Team Defence

One v one:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Turning the dribbler
• Channelling the dribbler
• Slide run and slide technique

Two v two:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball/concept of a Plugger
• Run and switch techniques
• Fake trap/help and recover
• Effective communication

Three v three:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball/concept of a Plugger
• Split line
• Run and switch techniques
• 3-man rotations
• Effective communication

Four v four:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Run and switch techniques/disruption
• 4-man rotation
• Effective communication

Five v five:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• 4-man rotations
• Disruption
• Role of the 5 man
• Effective communication

Full court man to man trapping/disruptive defence:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball
• Split line
• Role of the stopper
• Role of the trapper
• Role of the interceptor
• Role of the safety
• Effective communication

• Rebounding coverage
• Guarding the outlet
• Basket coverage
• Defending the ball handler in the back court
• Off-ball defenders in relations to the ball and man
• Roles and responsibilities in defensive transition

• Effective communication
• Over technique
• Under technique
• Through/gap technique
• Switching technique
• Push or forcing away from screen
• Drop technique

• Effective communication
• Over technique
• Over and trail/lock & trail
• Under technique
• Through/gap technique
• Switching technique

• Maintain pressure on the ball
• Jump to the ball
• Defensive position in relation to the ball
• One, two, three passes away from the ball
• Pointing pistols
• Concept of flat triangle
• Moving as the ball moves
• Defensive rotations on base-line penetration
• Defensive rotations on penetration through the side of the key
• Defending pass and cut
• Defending the flash cut
• Defending the low post
• Defending the high post
• Defending the back cut
• Post defence