Basketball Defensive Conversion Concepts

Basketball Defensive Conversion Concepts

Here are some ideas and drills that I have picked up from various sources and used to build our conversion defense. One of the sources I have used for this post is from this week’s eBook bundle. Jimmie Oakman’s Packline Defense is bundled with Trey Watt’s Swing...
Roy Williams on Transition Offense

Roy Williams on Transition Offense

These notes on the Carolina Transition Offense came from Creighton Burns’ newsletter who found it on the Xs and Os of basketball. Idea is to play 94 feet of offense. Why? Unlike the perception that running teams play without discipline, you as the coach has control if...
Basketball Drills Transition

Basketball Drills Transition

I found this drill on FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library. They have several pages with drills and plays posted by high school and college coaches. The site has thousands of drills and plays that have been submitted by basketball coaches from around...
Basketball Drill Defensive Perfection

Basketball Drill Defensive Perfection

In order to get players to concentrate on the defensive principles that you believe in and to develop the proper habits, try the following drill. We ask the players to play three perfect defensive possessions. The length of the possession is determined by our playing...
Basketball Drills Line Conversion

Basketball Drills Line Conversion

In my opinion, converting to defense is one of the key factors to being good defensively. Our goal every time we convert to defense is to force the opponent to play against our set 5 on 5 defense without fouling to do so. Depending on the level you coach, you will be...