The Winning Attitude: Duke’s Team Man-to-Man Defense with Coach Mike Krzyzewski
VHS Notes by Wes Kosel
I came across this VHS (yes, an actual VHS) of Coach K’s Duke team man-to-man defense. Coach K shares his thoughts on developing solid team man-to-man defense with his philosophy, basic principles, priorities, and rules. The VHS shows clips of players like Tommy Amaker, Johnny Dawkins, and Jay Bilas making good defensive plays. This defense was influenced greatly by Coach Bob Knight, with Coach K playing for and coaching under him. Coach K played for Bob Knight at Army, and worked for him as a graduate assistant at Indiana. From there, Coach K took over as head coach at Army, and then took the head coaching job at Duke in 1980. Krzyzewski has won over 75% of his games and has won 4 NCAA National Championships, the latest being in 2010. Here are some notes taken from the video on Duke’s effective team man-to-man defense.
Strengths of Team Man-to-Man Defense
1. Adaptability
2. Pinpointing Responsibility
3. Emotional and Psychological Opportunities
Essential Components of an Effective Team Man-to-Man Defense
1. Conditioning
2. Courage
3. Intelligence
4. Habits
5. Attitude
Basic Principles
1. Vision
2. Move as the Ball Moves
3. Communication
4. Aggressiveness
5. Force to the Outside
6. Stop Ball Reversal
Priorities and Rules for Ball-Side Defense
1. Pressure the Ball
2. Stop the Penetrating Pass
3. Stop the Penetrating Move
4. Jump Inside to Help
5. Stop the Ball Reversal
Bringing it all together: 3 on 3 offense vs. defense
Priorities and Rules for Help Side Defense
1. Be in Position to Give Aid to the Ball-Side Defenders
2. Stop the Penetrating Pass
3. Stop the Penetrating Move
4. Stop Ball Reversal
Basic Rule
1. Ball/ you / man
2. Help Side Defensive Position
Bringing it All Together: 5 on 5 offense vs. defense
Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
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