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 [...]
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 [...]
An excellent drill for shooting free throws under game conditions
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 [...]
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. [...]
