut. The first thing you’ll want to determine before you get started is how you plan on defending the reversal pass – the pass back to the area around the top of the key from either wing. There are two standard approaches; your defensive philosophy and [...]

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Shell Drill – Defending Basket Cuts

Running Up the Score

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:34 +0000

This is an article on running up the score, and my response, from a couple of years back in an online forum. RUNNING UP THE SCORE? by Dick DeVenzio When you play a sport, you ought to play it! Really play it. You ought to go out there with the idea of kicking some butt. What does [...]

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Running Up the Score

Youth league offenses and player development

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:33 +0000

Youth League Offense and Player Development Indiana High School legend Pat Rady asked a thought-provoking question regarding good offenses to run at the youth levels to prepare players for the next level (high school).I found the question thought-provoking because it brings up an extremely important aspect of the youth game….player development. The more I think about [...]

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Youth league offenses and player development

Coaching Basketball Practices Effectively: Key Points to Consider

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:31 +0000

Concepts for effective early-season practice planning

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Coaching Basketball Practices Effectively: Key Points to Consider

Practice Planning

Beating a man to man trapping press

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:30 +0000

A simple and astonishingly effective approach to handling man to man pressure.

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Beating a man to man trapping press

Zone Press Breaker

Pass and Chop Defensive Drill (zigzag drill)

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:28 +0000

How to teach full-court on-ball defense properly using the pass and chop drill.

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Pass and Chop Defensive Drill (zigzag drill)

Motion Offense for 6th graders

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:25 +0000

Q: Hey coach, In reply to your question about my teams strengths and weakness. My strengths are quickness and size. My weakness is ball handling and outside shooting. I have a undersized two guard who can shoot lights out but he has to have help getting open. I only have two kids that can run the [...]

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Motion Offense for 6th graders

Zone Offense Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:23 +0000

One of the more common requests that I receive from coaches of all ages is for a good zone offense: That is a difficult request for me to answer, mainly because I usually don’t know the first thing about their team, other than occasional mention of the age group they coach. I can’t give a good [...]

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Zone Offense Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Effective Matchup Zone Offense Tactics

Ask The Coach: Running the Shell Drill with Big Men

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:22 +0000

How to integrate post players and post defensive concepts into the shell drill.

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Ask The Coach: Running the Shell Drill with Big Men

Post Play Development Drill: Post Cuts

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:19 +0000

Basketball Drill: Post Cuts: Purpose: To develop muscle memory in post players through repetitions of the following actions: cutting to the ball, facing up, pump fake and drive, drop-pivots, and high post jumpers Organization: A coach is stationed at the top of the key with a ball. Players line up opposite the ball on the weakside at the short corner. Procedure: 1. The [...]

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Post Play Development Drill: Post Cuts

Shell Drill: Scramble

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:18 +0000

The scramble version of the shell drill serves a different purpose than other variations. In other variations, the defense is evenly matched (5on5) and is set, while scramble puts the defense at a numbers disadvantage. This helps teach players the most important defensive priorities – covering up the basketball and preventing the layup. Procedure: Scramble works [...]

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Shell Drill: Scramble

Jab Step Series|Coaching Guard Play

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:17 +0000

Purpose: To teach perimeter moves using a simple, quick jab-step Organization: Perimeter players line up at the top of the key at any open hoops in the gym. Each player has a ball. This drill can be used with all players, including post players (all players should be taught all skills – particularly big players, who [...]

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Jab Step Series|Coaching Guard Play

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1-3-1 press offense and defense

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:16 +0000

Recently, coaches have been asking for ideas on 1-3-1 and 1-2-2 halfcourt traps more and more often. The questions seem to be split on either side of the ball; about half of the questions have been about running the defense and the other half have been focused on attacking it. Coach Mike asked for an [...]

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1-3-1 press offense and defense

Defending cross screens

Ed Schilling Mandatory Moves Sneak Peek

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:15 +0000

I’ve been making some bold statements about the upcoming release of “Mandatory Moves” – mainly about Ed Schilling’s teaching ability and about how the Mandatory Moves DVD will be useful to coaches and players of all ages. Luckily, I was able to convince the folks at Fullcourt Basketball to show a sneak peek clip of [...]

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Ed Schilling Mandatory Moves Sneak Peek

Practice Planning

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:14 +0000

The way you approach practice planning depends on your philosophy, priorities and time availability. I believe that it is important to have a balanced practice, one which emphasizes each area of the game. I have broken my practices down into seven different sections that work together to provide the team with a comprehensive understanding of [...]

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Practice Planning

Coaching Basketball Practices Effectively: Key Points to Consider

1-3-1 Press: Question and Answer

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:10 +0000

A Recent “Ask the Coach” question and response: Q: “I run a 1-3-1 press. What do you think about a 1-3-1 over a 1-2-2 press. Also any help with breaking this press would be very helpful. I coach 5th grade boys and girls” A: Hey Coach, Are you talking about running a 1/4 or 1/2 court press? I [...]

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1-3-1 Press: Question and Answer

Developing Individual Basketball Skills

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:07 +0000

So far, Coach Ed Schilling’s Mandatory Moves has made quite a splash with the coaching community. That’s a good thing for me, because I’ve spent a ton of time on it in the past two weeks, at the expense of updating this website as regularly as I’d like. Luckily, I’m getting better at the non-basketball side [...]

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Developing Individual Basketball Skills

Ask The Coach: Coaching teams with disparate talent

Coach Ken Sartini — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:06 +0000

This Coaching Question Comes From Coach Ron in Hawaii. Q We are currently in a summer league that all 7th and 8th graders can participate so we don’t cut anyone. The skill levels go from 1-10 and I have 28 boys. When tryouts come up next year we will have 50 boys try out for 14 spots. [...]

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Ask The Coach: Coaching teams with disparate talent

Defending Doubles

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:05 +0000

Handling Double Screens Double screens are a very popular tactic used by teams at every level. They are usually run for the to create opportunities for shooters on the baseline. Unprepared defenses run the risk of gibing up open shots, or even scoring runs, against offenses that feature this type of action. Typically, man-to-man defenses defend off-ball [...]

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Defending Doubles

Run and Jump halfcourt wrinkle – Trap Up

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:01 +0000

Another Run and Jump tactic that is very effective out of a halfcourt man to man defense is trapping up. In the same way that the run and jump is executed in a fullcourt setting, an off-ball defensive player who is one pass away from the ball leaves his/her assignment and aggressively springs a trap on [...]

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Run and Jump halfcourt wrinkle – Trap Up

Shell drill-rebounding

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:23:00 +0000

Once you’ve gotten to the point where you are able to integrate rebounding into your shell drill is a good chance that your team is developing a good overall understanding of defensive concepts. Adding rebounding signifies that you developed a grasp on individual concepts within a man-to-man defense-on the line, up the line, ball-you-man, shallow [...]

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Shell drill-rebounding

Motion Offense and Continuity Offense – What’s the difference?

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:22:59 +0000

This is a topic that pops up from time to time in coaching conversations, forums, and the like. Many people tend to equate motion offenses with continuity offenses. There are some commonalities but also some very distinct differences in meaning between the two. This article will attempt tp provide some clarification on the topic. I’ll start [...]

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Motion Offense and Continuity Offense – What’s the difference?

The best basketball shooting drill out there

Coach Stinson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:22:58 +0000

3 men, 2 balls Purpose: To repetitively drill spot up shooting and following the shot. Organization: 3 players per hoop. Players 1 and 2 stand at either elbow with a ball. Player 3 stands in the short corner Procedure: 1. On the whistle, player 1: Shoots Rebounds his shot and passes to 3 Slide to the perimeter looking for a pass. 2. After 1 shoots, player [...]

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The best basketball shooting drill out there

Baseline Out of Bounds: Keys to scoring success

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:05:06 +0000

The following article is a contributiuon from Coach Keith Wasberg, head girls basketball coach at Tahoma High in Mill Creek, Washingon. Keith is also the Emerald City Basketball Academy Girls Team Program Director and Travel Coach for Emerald City Basketball Academy In Seattle, Washington. I met Keith at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, WA, [...]

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Baseline Out of Bounds: Keys to scoring success

Scrimmage Drill 3 man Weave to 3 on 3

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:05:03 +0000

Great offensive/defensive development, conditioning, and scrimmage drill

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Scrimmage Drill 3 man Weave to 3 on 3

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Shell Drill: Defending Motion

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:05:00 +0000

Teaching your team to defend against motion offenses using the shell drill

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Shell Drill: Defending Motion

3 tips for more efficient practices – teaching players to run plays

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:59 +0000

Coach Logan had a great question about tactics for teaching (and running) plays to your team. Q: Do you have any tips on coaching players who have difficulty remembering their assignments? We’re planning to run several sessions in practice next week where we call them to two huddles (offense and defense), take 45 seconds to [...]

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3 tips for more efficient practices – teaching players to run plays

Team Free Throw Shooting Drill: 2 Line Free Throws

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:58 +0000

An excellent drill for shooting free throws under game conditions

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Team Free Throw Shooting Drill: 2 Line Free Throws

X-out layups shooting drill

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000

X-out layups is a good shooting drill for getting several repetitions at shooting layups from a variety of angles Click the images to zoom in after the page finishes loading Purpose: Shooting several layups from a variety of different angles Organization: Players form lines out of bounds under any available basket. The front player in each line [...]

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X-out layups shooting drill

Philly: Out of Bounds Play vs. Man to Man Defense

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:56 +0000

Philly is a misdirection baseline out of bounds play that can be used to get a quick basket against a man to man defense. We start out with 4 players across the baseline. Since 5 is setting a backscreen for 4 with the goal of getting 4 a layup on the weakside block, we try to put [...]

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Philly: Out of Bounds Play vs. Man to Man Defense

Halfcourt Run and Jump Defense – Trapping Down

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:55 +0000

Applying principles of the run-and jump defense out of a halfcourt man-to-man defense offers many of the advantages as a fullcourt run and jump In a halfcourt defensive set, with one key difference: In a halfcourt set, the defense doesn’t have the same opportunity to force the uncontrolled dribble as it does in the fullcourt – [...]

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Halfcourt Run and Jump Defense – Trapping Down

Secondary Fast Break – Guard Through

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:54 +0000

Most secondary fast breaks rely on ball reversal to be effective. Some teams will deny the return pass to the point guard, stifling ball-reversal and killing the secondary attack. This secondary break can be an effective strategy against teams that deny the return pass from the wing to the point guard. On the pass to the [...]

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Secondary Fast Break – Guard Through

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Teaching Man To Man Offense: Step-1

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:52 +0000

From Coach Phil: “I like your M2M philosophy and the drills you use to teach it. I have several questions about teaching it that I hope you have the time to answer. (other questions will be answered elsewhere on Pergfect Practice)” Q: 1) What is your actual teaching progression? If today was your first day teaching [...]

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Teaching Man To Man Offense: Step-1

Defensive Communication Combo Drill

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:49 +0000

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Defensive Communication Combo Drill

Stack: Baseline Out of Bounds Play

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:48 +0000

This stack may be simplest play in basketball. By far, it is one the most effective B.O.B strategies against zones. 1. The primary scoring option is the 3rd player in the stack (5) Ideally, 5 is long and can finish around the basket. 2. The first player in the stack (2) should be the strongest perimeter shooting [...]

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Stack: Baseline Out of Bounds Play

Russian Layups

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:43 +0000

Warmup Drill: Russian Layups Click images to zoom in after the page finishes loading Purpose: High Speed Layups and Conditioning Organization: Players form 4 lines – one on each wing. 2 wing players – both on the same sideline – have a ball. There a two balls used in this drill. Procedure: 1. Each wing player with a ball dribbles to the [...]

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Russian Layups

1-4 high delay game

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:42 +0000

5 minute animated video tutorial now included at the end of this page! This is a very simple delay game that can be run out a 1-4 high set. It can be used to preserve a late-game lead. This set can be extremely effective, and eqully frustrating for a defense trying to come from behind late [...]

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1-4 high delay game

3 man defensive shell drill and closeout

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:41 +0000

1. With younger, more inexperienced players. I will sometimes run a 3 man shell instead of a 4 man shell – with an offensive player at the top of the key and at either wing. One disadvantage to this approach is that the player defending the top of the key only plays on-ball and on-the-line, up-the-line [...]

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3 man defensive shell drill and closeout

Motion Offense Core Movements Drill

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:39 +0000

This is a great shooting drill for getting repetitions at different motion offense movements Purpose: 1. To gain practice repetitions at all perimeter actions in a motion offense 2. To get your post players shot repetitions. Organization: Players form 3 perimeter lines at either wing and at the top of the key. 1 post player stands on either block Procedure: 1. [...]

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Motion Offense Core Movements Drill

Ask the Coach – Q and A part III

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:38 +0000

This is a response to 3 great questions asked by Coach Jim 1. What drills can I do in practice to encourage players to move without the ball when we don’t call a set play?, and 2. what can I do to help my point guard get the ball to the wings to get our offense started [...]

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Ask the Coach – Q and A part III

Fast Break Drill: Bigs

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:37 +0000

Click the images to zoom in Purpose: To teach your big players to outlet the ball and sprint the floor to the ballside block in transition. For guards, to work on receiving the outlet pass, completing a baseball pass up the floor, and on flattening the defense in transition in order to feed the [...]

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Fast Break Drill: Bigs

One Step to Improved Shooting – Ray Allen

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:33 +0000

This is the best tip any coach can give a player…everything else, without this, is just a bunch of hype. I add this as a reminder that the game is very simple; If you coach, don’t stray from the basic concept of the video. If you play the game, this concept comes before everything else. Without [...]

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One Step to Improved Shooting – Ray Allen

Halfcourt Weave Warmup Drill

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:31 +0000

Purpose: To drill layups and allow the players some light jogging. Organization: Players form three lines at half-court. One line is at mid-court and others are near either sideline. The first man in the middle line has a ball. Procedure: 1. 1 passes to 2, who passes to 3 cutting to the basket for a layup. 2. 1 runs [...]

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Halfcourt Weave Warmup Drill

Motion Offense Coaching Basics

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:27 +0000

Motion Offense Coaching Guide Motion offenses come in a variety of shapes and sizes. For those who are unfamiliar with the different motion offenses, they are usually named based on the number of offensive players on the perimeter vs. the number of players in the post. For example, a 3 out, 2 in offense places 3 players [...]

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Motion Offense Coaching Basics

Tip for Pressing Teams

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:26 +0000

If you run any type of fullcourt press that assigns a player to defend the inbounder, this tactic can cause some unexpected turnovers and an occasional 5 second call. The player defending the ball should count to five on evry inbounds pass. This should ber done quietly enough so that it doesn’t attract too much attention. [...]

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Tip for Pressing Teams

Stack B.O.B #2

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:22 +0000

Here is an “Ask The Coach” entry: Coach Stinson, I would like to know more about the run and jump press and any variations with it. Also, any baseline inbound plays vs. an overloaded 2-3 zone – overloaded toward the ball side side. Regarding an inbounds play against a zone that is overloaded to the ballside, stack is [...]

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Stack B.O.B #2

Motivating Players

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:21 +0000

As we near the season, the topic of player motivation has been coming up more and more in subscriber questions. including a very common theme of how to motivate well-off suburban kids who might lack the motivation that inner city kids have. I can sympathize with the feeling of having a perhaps over-privileged group of [...]

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Motivating Players

Ask The Coach V

Coach Stinson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:19 +0000

1). How much time do you realistically expect your players to spend in the offseason on their fundamentals, and with that in mind what kind of off-season program do you have set up for them? 2). How much time is spent in a normal practice prior to Xmas on shooting drills? The next newsletter will spend some [...]

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Ask The Coach V

Ask the Coach: beating an odd front zone press

Coach Stinson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:38 +0000

Coaching and Teaching Keys For Beating odd-front zone presses, specifically a 1-2-2- press.

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Ask the Coach: beating an odd front zone press

Weave Shooting Conditioning Drill

Coach Stinson — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:37 +0000

Purpose: this drill provides teams with several repetitions at both jump shooting and layups at full speed. It is also a great conditioner, and when used in conjunction with the clock, facilitates pressure shooting and team building. Organization: players form lines at each corner of the court. One player is positioned under the starting basket with [...]

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Weave Shooting Conditioning Drill

Scouting With Game Film

Coach Stinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:59:28 +0000

Q: I’m looking to learn more about how to use game film to prepare for games. Do you have any words of advice? A. There are a couple ways to answer this question. I’ll answer it from the perspective of using game films to prepare for an upcoming opponent – i.e. using game film [...]

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Scouting With Game Film

3 tips for running multiple offenses and defenses

Coach Stinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:59:25 +0000

This question comes from Coach Joe: Q: I was looking for an effective but simple way in which to signal and change things on the court. You know something that would not interrupt the natural flow of the game. A: I have two answers for this question describing two different kinds of situations. 1. If you are looking [...]

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3 tips for running multiple offenses and defenses

Shell Drill: Transition

Coach Stinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:59:23 +0000

Adding Conversion to your shell drill

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Shell Drill: Transition

Low Post Defense – 3/4 Denial

Coach Stinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:59:22 +0000

This is the second in a series of 3 post about low post defensive strategies – The focus of this post is on the most common what is probably the most common of the three defensive strategies discussed: 3/4 denial defense . 3/4 Denial Three quarter denial is the most common and widespread way to defend the [...]

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Low Post Defense – 3/4 Denial

Flattening the Defense

Coach Stinson — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:34:38 +0000

Flattening the defense is a simple transition concept – when we catch the ball on the wing in transition (and we don’t a layup from the primary break), the wing player should take 1 or 2 dribbles towards the baseline before looking to pass (although we will always pass to an open player in the [...]

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Flattening the Defense

U-Conn

Coach Stinson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:25:15 +0000

Simple continuity offense - good lead-in to motion offense for youth teams

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U-Conn

Defending cross screens

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:53 +0000

Q: I teach gap control man to man defense what is the best philosophy for teaching getting through cross screens A: The following is a collaborative answer between myself and Coach Brian Williams, author of http://www.coachingtoolbox.net and a great Packline Defense Coach. His packline defense HoopClinic is a fantastic learning resource Click the images to zoom [...]

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Defending cross screens

1-3-1 press offense and defense

2.5 Surefire Ways To Improve Your Transition Game

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:52 +0000

OK. Here’s the scenario. Last year, you played too much 5on5 in games. You didn’t get any easy scoring opportunities, and every trip down the floor became a grind. You found it increasingly difficult to get easy baskets. This year, you have a pretty athletic bunch. You want to run more, but have struggled to improve your [...]

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2.5 Surefire Ways To Improve Your Transition Game

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Shell Drill: Defending Penetration.

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:43 +0000

In this version of the shell drill, we are working to stop penetration to the middle of the floor. One common denominator among almost all halfcourt defenses is that they are able to keep the ball out of the paint. In order to successfully achieve this goal against penetration, it is important for off-ball defenders [...]

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Shell Drill: Defending Penetration.

Continuity Offense vs. Set Plays.

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:40 +0000

Coach Stinson thanks for the press. I tried to run it last year but struggled with the rotations some. This will be a great help. Two questions to ask you. Very difficult to narrow it down, but I will try. I was looking for an effective but simple way in which to signal and change [...]

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Continuity Offense vs. Set Plays.

Fast Break Drill: Every Pass

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:34 +0000

Purpose: Drills the primary 3 lane break as the ball gets pushed up the center of the court. This drill is especially useful because it incorporates all passes used in the Fast Break; the chest pass, bounce pass, outlet pass and baseball pass. Organization: Players line up in 3 lines about 4 steps past the baseline. [...]

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Fast Break Drill: Every Pass

Take the Charge Full-court Basketball Drill

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:31 +0000

Take the Charge! Full-court Purpose: To condition players to sprint back on defense and establish position to draw the offensive foul, and to teach offensive players to read and react to the defense. This can also be used to improve decision making for offensive players driving to the basket so that they can avoid offensive fouls. Organization: Players form 3 [...]

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Take the Charge Full-court Basketball Drill

Be Believable. Pump Fakes Simplified

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:20 +0000

Simplifying the Pump Fake Here is a simple teaching point that is very often missed that can simplify the pump fake and increase its effectiveness. It makes sense to start with discussing what players often do wrong when they use pump fakes so that the solution makes more sense. Usually when player’s execute a pump fake, [...]

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Be Believable. Pump Fakes Simplified

Zone Offense ball-screen entry

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:19 +0000

This is a simple high post pick and roll entry into any zone offense. It can be used with equal success against both odd front (i.e. 1-2-2) and even -front (i.e. 2-3) zones The entry begins with the high post screening the top of the zone and the point guard driving off of the screen. 4 screens [...]

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Zone Offense ball-screen entry

Basketball Quick hitters : Thirty One

April McDivitt Sneak Peek

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:11 +0000

We have just over 24 hours before we begin our free webinar with Coach April McDivitt. You may know that Coach McDivitt will be launching her instructional DVD “Fostering Champions ” at the close of the teleseminar. We’ve put together a snewak peek of the DVD here. Much like Coach Ed Schilling’s Mandatory Moves, Fostering Champions [...]

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April McDivitt Sneak Peek

They call me…

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:09 +0000

Coaching is one of only three professions that I can think of that impacts people to the degree that your job title often becomes your name. The other two professions? ‘Doctor’, and ‘President’. Basketball Drills | Basketball Plays | Coaching TipsThey call me… Related posts:3/9/08 – HoopClinics webinar with Coach Ed Schilling HoopClinics Feature: Multimedia April [...]

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They call me…

B.O.B. Misdirection vs. Zone Defense

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:07 +0000

This is a simple misdirection drill that sets up our shooter for a weakside jumper coming off of a double screen against the weakside of a zone defense. Double screen inbounds plays can be especially effective at freeing up good shooters at specific spots. Players line up in a box set, with 1 (safety) on the [...]

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B.O.B. Misdirection vs. Zone Defense

Warmup Drill: 4 Corners

Coach Stinson — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:50:03 +0000

Purpose: This fast moving passing and shooting drill emphasizes a number of basketball’s fundamental skills.The passing portion of the drill reinforces the basic mechanics of delivering and receiving a chest pass while the shooting portion incorporates cutting, setting the defense up for screens, receiving and shooting the ball while on the move, and rebounding. Organization: Players [...]

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Warmup Drill: 4 Corners

Webinars

Coach Stinson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:34:20 +0000

Listen to webinars with some of the game's great coaches!

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Webinars

What are you trying to accomplish on defense?

Coach Stinson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:34:17 +0000

What Are You trying to accomplish on Defense? Sounds like a simple enough question, right? As simple as it seems, I think that the way you choose to answer that question can affect the entire direction and philosophy of your team or program. I can think of three answers to the question off the top of [...]

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What are you trying to accomplish on defense?

Pogo Drill

Coach Stinson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:34:14 +0000

Purpose: To practice offensive rebounding followed with a quick put back Organization: Players form a line near the free throw line. The first player in line steps into the lane with a ball. Procedure: 1. 1 tosses the ball high off the glass. 2. 1 leaps for the offensive rebound and grabs it with two hands at the height of his jump. 3. Immediately [...]

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Pogo Drill

Being Prepared vs. Over-Coaching: A Fine Line

Coach Stinson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:24:00 +0000

This is the second in a series of coaching articles that analyzes, and questions, some common coaching practices. The first article took a look at the nature of player-coach relationships the coach’s role in that relationship. This article takes a look at a common coaching principle, one that most of us hear, and say, time [...]

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Being Prepared vs. Over-Coaching: A Fine Line

Post Development basketball drill: Post Alert

Coach Stinson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:23:52 +0000

Post Alert Basketball Drill Purpose: To develop post players’ reaction time and hands: Organization: 6 players and 2 balls required. Two post players stand on either elbow, each with a ball: 2 passers stand approximately 5 feet apart at either wing. Procedure: 1. Each post player passes to one of the wing players on standing on his side fo the floor 2. After [...]

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Post Development basketball drill: Post Alert

HoopClinics Feature: Multimedia

Coach Stinson — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:25:03 +0000

When the idea for HoopClinics was first conceived, I wanted to emulate the experience that coaches get when they go to coaching clinics put on by Nike, Baden, Converse, etc. In Seattle, those clinics are held at the DoubleTree Inn by Seatac airport. Great coaches from high school to the pros talk on any of [...]

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HoopClinics Feature: Multimedia

The Fullcourt Press Argument

Coach Stinson — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:30:16 +0000

I’ve always been a huge proponent of pressing, for several reasons, all based on sound basketball principles. Some coaches flatly disagree with the whole idea of the press. These coaches tend to argue that pressing is essentially gambling and is based on unsound defensive concepts. I was reading through an issue of winning hoops print magazine recently. [...]

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The Fullcourt Press Argument

Baseline Out of Bounds Play: Hi-Lo

Coach Stinson — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:30:12 +0000

Hi-Lo is a great baseline out of bounds play to run against switching man to man defenses because it takes advangatage oif the switch through a simple screening scenario that places a defender on the secondary scorer’’s back, and allows the screener space to roll back to the ball for a shot in the paint It [...]

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Baseline Out of Bounds Play: Hi-Lo

Fast Break Drill: Big Men in the Middle

Coach Stinson — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:30:10 +0000

Purpose: This drill serves as a fantastic conditioner and reinforces some basic concepts of the fast break, such as sprinting the floor, pushing the ball to the middle of the floor, and rebounding the ball as it leaves the net. Organization: Players form 3 lines on the baseline, with the Post players in the middle line. Procedure: 1. [...]

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Fast Break Drill: Big Men in the Middle

Coaches Academy

Coach Stinson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:34:37 +0000

With Coaches Academy well on its way to a successful launch, basketball coaches have a lot to be excited about this summer. Coaches Academy was first conceived during HoopClinics first webinar with coach Ed Schilling in early January, 2009, as a way for Schilling and April McDivitt ast Champions Academy to reach a wider audience of [...]

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Coaches Academy

5 man flow fast break drill

Coach Stinson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:39:50 +0000

Purpose: This drill is a great conditioner that teaches players to run the floor and pass ahead. It also provides valuable repetitious movements for guards on teams that share point-guard duties. This drill can be somewhat difficult at first, but can be mastered by teams of all ages. It is a great team-builder when mastered. Because [...]

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5 man flow fast break drill

3/9/08 – HoopClinics webinar with Coach Ed Schilling

Coach Stinson — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:39:38 +0000

We’ve scheduled another free HoopClinics webinar with Coach Ed Schilling. The webinar is scheduled for 9pm EST, 6pm PST on 3/9/2008. You can register for free at this link: http://hoopclinics.com/mandatory-drills.html To give a quick recap of Coach Shilling’s background: · Indiana H.S. legend · All time assists leader at Miami of Ohio, where he played with future NBA All-Star and 5 [...]

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3/9/08 – HoopClinics webinar with Coach Ed Schilling

HoopClincis re-launch – 3/12/09

Coach Stinson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:33:06 +0000

We’re getting ready to re-launch HoopClinics this Thursday, March 12th. There are several new features to all of the HoopClinics products. One important feature that I’m excited about is a members area that customers can access immediately after purchase. The reason for creating membership areas is threefold (is that a word?): The first reason came from our [...]

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HoopClincis re-launch – 3/12/09

Run and Jump

Coach Stinson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:53:57 +0000

Run and Jump A reader recently asked for some information on the run and jump defense. I’ll cover the basics of the fullcourt run and jump here and will include the best resource I know of for learning the run and jump. The next two posts will cover two different versions of the run and jump that [...]

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Run and Jump

Principles of Man to Man Defense

Coach Stinson — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:23:35 +0000

1. Keep the ball-handler out of the middle of the floor. 2. Always have vision of both your man and the ball. 3. When defending 1 pass away, deny your man in an “on the line, up the line” position. 4. When defending 2 or more passes away, position yourself in the middle of the lane in “pistols” [...]

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Principles of Man to Man Defense