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Knicks Defensive rebounding drill | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– 2 lines on baseline & 2 lines above elbows
– Used oversize ball
– Coach shot from area at top of 3 pt circle
– Defensive pair started at the block, had to box out offensive pair starting just above the elbow
– If offensive board, pass back to coach for another shot
– If defensive board, outlet to coach on either side 45
– Use of over-size ball to encourage rebounding with two hands

Knick Rebound Drill | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice

4 v 4 Shell (Coach entry)

4v4 shell
– 4v4 defending screens – coach entry
– Over on down screens
– Switch on cross screens
– Ball pressure
– Weak side positioning
– Offensive rebounding

Transition Defence | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– Talked concepts and walked through the rules with athletes
– 4 players must make 2 feet into the paint when going to the offensive glass – this is charted in games
– Point guard always back – no offensive player to get “behind” the defence.
– Everyone sprints back – do not pressure the rebounder
– Pick up as soon as offensive players cross mid-court
– Post players to challenge offensive posts by the 3-point line (responsibility) – show hands high and impede with body.

Navy drill | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– 5 offence players on baseline & 5 across foul-line extended
– Coach threw ball to offensive players and verballed nominated two defensive players to touch baseline as offense goes.
– Defence sprints back and matches up – mis-matches are not a concern.

Navy Drill | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice

Notre Dame transition drill | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– Start with free-throw – convert to 2 v1 on rebound
– 3v2 on next trip – 2 offensive players join in from baseline
– 4 v 3 on next trip – 2 offensive players join in from baseline
– 5 v 4 on next trip 2 offensive players join in from baseline.
– 5 v 5 on final trip – final player joins in from baseline
– only time ball is taken out of bounds is in 5 v 5 phase

4 v 0 Motion – both ends
– Perimeter movement – no post man
– Use of down and up screens
– Verbalise all screens
– Cutting action off screens 1 to ball and 1 to basket

4 v 4 Motion | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– No dribble
– No post man
– Principles as per 4 v 0.

5 v 0 Motion – both ends
– Principles as above
– Post man screens and re-screens
– Back screen from post on ball reversal.

5 v 0 Review of set plays as entries to motion | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice

– 1 – up
o 1-4 High alignment
o One high post steps out for entry
o Weak side high post up-screens for 1 to flare
o 3 swings through to ‘empty” out area for flare
o 2 down screens for 3 swinging

– Dribble 5 | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
o 1-4 high alignment
o Dribble entry
o Ball-side wing up screens for opposite high post
o screen for the screener action 5 to 3

– Illinois
o Box set
o Posts down screens either side of lane
o As ball side wing catches, posy cross screens to block, weak side post to block

Illinois Box Set

5 v 5 Motion | Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice
– Up and backs
– Incorporating and reviewing sets/entries
– 3 groups of 4
– Free throw line extended
– Advance to mid-court then free throw ext at other end.
– Defensive slides/ change of direction/close-out

5 v 0 Motion – both ends
– Principles as above
– Post man screens and re-screens
– Back screen from post on ball reversal

Defensive Footwork Technique –
– Groups of 3
– Players maintain stance
– On coach command, execute defensive footwork – slide, drop step, close-out& box-out

Observations/post practice discussion

– Very physical in all aspects with a level of overt contact – key strategy by coaches to encourage intensity and aggressive play early in the season. Coach Prosser stated in post practice discussion that he wanted to establish an aggressive mindset and then limit fouling once that was in place. ACC officials were scheduled to attend practice within a week to assist in this area.

– Assistant coaches were very vocal and involved in all facets of the practice.
– Quite a deal if individualised feedback and instruction by coaches between drills and in breaks.
– Emphasis on playing hard & second efforts – the team led the BCAA in offensive rebounding in 2002/2003-11-13 Coach Prosser was a high school coach and teacher for many years, he still considers himself a teacher of the game.
– Evidence of a very strong player/coach rapport in the behaviours of the players post training.
– No post man
– Principles as per 4 v 0.

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Skip Prosser Wake Forest Team Practice