That Basketball Life

Tony Bennet's Pack Line Defense.  More posts on this great defense to come.

Layer 4 of the Read and React

Layer 3 of the read and react.

Here is layer 2 of the read and react.

Want to become a better shooter? You better spend some time form shooting. With form shooting you practice shooting from near the basket area. You want to be at 5 feet from the basket or less. Your main goal is to put up as many shots using correct form as possible. This will force good form to become instinctive or committed to muscle memory. A good player should always start his warm ups with some of these.  This is such a good drill that it should be done as often as possible in practice.

Nice video of coach K teaching his defensive philosophy along with some of the drills he incorporates into his practices to teach defense.

One of the best college basketball coaches explaining zone defenses.

Layer 1 of the Read and React Offense. This is a great offense to teach from a very young level.  It exposes kids to all facets of offensive basketball.

Offense is always hit or miss.  Sometimes your team has a good game and sometimes they don't.  A bad shooting night will cost most teams a win but not those teams that can fall back on a solid in your face man to man defense.  A good man to man is a great equalizer in basketball.  It can make inferior teams more competitive, it can help push a team past an equally talented opponent, and it can help reduce the risk of upsets when your team is the favorite.  In order to teach a good man to man defense a coach tries to reinforce a couple of things. Force the offense into spots on the floor where they do not feel comfortable playing in and  Everyone on your team is on the same page.