Staying Competitive – How to Win with Lesser Talent
By Shane Dreiling
- Fundamentals
- You can not afford to be out – fundamentaled!
- Stress fundamentals…sell this to your players and feeder program
- Skills to work on…
- Pass – Catch – Dribble
- Footwork
- Proper shooting techniques – Free Throws
- Good shot recognition
- Defensive stance – Contesting shots – Rebounding
- Handling ball pressure
- Program Commandments
- What does your program stress?
- Ball pressure – Transition – Good Shot
- Press Offense
- Full court : 2-2-1, 2-2-1
- Half court: 1-2-2, 1-3-1
- Must Win Battles
- Turnovers
- Defensive boards…no offensive rebounds!
- Free Throw Attempts
- Hustle Chart – do you keep one?
- Defensive & Offensive Goals
- Transition – you can afford to give up easy baskets.
- Zone Defenses
- 1-1-3 Match-Up
- 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 Half Court Traps
- What are you willing to give up?
- Changing Up the Defense
- Man-to-Man to Zone and Zone to Man-to-Man
- Full court and half court presses
- Pick up points
- Offensive Sets
- Swing and Hi-Lo
- Open midrange shots when lacking shooters and low post game.
- Good percentage shots
- Team offensive involvement
- Good second shot opportunities
- Floor balance
- Pressure release play
- Transition
- Pressure or trap the rebounder
- Send 2 or more back.