Geno Auriemma Nike Coaches Clinic Notes on Defense by Mark Chapman
Nike Coaches Clinic
“UConn’s Defense”
He never plays at even strength – Always put defense at a disadvantage
Inferior players go to the side
Superior players go to the middle
A. Must move ball off the center line
1. Take away direct drive to the middle
2. Influence the baseline
Rule: Never trap a big guy, trap people that are good with the ball so they can give it up.
Trap in the post; do not let big guy shoot it
Do not guard the ball in the high post until they square up to the basket
B. Six things never change
1. Conditioning & Lifting
2. Teaching Fundamentals
– Box Out
– Getting Back
– FT line – 75%
3. Team Morale
4. Have a flexible offense
– everyone has a chance to score
5. Pressure on the ball defense
6. Fast break system
C. Things you must work on
1. Stance: This is not a natural position, must be taught – repetition
2. Slide: Many problems occur if proper slide is not taught. Keep good balance
*Drill: Many coaches use the zig zag drill with a one on one matchup that requires the defense to slide both left and right. Coach Auriemma adds a couple extra features. As players are moving side to side (usually about side line to lane line for a good 3-4 step slide). . .the whistle will blow and the offensive player picks up the ball while the defensive player traces the moving ball with two hands. Coach will blow the whistle again for play to resume.
DON’T:
ALLOW POST UPS ——- No easy scores in post
GIVE UP LAYUPS (fast break points
NO 3’s
NO FOULS
*if all of these are done you shouldn’t lose. . . if you lose it’s because
you failed at one of these things.
Coach Auriemma makes no bones about the fact that many of the things he implements into his program are based on the players he can recruit. If he doesn’t have a player that can perform a task he has stated “I go out and find a girl that can do it”. While this may not be possible for all coaches many of his thoughts are good principles to coach by.
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