Here are some resources from a recent online clinic I delivered on the 2-3 Zone. In this clinic we detail the positions, slides and traps that make the 2-3 Zone effective. We also analyze some film from the Syracuse Orange. Here are the clinic notes:
Category Archives: Defense
Pressure Man-to-Man Defense Masterclass
In this clinic we cover the basics of a pressure man-to-man defensive system. We start with the defense at a philosophical level then get into the nitty gritty of the defense and its teaching points. Below is the video recording of this clinic. Enjoy! If you have any questions or just want to talk defense, …
Help Side Tricks of the Trade
The role of help side defense often goes unnoticed. It’s easy to see the tenacious on-ball defender and the lockdown defender one pass away, but in many ways it is the help defense that separates a good defensive unit from a bad one. In this piece we’ll review help defense and offer three tricks of the trade …
Defensive Teaching Progressions
Once a coach decides upon the “what” they soon shift to the “how.” For example, once a coach decides to teach man-to-man defense they shift to how they are going to install it. In what order do we present the concepts? What drills or games do we use? What are our teaching points for the …