Frank Martin University of South Carolina Defensive concepts
Frank Martin is a fiery, intense coach that has spent the past six years at Kansas State before taking the Head Basketball job at South Carolina in 2013. The following are his thoughts on defense and his expectation from his players. He has a definite philosophy in how he wants his players to play each position on defense and what is AND isn’t allowed by the offense. Not all of his points may be tangible for your team but having a defensive philosophy will help your players understand what you want on every possession!
1) Don’t cheat your kids. It’s the reason you coach. Someone kicked your butt into doing it right. Don’t allow your kids to slide.
2) If you allow [your opponent] to set up, play, and establish their identity, they’ll beat you.
• Defense starts with pressure offense. Run every time. We’re going to put you on your heels
• “I believe in making [our opponents] throw long passes.”
• Communication, “If you care about winning, you talk to your
teammates!”
• Teams now are either going to shoot 3′s or layups. If they dribble drive, it’s going to be a dunk. There is no in-between game anymore.” – Prepare accordingly.
3) Teams don’t get easy baskets against set defenses that are back and ready to guard.
4) Re: Wing Denial Backdoor Cuts, On-ball defender responsible for the lob (ball pressure will eliminate easy look as well as make the pass longer, higher, slower). 1 pass away (deny position) is responsible for taking away the bounce pass.
5) Passes go over or under the defense; never THROUGH the defense. Create long passes.
6) Opponents never catch the ball facing the basket. Defender should apply so much pressure that they always catch with back to the bucket.
7) Frank Martin Teaching point: On ball defense – “Crawl up in him.” [I like this
terminology. Creates an image of a low stance]
8) Frank Martin Teaching point: On ball defense – “Crack of your ass to the glass.” Nose on top hip.
9) Basic philosophy: No layups. No 3′s. Hard 2′s
10) Put tennis balls in the hands of the defenders, especially in 1-on-1 drills.
11) Keeps hands off the offense and eliminates hand checking.
12) “We don’t accept being screened.”
13) Frank Martin Teaching point: 1 pass away – “Shrink the gap.” On the line, up the line.
14) When a dribble drive occurs, we don’t teach the 1-pass-away to open up and turn his back to the offense. We teach our guys to plug the gap with their butt. This allows our guys to see their man the whole time and makes for quicker close outs.
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