Mike Anderson Arkansas Basketball Full Court Defense
40 minutes of Hell pt 2
Mike Anderson, Arkansas
FC uptempo Basketball on Offense and Defense
40 minute of Hell was coined by the players to describe the drill section of practice
Style of play is based on a Philosophy of Disruption
Don’t allow them to do what they want to do
Create easy buckets
This style of play takes time to implement
“ At the beginning it might be 25 minutes of hell and 15 minutes of what the hell are we doing”
Fatigue will make you a coward | Full Court Defense
Conditioning is huge
we practice at game speed
Sprint Slide drill
prepare team to slide as well as sprint to recover
Defensive techniques | Full Court Defense
1. Keep head on the other side of the ball
2. Reach to steal with inside hand to avoid cross body fouls
Having a Big guy that can defend in Full court situations is a huge benefit
Drill Ideas for 3 on 2, 2 on 1
Start 3 on 2 with three on defense first (this allows for trapping work)
Teach D in transition
During 2 on 1 butt to the base line to buy time
Rebound Transition Drill and transition D tips | Full Court Defense
Teach quick pick ups
Push ball to sideline
Take away baseline
BALL PRESSURE
Keep a hand in the lane
Know your skills but defend with trust (Defense is about trust you have to be one heart beat)
Transition Drill
Run set to score or stop and then transition, begin with 3 minutes and work up to 7 or 8 minutes.
Defensive Rule: See Tail and stay (when offense cuts strong side to weakside defender must deny pass to player until player is out of the lane but must pause in lane to prohibit follow drive.
Pressure defense Keys – Trapping the ball | Full Court Defense
1. Offense to defense rotation
2. Opportunities to trap
a. Short passes (Protect baseline)
b. Offensive player has their back turned and Trapper is close
c. Post and Short corner (scoring areas)
d. Trap corners
3. On ball pressure touch the ball
4. Cut off the ball reversal and push the ball sideline
Defensive Help is essential
1. If you can see it fix it.
2. Guard a man and a half (yours and the help)
3. Work until it is instinct
Late game Pressure | Full Court Defense
1. Communicate “Its in”
2. Switch all screens and exchanges
Good habits | Full Court Defense
1. See to help
2. Work as a team
3. TRUST
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