Coaching
A Defensive Basketball Guide for Coaches: to Force Baseline or Middle
Posted on March 25, 2012 |
To Force Middle or to Force Baseline that is the Question…on defense a coach must choose between “fanning” the ball to the outside or “funnelling” the ball to the middle of the floor.
Hubie Brown calls this type of decision a philosophy question, but I would have to say for high school coaches it is determined by your talent. I would like to present two of the basic theories used by coaches that force the ball sideline as well as those that force the ball middle. My hope is that you have a better understanding and can make a decision about what is best for your team. If you want to learn more about our online coaching community, then go to Basketball Coaches Club (www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com) or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.
Why would a coach want to force the basketball baseline?
· To take advantage of superior speed and athleticism against 60% of your opponents and 80% of your league/district opponents
· To take advantage of your superior bench and force them to play more players
· To take them out of running their set plays and make them make plays instead
· To force an uptempo game
· To force turnovers for easy points
· To keep the ball on one side of floor so that you know where your help is coming from
· To keep the ball out of the most difficult place to defend (Middle; where is your help?)
· To keep your players aggressive and with an attack mentality
· Less reliance on learning how to defend all the various screening/cutting situations because you are not letting them reverse the ball and run sets
· Your kids only have to learn one rotation on the baseline
Why would a coach want to keep the ball off the baseline?
· To keep your players out of foul trouble
· To limit the play of your bench
· To prevent dribble penetration of a more athletic/talented team
· To prevent easy post entry to the post from the wing
· To force the opponent to run plays and out execute your defense
· To stop easy scoring opportunities because of poor rotation
· To limit offensive rebounds because of rotations on defense to stop the drive
· To contain the basketball and make players shoot contested jump shots
· No longer have to teach deny-help-recovery and instead teach recovery because the defender always starts in help (not denying passes)
These are just some ideas about how a coach should choose between which defense will suit their talent and experience for a given year. Of course a coach should teach what they know, but at the same time, it is the responsibility of the coach to learn as much as possible in order to have options for their troops when they go into battle. Prepare them the best you can so that your team can achieve to the best of their potential because you put them in the best situation to succeed. Defense is the start of that and I hope this article has helped you to better understand the two basic philosophies of defensive play. If you want to learn more or join an online coaches club then go to Basketball Coaches Club (www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com) or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.
Basketball Transition Defense: are You Tom Izzo or Coach Bennett?
Posted on March 21, 2012 |
Basketball Transition Defense: Are you Tom Izzo or Dick Bennett?
Why is this Important?
If you ask most coaches to describe what the game of basketball is when you simplify it to its basic principles they will give you offense and defense. While this is true, Bobby Knight believes that transition is a critical component of sound basketball. Think about it for a second…if you are a great half court defensive team, but you allow transition lay-ups, how good is your defense? In a worse cast scenario, if your players aren’t crashing the glass for the offensive rebound and they aren’t back in transition, then where the heck are they? We are going to examine where they should be in regards to two different philosophies on what a team should do after a missed shot. For more information, join our online coaches club at Basketball Coaches Club (www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com) or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.
Offensive Rebounding or Limiting Transition Opportunities
As a coach you basically have to choose between two options in regards to transition defense. Remember that you can’t be good at everything or you are going to be good at nothing. For example, if you try to crash the offensive glass, but you expect the other team not to score any lay-ups in transition then you are setting your team up for failure. CHOOSE and EMPHASIZE your philosophy based on the talent of your team. Also remember that the philosophy a coach chooses should mirror their offensive philosophy. I would like to present the two basic philosophies that most coaches adopt in regards to transition defense.
The Philosophy to Offensive Rebound
Tom Izzo, the great coach at Michigan State, has built his program on the belief that most teams aren’t good at the defensive box out. His teams are among the nation’s leaders in rebounding margin (+11.7) since he took over the Spartan program. He spends at least 15 minutes each practice on teaching his players the habits to crash the offensive glass. They fight and compete to tip the ball, keep it alive, and own the offensive glass. A byproduct of this hard work is that his teams are fantastic at defensive box outs because they are used to going to “war” (a drill he uses) each day in practice. Most teams don’t compete like the Spartans on the glass. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Tom Izzo-Dominating Rebounding & Man to Man Defensive Drills.
Basic Offensive Rebounding Principles
· Choose if you are more athletic than the best teams in your conference
· Point guard to half court line and everyone else to the paint to rebound
· Stress that 70% of all rebounds come opposite – overload that side on shots
· Practice and chart – do your players get 4 to the paint and the PG to half court in your drills? Offense? Defense?
· Teach them to tap the ball against the backboard if they can’t come down with it
· Keep the ball alive – TIP it!
· Celebrate offensive rebounding
· Never accept it, but be prepared to see teams fast break more often
The Philosophy of Limiting Fast Break Opportunities
On the other hand, another great coach that believes coaches have control over transition, Dick Bennett of Washington State, would send two and sometimes three players back depending on the opponent in an effort to neutralize fast break opportunities. His teams traditionally held opponents under 60 points per game. Coach Bennett’s philosophy was that his team was better than your team at half court execution on offense and defense. His teams only pressed if behind in games late and they played strictly man-to-man defense. In other words, his teams were simple to prepare for, but difficult to beat because of their execution. For more information, take a look at his DVD: Dick Bennett’s “Pack-line” Pressure Defense.
Basic Principles of Limiting Transition Opportunities
· Choose if you are less athletic than the best teams in your conference
· Send the PG to the opposite FT line and the Off Guard to the half court line
· Another option is to also send the shooter back immediately against superior teams along with the two guards
· Stress that we are not giving up ANY transition lay-ups
· Work on defending scramble situations in the full court every day
· Teach how you want to match-up and remember that open shots NOT match-ups beat you
· Practice and chart – do your players have defensive balance in your drills? Offense? Defense?
· Choose offensive sets that allow for defensive balance; For example: stay away from 1-4 low sets or the Flex. Instead use 2-3 high sets or 4 out – 1 in motion
Prepare them the best you can so that your team can achieve to the best of their potential because you put them in the best situation to succeed. Transition is often overlooked and the main thing a coach needs to do is decide from Day 1 what their team is going to do in regards to defensive transition. Teach that all year long and emphasize it in practices and games. I hope this article has helped you to better understand the two basic philosophies of transition defense. If you want to learn more about these coaches or philosophies, join our online coaches club at Basketball Coaches Club (www.basketballcoachesclub.blogspot.com) or email me at coachdeforest@gmail.com.
How Online Coaching Can Help Preparing For Aieee
Posted on March 16, 2012 |
All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is consider to be one of the prestigious Engineering Entrance exam held among different Engineering Institutes of India, therefore it is on the mind of a student to join a coaching classes for little extra marks. Joining a coaching class has now become a trend along with the growing competition, earlier the students was satisfied studying on their own text books and scoring good marks. But the days have changes now, a huge number of students and parents prefer coaching classes for their preparation for AIEEE to get the best score.
Which ever extra marks a student obtained during the entrance exam is all because of coaching institutes. There are many coaching classes cropping –up and ensuring 100% guarantee for success in Entrance exam. But in most of the cases we have seen which ever commitments are done by this coaching classes are turn down due to inefficient staff or instructors. The most vital aspect of coaching classes is to prepare their students for the entrance exam, helping them in procuring educational loans from leading financial institutions and provides information regarding the top-most colleges in India and abroad.
There are several factors that are focused in a coaching class. One of the special factors which help a student to prepare for the exam is by providing good study material such as mock test papers, group discussions and assignments which students usually do not get in a school or colleges in India. Although, it is quite tough for any student to come across full proved formula to crack an AIEEE. But with the proper planning and proper study materials a reliable coaching class can help the students in chalking out plans regarding their preparation for AIEEE.
However, online coaching is all about preparing the students for AIEEE through online. And there are many students who have enroll themselves for the self-disciplinary online coaching for AIEEE. AIEEE can be cleared successfully through strict schedule, proper study, following CDs with lectures, completion of test papers and reading material to gain desired knowledge. Online coaching not only help studying at any convenient location, it is also a boon among the physically disabled people who wish to appear for the AIEEE without any problems. Apart from that, online coaching has no fixed timings. As a result a student can study in the late hours of the night or at the early mornings depending on their own convenient time.
Motivation combined with proper planning goes a long way to achieve success in AIEEE. It is a myth that online coaching classes are a way to earn cash from their students. But if you come across a good one and you get benefit from it then paying a huge amount is worth the cost! Overall, the purpose of online coaching centre is the application of special teaching methods for the students applying for All India Engineering Entrance Examination.
Wholesale Coach Handbag ? A Way to Save and Be Beautiful
Posted on March 16, 2012 |
Offering lasting durability and style, Coach is the most sought after choice of women that love to embrace fashion in a unique way. Though people love Coach, not everyone can pay the big bill. Don’t worry. Wholesale Coach handbag can save you big.
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The expansion of Coach handbags
Posted on March 9, 2012 |
It is reported that Coach is focusing on expanding in China. Coach’s direct-to-consumer business, which includes sales in China, rose 10 percent to $654 million. Sales at Chinese stores open at least a year rose at a double-digit rate, the company said. While China is a small part of Coach’s sales, it represents a “significant opportunity,” Frankfort said. Coach plans to open 15 new locations in China, compared with four last year, and it is adding its first Asian distribution center in Shanghai. Meanwhile in North America, the company plans to open 10 new North American stores, down from 20 in each of the past two years.
From this news, we knew that Coach is quite in popularity. Actually, except the popularity in different countries market, Coach is also popular online, especially Coach handbags and Coach wholesale. Coach handbags, one of the most popular handbags for women, display its prevalence on the internet. There are many Coach handbags suppliers and many replica Coach handbags on sale on the internet. The price is much lower than the original Coach handbags. These replica Coach handbags are sold like hot cakes, which implies that Coach handbags are very popular and prevailing and also suggests that people are tend to buy these handbags with high performance price ratio.
Because of the prevalence of replica Coach handbags, many people began to cast their eyes on this market. So wholesale replica Coach handbags are very in fashion. For the price is very low, some people bought a lot of Coach replica handbags to match their different clothes in various styles. And some people began to be their own boss to sell replica COACH handbags to earn money. Coach handbags bring a lot of benefit for both the customers and the sellers.