Half Court Defense

• Gap conscious
• Be in the gaps, then closeout
• Put time into transition defense
• Rebounding & Box Out
• Communication – TALK!!

Principle

• Ball Pressure – confidence with talk & gap help
  • If you can’t touch him, you’re not guarding him
  • Closeout with 2 hands high – then gap with 1
  • Stay square with shoulders/keep feet & hands wide/big
  • Don’t lunge out of position
• Jump to Ball – cover elbows at all times
  • Verbal – Key – Air Time – Move while ball is in air
• Guard Screens
  • Pin/Down Screen – attach body – go under/tag roller/inside foot matches outside foot of O
  • WS – go under/shoot gap/take away curl
• Guarding Cut – No help – Guarding/meeting guy as soon as he starts cut
• Doubling Post
• Stunting
  • Show help/Stunt/Guard man
• On Ball Screens 
  • Decide what works best for personnel
  • Have a Primary/Secondary/Emergency options
  • Between switching/bumping/downing/trapping
  • Down – Keep in front/stay back
  • Bump – On ball goes under/Ball Screen defender hugs screener

5 on 4

• Great drill for talking and movement
• Closeout/Talk/Stunt/Help/Jump to ball
• Skip ball/Add dribble