Coach Tony Garbelotto

BUILDING A DEFENSIVE SYSTEM

“GOOD BASKETBALL ALWAYS STARTS WITH GOOD DEFENSE”

 DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY
• My coaching philosophy has always being built on DEFENSE. But
what does that mean?

• For me it means I want to constantly pressure the ball. Make it

tough for teams to get into their actions. Be physical on and off
ball. Defend the rim/paint and three point line and to give up NO
EASY SCORES. I also want to be able to run different types of
defenses to confuse opponents in certain situations.

• This is my statement to my team before a season:-

• “To play tough championship level defense requires constant

effort and developing not only a physical presence but a mindset
that will overcome the offense both in one v one situations but
also as a team helping each other constantly”

• Defense DOES NOT REQUIRE TALENT!!!

• How do we build and achieve this philosophy?

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 DEFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY
MY CORE PRINCIPLES:-

1. BE IN THE BEST PHSYICAL SHAPE

2. No middle – influence side/baseline

3. Limit penetration
4. Be active in Help at all times
5. Wall up paint and limit easy rim scores
6. High Pick up point
7. Hard ¾ Deny in all big man post up’s
8. Full front all guard/small forward post up’s
9. Switch all actions 8 seconds and UNDER
10. Defend 3pt line
11. Constant communication
12. 3 CONSECTIVE STOPS

“Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together”

 HOW TO BUILD A DEFENSE
1) CORE PRINCIPLES
2) Man to man – On ball to help principles
3) Man to man – Close outs to help
4) Man to Man – Screening actions – off ball inc Hand offs
5) Man to Man – Ball screen defense
6) Zone press defenses
7) Zone – Base zones (2-3)
8) Combination defenses
9) Special situations

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 HOW TO BUILD A DEFENSE
AS WITH MOST COACHING IT ALL COMES DOWN TO BASICS:

1. ON BALL STANCE – SQUARE, WIDE, ACTIVE HANDS/ARMS

DRILLS – 1 ON 0 TO 1 V 1, ZIG ZAG

1. CLOSE OUT TO RECOVERY – Where coaching meets S & C

DRILLS – 1 v 1 close out, 1 v 1 Ball roll

1. DEVELOPING HELP CONCEPTS

DRILLS - 2 v 2, 4 MAN SHELL, 5 MAN SHELL

1. DEVELOPING ROTATIONS
DRILLS – 4 v 5, 4 v 4 v 4 SHELL (CUT THROAT)

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 DEFENSIVE Basketball Goals

HOLD OUR OPPONENTS UNDER 70 POINTS PER GAME

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HOLD OUR OPPONENTS TO UNDER 40% TOTAL FG%

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FORCE THE OPPOSING TEAM INTO 15+ TURNOVERS

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PER GAME
AVERAGE 35+ DEFELECTIONS PER GAME
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MAKE 3 CONSECTIVE STOPS 8 TIMES PER GAME

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 DEFENSIVE SYSTEM
Here is my Robots team defensive system for season 2019-20.

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 DEFENSIVE SYSTEM
These are some basic actions we have to defend on a regular basis

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 QUESTIONS
As coaches we are always striving to find new answers and ideas……..please ask any
questions or send me an email.

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TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER
• TRUST IN YOURSELF
• TRUST IN OUR PROCESS
• TRUST IN YOUR TEAM

THANK YOU LISTENING

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