Defending
3 on 1 shell
| 1 Options and progressions to work on individual defensive situations, X1 guards 1, use two other attackers (coaches or players).
See Defending - 1 on 1 with passers, 4 on 1 shell. |
| 2 Close out on a pass back to 1.
Attackers pass and hold, then move the ball.
Progression - skip passes. |
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| 4 2)
Get 1 on a wing, X1 defends on the ball, one pass and two passes away from the ball.
1 passes, basket cuts and exits weakside, X1 jumps to the ball, forcing a backcut. 3 fills.
Progression - 1 cuts, posts up then exits weakside.
See Defending - 7-point defending, Villanova jump to the ball, Tactics - 2 on 0 side.
Options
- 1 cuts to the weakside corner, blast cuts from there on ball reversal
- to get 1 back out top and repeat on the other side, have 3 pass back to 2 and basket cut, X1 tags the cutter, 1 fills the top.
Variation - 1 waves through 2 (or 3) and dribbles to the wing, 3 fills the top, see Defending - Izzo closeouts, Wootten perimeter-to-post. |
| 5 X1 guards 1 on the wing, a help position.
2-3-1 play catch, X1 goes from help to gap (or deny) to on-ball defence.
Option - deny a wing entry.
See Defending - Weakside 1 on 1, Weakside cuts.
Progressions
a)
Skip passes. |
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| 7 c)
1 passes to 3, basket cuts, and comes back out to the wing. X1 denies the cut.
See Defending - Pasquali denial (backcut), PGC 5-point. |
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