The Chicago is a baseline out of bounds play built specifically to attack a zone defense. The inbounder sets up on the baseline while two players stack on the ball-side block and the remaining two occupy the weak-side elbow and wing to pin zone defenders in place. On the slap of the ball, the 3…
Competitive footwork and ball handling drill. The offensive player must stay in between the lane line and gets a point for every time they cross the free throw line or the baseline.
If you were to ask me what any coach with any kind of talent can realistically set as goals to increase his team’s competitive edge, I would immediately spit out “don’t foul and don’t turn the ball over.” Many would argue that statistically these are the worst two plays in basketball. To large degrees, most…
Three defensive players line up in a line in the paint – they are 1,2,3 Other players form three lines on the perimeter Coaches are represented by the cones in the image to the left. Coach calls a number and throws the ball to one of the perimeter players The number called runs to the…
Push up workout from Alan Stein using only a basketball and body weight. Great for getting a “lift” when you can’t get in the weight room.
Over the years there have been lots of discussion about the use and implementation of the Pack Line Defense. Coaches have posted videos, documents and diagrams all designed to help coaches understand the nuances of this man to man defense. Below we aggregated all the pack line defense information into one spot so coaches can…
