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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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Diagrams
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.