A high-flying team that scores a lot of points is fun to watch, but it is proven time and time again ....DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS! As in the recent NBA championships...we are going to explore the main aspect of a strong team "Man-to-Man" defense. This is referred to as "Ball-You-Man". The "Ball-You-Man" concept will keep each player focused on the two most important defensive strategies: 1. Only the person with the ball can score, and 2. You are primarily responsible for stopping the person that you are guarding from scoring, but it is your job to help your teammate to stop the other team from scoring.
Coaches need stoppers, basketball defense wins championships. This video isn't for the flashy player, it's for the player who truly wants to win.
Like all the Better Basketball videos, Better 1 on 1 Defense was written, filmed, and edited with the goal of helping players who have a true desire to do whatever it takes to take their game to the next level>
with Mike Krzyzewski,
Duke University Head Men's Basketball Coach;
NABC "Coach of the Decade," 12X NABC "Coach of the Year," Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2001), 3X NCAA National Championships ('91, '92,'01)
The drills on this DVD will instill the discipline and mental toughness needed to make that critical defensive stop when you need it the most! Coach Krzyzewski has coached six National "Defensive Player of the Year" award winners and has coached some of the most successful and respected defensive-minded teams in basketball history. His defensive "system" has won over 700 games and has reached 10 NCAA "Final Fours" (to date). In this excellent video, Coach K takes the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium and teaches over 20 innovative drills and strategies designed to optimize your defensive tactics. These drills will teach your athletes how to force bad shots and turnovers by controlling the movement of the ball handler, guarding the passing lanes and challenging shooters. Your players will sharpen all of their defensive skills while challenging themselves mentally and physically. These vital drills will get your team in great physical shape and in position to handle any game - home or away. These techniques will help with transition defense, shutting down perimeter and post players, increasing ball pressure and building weak-side defense awareness. Coach Krzyzewski focuses on keeping the drills competitive and enthusiastic, which in turn gets athletes to concentrate and builds team camaraderie. Furthermore, Coach K will help you learn how to accentuate these excellent drills to simulate and rehearse what will happen at the defensive end of the court. All of these drills can be used throughout the season to maintain proper defensive stance and intensity. This outstanding video is a must for any age and competitive level of play. Coach K will help you accomplish your goals!
Coach Lebo presents step-by-step instruction on how to design and employ an effective man-to-man, pressure-oriented defense. Lebo builds the defense using drills to teach proper rotations for stopping penetration, slowing down teams in transition, defending back cuts and screens, stopping baseline penetration, and much more. This video also includes shell, post defense, and box-out drills. Lebo teaches the four fundamentals of trapping and double-teaming in the post. He teaches how trapping and doubling-down is effective and how to incorporate the two- and three-player rotations into your program. Learn how to utilize the strengths of both the zone and man-to-man defense, avoid size mismatches, control your opponent's star player, keep your rebounder near the basket, stop any offensive "surprises", and defend and destroy any offensive pattern. In addition, Lebo includes concepts from his days at the University of North Carolina where he played for Coach Dean Smith.
with Dennis Felton,
University of Georgia Head Coach, 3X NCAA Tournament
Coach Felton gives you an insider's perspective on building his team man-to-man defense by sharing his progression of defensive drills and teaching points to implement his dominant pressure defensive system. Felton takes the very best principles of man-to-man defense and combines it with the best principles of zone defense in these highly competitive drills to form this very unique team defense. He places an extreme emphasis on each man guarding the ball to create a united defensive unit. Felton provides extensive instruction on player positioning by highlighting on key areas including closing out, post defense, ball screens, and rebounding. Coach Felton discusses each player's responsibilities through various demonstrations and teaching drills. Each drill is designed to provide an intense and competitive setting, simulating game-like situations. This video shows the viewer precisely how disruptive actions consistently lead to rushed shots and forced turnovers. This is an unbelievably effective defensive system that can be implemented and used at any level of basketball!
with Bob Huggins,
University of Cincinnati Head Coach,
'00-'01 National "Coachof the Year", 3X NCAA Elite Eight, '91-'92 NCAA Final Four
Coach Huggins demonstrates the pressure man defense that he has used to consistently win games during his successful coaching career at the University of Cincinnati. Coach Huggins modifies the defensive concepts of the past to neutralize the high-powered offenses in basketball today. He shares his learning experiences of team defense that was taught to him by his father and other legendary coaches and how it has impacted his defensive philosophy. In this video, Huggins outlines the man-to-man rules and also demonstrates the drills he uses to teach his stifling man-to-man defense. Areas covered include: Post defense, trapping, defending screens, defensive rotation, and rebounding. Coach Huggins stresses the importance of making the offensive team uncomfortable by forcing them to alter their shot, taking away direct passes, and putting the offensive team in difficult situations. This is a great overview that provides excellent philosophy and instruction for your pressure defense.
with Quin Snyder,
University of Missouri Head Coach, 2002 Elite Eight
Coach Snyder, former player for and then assistant with Mike Krzyzewski, is now establishing a successful coaching career at the University of Missouri. In this video, Snyder demonstrates the defensive "absolutes" that he has acquired throughout his coaching career. This video will teach and demonstrate this effective and tournament-tested defensive system including five defensive "absolutes:" Stance, Position, Vision, Talk, and Hit & Go. Snyder helps teach these defensive "absolutes" through competitive three-on-three drills progressing to five-on-five defensive drills. In addition, Coach Snyder provides an inside look into his defensive principles including six denial routes, interchange and denial, four half-court shell drills, as well as defending back, down, and flare screens and three half-court trapping situations. Snyder also shares competitive practice drills that emulate game-like situations and help reinforce these defensive "absolutes" into your player's everyday basketball experience. In addition to learning fundamental defensive components, the lessons in this video will help your players acquire the knowledge to become complete basketball players. All of these concepts, and the drills used to teach them, combine to develop a dominating, cohesive defensive unit.
with Jack Bennett,
former University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Head Coach,
Back-to-Back NCAA D-III NCAA Champions! ('04, '05)
Jack Bennett will run whatever defense is needed to win a basketball game; this philosophy has led his teams to back-to-back NCAA D-III Basketball Championships. In this DVD, Coach Bennett details his man-to-man "gap" defense and his two basic zone defenses. He reveals the four goals of his gap defense and shows how these goals are accomplished. Bennett teaches the proper positioning of players, how to help and recover, how to defense the post, how to double team, and provides drills to help develop this championship caliber defense. Coach Bennett slows the pace of a game with his 1-3-1 zone defense and is able to easily double team the post and cover the perimeter using his 3-2 sliding zone. When the post is doubled and the perimeter is blanketed, you have effectively controlled the offense. Coach Bennett outlines and demonstrates all of the necessities for running these tough zone defenses. These defenses are an absolute necessity for any coach who wants to make a championship run! Included is game footage that highlights how dominant these three defenses can be!
with Dick Bennett,
Washington State University Head Coach,
7th Nationally in "Scoring Defense" ('04-'05), '00 "Final Four"(WI)
It has been 20 years since Coach Dick Bennett released his best selling "Pressure Defense" instructional video. Now Bennett is back to share how his pressure defense has evolved into the unstoppable "Pack-Line" defense that have earned his WSU Cougars back-to-back scoring defense titles. Utilizing the "Pack-Line" defense shuts down penetration and the post. Here is a sample of what Bennett teaches and demonstrates in this ultimate defensive video:
Bennett guides you through the systematic process of teaching, demonstrating, and providing drills to reinforce the "Pack-Line" defense.
He teaches the two aspects of defense a coach can control: Transition defense and shutting down the post.
Coach Bennett's post defense principles (and four different drills to enhance your team's post defense).
Ball pressure strategies and techniques.
"Off the ball" defensive strategies.
Bennett's philosophy on guarding ball and post screens, as well as a demonstration to show how to keep the continuity of the defense and not allow easy buckets.
Discussion of the seven situations that can cause your defense problems.
Extensive game footage to reinforce and give you a better understanding of how the "Pack-Line" defense comes together - to give your team the advantage to dominate your opponent.
Known as one of the premiere defensive minds in the game, Coach Bennett scores big with his must have "Pack-Line" defense.
with Geno Auriemma,
'95,'00,'02,'03, '04 NCAA National Champions, 5x National Coach of the Year
Coach Auriemma used his swarming half-court defense to blanket offenses, holding opposing teams to 35% field goal percentage in the 2003-2004 season. In 8 Essential Defensive Drills, Auriemma teaches the drills he uses to build a dominating defense and shares his proven philosophy on half-court defense. The intensive on-court demonstrations of these drills will provide a concise guide for how to use them in your everyday practice plan. These energetic drills highlight the rotations and responsibilities of every player on the court. Auriemma emphasizes the importance of close-outs, the block-out, ball pressure, and demonstrates variations of 4-on-4, 6-on-4, and 8-on-5 shell drills. You will learn the basic movements required when playing man-to-man, along with how to guard the ball in full- and half-court situations. Coach Auriemma teaches the fundamental skills that can raise your defense's level of play!
with Jay Wright,
Villanova University Head Men's Basketball Coach,
NCAA "Sweet 16" (2005),
Philadelphia Big Five Eastern College Coach of the Year
Aggressive, no-nonsense defense is a trademark of Jay Wright's teams. On this video you will see how Villanova's man-to-man defense is built from the ground up with on-court demonstrations and key drills. Because of the great talent Villanova faces every game, Wright focuses on drills that will help contain quick, skilled ball handlers. This excellent teaching tool progresses from individual defensive stance, to one-on-one, two-on-two, and three-on-three in the half- and full-court. Wright stresses pressure on the ball, stance and vision away from the ball. To counter the 3-point shot, the 2-on-2 Whack Out drill will show how to close out on shooters and still contain the ball handler. The term "line of the ball and level of the ball" are illustrated in the Wildcat's 2-on-2 full-court drill. The versatile 2-on-2 in the Post drill focuses on perimeter defense as well as defending the post. Helping on the post is a concept introduced once the offensive post has the ball inside. The cornerstones of the DVD are defending on the ball, jumping to the ball, playing cutters, playing off the ball and reading help. This has great application to high school and junior high basketball. The concepts drilled are fundamentally solid and time-tested ingredients that contribute to Villanova's defense prowess!
with Cheryl Burnett,
University of Michigan Women's Head Coach
Coach Burnett shares one of the most dominating defensive systems in college basketball history. Coach Burnett teaches you the defense she learned from Dean Smith, Jim Larranaga, and Bobby Knight and illustrates how it can change your team and coaching career. Coach Burnett is considered one of the most innovative minds in college basketball today. This video will teach and demonstrate how to implement this dominating, tournament-tested pressure defensive system. The two major philosophical teaching points of this effective defense are forcing teams into situations they are not prepared for and forcing them to play at a pace that they have never played before.
Coach Burnett demonstrates a step-by-step progression that details how to design and camouflage your run and jump defense using five key teaching points. Burnett also shares competitive practice drills used by her team to emulate game-like conditions and to help solidify the teaching concepts into your player's instinctive defensive reactions.
Coach Burnett shows you the full- and half-court teaching components from 1-on-1 to 5-on-5 situational coaching. She shares the secret keys that make this defense impossible to scout and makes it difficult for your opponent to run an effective offense. Coach Burnett also shares numerous special situations and calls, such as trapping off of the first dribble and trapping off of the first pass. This is an impressive instructional video for teaching one of the most feared press defenses in the game today. This defense is perfect for changing the tempo of the game, creating turnovers, or complimenting your basic man-to-man defense!
with Kelvin Sampson,
Indiana University Head Coach,
former University of Oklahoma Head Coach;
'01-'02 National Coach of the Year; 2002 Final Four
With 5-on-5 breakdowns, Kelvin Sampson teaches effective methods for stopping a team's offensive transition on every possession. Coach Sampson supplies step-by-step instructions on how to design and deploy an effective transition defense. He includes competitive drills such as Transition Defense Drill, Circle Transition Drill, Toughness and Transition Drill, Single Bubble Drill, NBA Shuttle Drill and Defending the Screen & Roll. The toughest teams are the teams that find a way to win. This video will help your team build mental toughness, physical toughness, and the ability to communicate, and will help you to create a competitive practice environment. Sampson stresses the significance of having the best player be a leader for his teammates and be excited about practice everyday. Eliminate easy baskets with these all-inclusive drills provided by Coach Sampson. These drills will build your athletes' commitment to team defense. With these drills, techniques, and competitive fire, Sampson will demonstrate how to change your practice and your players into a stifling defensive unit at any level of play. The results will be evident on the court and in how your team handles every kind of defensive situation.
with Jim Calhoun,
2 NCAA Championships, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)
In this DVD, Jim Calhoun reveals the secrets to his zone offense that allowed his team to average over 80 points a game in 2004. He then covers his defensive man-to-man drills that have propelled his teams to continually be one of the top teams in the conference, and nation, in defensive scoring average, rebounding and blocked shots. Calhoun stresses his "Five keys to championship basketball:" rebounding, pressure defense, transition, getting good shots and the run. Calhoun offers a complete guide to an effective zone offense, first using demonstrators to show his highly effective zone secondary break and then demonstrating four zone sets to keep the zone defense guessing. Calhoun emphasizes "pounding the ball down low" and creating open jump shots for your shooters. Also, he gives you "his best" zone out-of-bounds play that has produced baskets 61% of the time for his teams. Finally, Calhoun demonstrates four man-to-man defensive drills that reinforce his pressure defense principles. These effective team drills can be run daily to create a sensational defensive team.
and '04 NCAA Champion Coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jim Calhoun has been one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. He has won two NCAA National Championships and is a 2005 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In this lecture-style presentation, Calhoun diagrams competitive drills he uses for teaching many areas of the game: Offense, defense, rebounding, shooting, passing, and more. In addition, Calhoun shows you how to manage your practices to get the most out of your players, how to treat players, and how to reward and discipline players. Coach Calhoun ends his presentation with his "eight elements of defense" and he shows how he teaches these elements in his practices. He also discusses everything he does from his pre-practice meetings to the post-practice meetings. Once you have watched this DVD, you will have no doubt that Calhoun is one of the "great coaches of his time"!
with Rene Portland,
Penn State Women's Basketball Head Coach,;
7th winningest coach of all-time, 4x Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2x WBCA National Coach of the Year
Rene Portland gives a detailed demonstration of the renowned "Mosquito Defense" that legendary Marquette Coach Al McGuire used to win the 1977 NCAA National Championship. In this DVD, Portland teaches this innovative, four-part pressure defensive system giving detailed explanations of the different positions and their roles. The Penn State Lady Lions work on at least one of these press systems everyday, and Portland has been able to successfully modify the system to meet the needs of her team. This video will help you strive to protect the baseline, control the tempo of the game, vary the length of the pressure and move people around. In addition to teaching the Mosquito Defenses, Portland also instills a few of her own unique drills designed to build communication skills, be attentive, and protect the paint. It is a must have for anyone who remembers the profound achievements of Al McGuire and who wants to model their own defensive systems after his. Rene Portland does a phenomenal job of making the Mosquito System understandable, and with this DVD you can include this dominating defensive system in your own basketball playbook. Coaches, please note: the name of one drill (necessary to get a full understanding of the positions on the court and the formation of the defense) may offend, and may not be appropriate to play in front of your team.
