| man to man D help; sagging D or help line - which is best? | |
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| vince | Apr 30 2009, 09:31 AM Post #1 |
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I have been impressed by Morgan Wootten's book 'Coaching Basketball Successfully' and would highly recommend it to any coach as a valuable reference book. However, his technique for teaching help defense whilst playing man seems a little at odds with what I see and hear being taught elsewhere (although is more advanced than the shell drill covered on my level 2 course). Essentially, his method is this: man on the ball - D up tight, pressure etc,; defenders 1 pass away - slightly off position, but in an overplay; defenders 2 passes away - one foot in the zone, whilst see man see ball; and defenders 3 passes away - in the lane, ready to stop the ball-side drive. I have taught this to a Year 7 group, and they understood the basics very well. A recent article, reporting on the Bobby Knight Clinic in Spain, explained how Coach Knight uses a middle line for teaching what is essentially the same thing - a pressure man D with help defense. Here, the defensive end of the floor is split in to a ball side and a help side, with a secondary imaginary line running across the floor from foul line extended. Defenders sag onto or just off the help line depending on where the ball is, and whether it is above or below the cross-court (foul line) help line. This second version is the type of help D that I see being taught. I would value any guidance from experienced coaches as to which may be the better system to teach. I appreciate that once ball penetration occurs, rotation becomes key, but I think with youth players my focus is on getting them switched on to the principles of Help! Morgan's system does seem very easy to teach, but does the imaginary line make it even easier for youngsters? I would value some guidance on this please Coaches! Thanks, Vince Edited by vince, Apr 30 2009, 09:33 AM.
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