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Coaching Defensive Basketball – How to Stop a
One problem has plagued coaches for years – how do you defend size without size? And there is only one answer – with a double team. If you don’t have the height to defend a dynamic post scorer, you have to use the speed and mobility of your team to your advantage. An attacking defense with a strong double team will force the post player to give the ball up and even give you a chance at a deflection. There are two ways you can go about this: double teaming from the other post, or double teaming from the passer. Doubling From The Post
How to Trap from the Opposite Post When the entry pass is thrown, have your big man come from across key and set a strong trap. Make sure that the original defender does not give up the baseline, and that your trappers have their hands up discouraging any crosscourt passes. The positioning of your offball defenders is key, as they are actually much more likely to get the steal than the defenders in the double team. Have the man covering the opposite side wing man drop down into the key and prevent the easy pass to the other post player, and your point guard straddling the line between their point guard and the post entry passer on the wing. Doubling From The Passer This will leave the far wing open, but this is an extremely tough pass for the post player to make, and if your perimeter players can anticipate it, often you can get a steal and an easy two going the other way.
Coaching Keys • Make sure your defenders lock those legs together, and don’t allow a split to occur |
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Coaching Defensive Basketball – How to Stop a Dominant Post Scorer
