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Intrcxiuction 1

I. 1-1-3man-zone

A. TheWholeConcepts

1) DisruptOpponent'sBallMovement

2) DefensiveSpacing

3) HighHole!LowHole

4) Bumpingffrapping

5) DefendingElbows

6) Rebounding

B. ThePartConcepts

1) SidelinePins

2) ExtremeBallPressure

3) CountingintheSidelineAlley

4) DenyingHighPostandElbows

5) FrontingthePost

6) Stunting

7) Rotating

8) Trapping

1-1-3Man-Zone

A. WHOLECONCEPTS

1. DISRUPTOPPONENT'SBALL MOVEMENT

a. WHY?

1) Breaksoffensivepatterns,createsturnovers,andforces

oppositiontoplaymore1on1basketball.b. HOW?

1) HeavyBallPressure.

2) SidelinePins.

3) FrequentTraps.

4) Deflections.

5) QuickRotations.

2. DEFENSIVESPACING

a. WHY?

1) Createscollectivemindsetthatfiveplayersguardtheball.

2) Harderforopponenttopenetrate,especiallyballside.

3) Moredifficulttoseeexterior!interiorpassinglanes.

4) Allowsforquicktraps.b. HOW?

1) Fiveplayersjumptoeachpass- mustbedemanded!

2) BoxTheory- Drawalinedownthemiddleofthefloor- Full

court,% court,Y2court.

3. HIGHHOLE!LOWHOLE

a. WHY?

1) Thestrengthofanydefenseisthebacksideorwhatwecallthe

spine.Thismeansthatthehelpsideofthedefensealw~yshasa

basketprotector(lowhole)andapartnerwhoisfifteenfeetto

thirtyfeetdirectlyabovehim(highhole).Hence,cuttingand

replacingintothesespotsisvital.

b. HOW?

1) Eitherfreezeyourlowholemanorrotatehimouttotheclosest

man.Thismeansthehighholepartnerslidesdowntoprotectthebasket.

2) Rotatehighholemanouttoclosestmanthenanotherplayermust

fill thatspot,muchlikecutandreplace.

3) If thedefensivespacingisgoodthenthiscanhappenquickly.

4. BUMPINGfTRAPPING

a.WHY?

1) Reestablishoriginalpositions.Welikebigonbigandquickon

quickasmuchaspossible.

2) Anticipationofcertaincutsbyopposition.

3) Counterpenetration.

4) Discouragepassestocertainspotssuchastheshortcomer,

low/highpost,andthedeadcomer.

5) Makesusan"AttackDefense."b. HOW?

1) Talk,touch,andpush-bumping.

2) Stunting-nextclosestplayerrotatestoball.Defenseshouldattack

thedribblehard.Hedoesnothesitateorhelpandrecover.You

eithergetatraporrun-jump.

3) Wedonotbelieveinhelpandrecover.

5. DEFENDINGELBOWS

a. WHY?

1) Keepsdefensivespacingtight.

2) Accountability-playersknowwhoshouldbewhere.

3) Reducesopponent'shighpostattack.

4) Allowsforquicktrap(HighPost,LowPost,Wing,TopofKey).

5) Affordsthe5manflexibilitytocloseoutballside.

b. HOW?

1) Guardscoverwingandballsideelboworbothelbows.Thiskeyis

simple.Ballsidewingcoveredbyforwardthenelbowscoveredby

bothguards.If oneguardcoversawingpositionandtheother

guardcoversballsideelbow,thenthehelpsideforwardcoversthe

otherelbow.

6. REBOUNDING

a. WHY?

1) Determinestheoutcomeofeachgame.

2) Completeseachdefensivepossession.

3) Createsacollectivemindset.

4) Speakstomentaltoughnessanddiscipline.b. HOW?

1) Alwaysblockoffshooterasheistheeasiesttarget.

2) Movetotrianglespots,evenif youcannotseetheball.

3) Getweaksidewedge(Twoplayersoppositesideofrim).

4) Nonstoppursuitofgarbagerebounds-"runthoughtheball."

5) Caprimeachpractice.

B. PART CONCEPTS

1. SIDELINE PINS

a. WHY?

1) Slowsdownballmovement.

2) Makesoffensedribbleballbaseline.

3) Setsbaselinetrap.

4) Puts"guess"inopponent'smind.

5) Defensedictatestooffense,nottheotherwayaround.

6) Reducesoperationalspaceof floor.

7) Overloadsballsideof floor.

b. HOW?

1) Hardcloseoutatwing.

2) "Highhip"ofoffensivemanwithfeetsquaretosideline.The

handsareina"highposition."

3) Fourplayersinthebox- overloadsituation.4) Nextclosestmanreadytostuntandkeepballonsideline.

2. EXTREMEBALL PRESSURE

a. WHY?

1) Disruptstheabilityofoffensivemantothinkandread.

2) Causesturnovers.

3) A trademarkthatbecomesasourceofpride.

4) Accountability.b. HOW?

1) 1on1dailydrillingonindividualskillsets.Closeouts.

Feet,Hands,anddefensivespacingtested.

- Limitoffensiveman'sdribbleuntildefensivemandevelops

askillset.

2) Createsaphysicalmindsetasyousequenceto2on2,etc.

3) CapRim.

4) Advantage/Disadvantagedrilling.

3. COUNTINGTHESIDELINEALLEY

a. WHY?

1) Quickestwaytorecognizewhetherforwardsup(atwing)ordown

(deadcomercoverage).

2) Accountability.

3) Adjustable(Coachhasfteedomtochange).

4) Sortsoutelbowcoverage.

b. HOW?

1) Twoonsidelinethenforwardonballsidestaysdown.

2) Talkit- firstplayertherecalls"ball."Thus,aggressionisnot

takenawaynomplayers.

3) Mistake-twoplayersarriveatwingtogether.Traporbump-forwarddown.

4. DENYING HIGH POSTAND ELBOWS

a.WHY?

1) Wewanttokeeptheballoutof themiddlealley.Hewhokeeps

theballinthemiddleof floorusuallywins.

2) Cutdownoffensiveoperationalspace.Thefloor'getssmalleras

gameunfolds.

3) Expectationsareclearlystated- "keeptheballoutof middleand

off elbows."If theballgoesthere''trapit."

b. HOW?

1) Counting.

2) Armnontelbows,notadeadnont. Thisallowselbowdefenders

tomovequicklyonairtimeofpass.

3) Twoguardswillcoverelbows,oroneguardandoneforward- itis

thatsimple.5. FRONTING LOW POST

a.WHY?

1) Defensiveposition- quickrotationversusbaselinepenetration-

trapit.

2) Cornercoverageifballsideforwardup- wingpin.

3) Limitsspaceinballsidebox.b.HOW?

1) Jumptopass.

2) Armsout- moredifficulttoscreen.

3) Swimmovetechnique.

4) Handtohandcombat.

6. STUNTING

a.WHY?

1) Stopspenetration.

2) Createsattack/helpmindset.

3) Unpredictable.

4) Assistsdefensivespacing.b.HOW?

1) Closestmanconcept- nextclosestmanisresponsibleforrotatingthroughtheball- cometothedribble.

2) Speartheballwithclosesthand.

3) Trapthekill dribbleorrunandjump-coachwilldecide.4) Teachesplayersthecut-n-replaceondefense.Whenoneplayer

rotates,everyoneisrotating.

7. ROTATING

a.WHY?

1) Createsaggression.

2) Says"we"not"me"aboutdefense.

3) Disruptsoffenseanddifficulttoprepareforinashortperiodoftime.

4) Teachesplayershowtorotateoutofpresses.b.HOW?

1) Use4on5drill.

2) Stress"hands."

3) Whenindoubt-rotate-alwaysstayindoubt.

8TRAPPING

a.WHY?

1) Aggressivemindset.

2) Disruptsoffense.

3) A devicetocomebacktTomopponent'slead.

4) Protectsagreatscorer"atTozenspot"oralimitedathlete.

5) Givesteama"secret."b.HOW?

1) 4on5drill.

2) 2on5drill.

3) Nodribbleforoffense.

4) Mandatorydribbleforoffense.

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1-1-3Man-Zone

DisruptOpponent'sBallMovementHOW?

a) Hardsidelinepin.

TrapDribblePenetration

b) Stuntandtrapdribblepenetration.

Run andJump DribblePenetration

c) Runandjumpdribblepenetration.

*Stuntversusdribble- nextclosestdefenderstrikesouttodribblehand.

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High Hole! Low Hole Concept

a) Thesetwospotsmustbeoccupiedatall times.

b) Thebackbonetoanydefense,whetheryouareat%court,Yzcourt,or inyourYzcourtdefense.

c) As acoach,youmustevaluatehowfrequentlyyouwantthelowholemantomoveoutofthatposition.This isabigdealbecauseittakesyourbiggestplayerawayITomthebasket.

d) Shouldthelowholemanvacatehisspot,thehighholemanmustimmediatelyreplacehim.Thisactionwouldbethesamewithanypass/trap/rotationversuspenetrationsituation.

*Howefficientlyyourteamdoesthiswilldetermineyoursuccess- NOquestion.

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DefendingtheElbows

a) Elbowcoverageisakeycomponentforthe1-1-3.Itissimpletounderstandbutdifficulttoexecute.

b) IdeallyyouwouldlikeG1,andG2tocovertheelbows,asthisiseasiest.Yet itwillprobablybeONE guardandoneforward.

c) TheballsideelbowMUSThaveadefenderstandingonthatspot.WHY? Someonewill eventuallyflashthereandtoassistwithpenetration.

xWeaksideWedge

Rebounding

a) Capyourrim.WHY? Thistakestheassumptionawayffomyourplayersthatsomeshotswillbemade.Additionally,itforcesyourteamtoreboundthroughnecessity.

b) A triangle/cupmustbeformedonallshots.

c) A weaksidewedgemustform,asyouwantmoreplayersintheareawherethereboundwillcomeofftherim.

d) Yourplayersmustknowthattheshooteristheeasiestpersontoblockoffandmanyreboundscanbehadwitha"gangtackle"mindset.

*Reboundingisdirtywork.Youmuststayatthistaskdaily- nothingfancy.