So, what we want to talk about now is close down defense. And close down defense is going to be where we’re actually covering a little bit of a distance — where we’re covering a little bit of a distance… Continue Reading
In 2018, 1.94 billion hectoliters of beer were produced across the globe (and for the non-metric among us, that translates into 51.25 billion gallons of beer–or many (many!) bottles of beer on the wall). A few years earlier, an American… Continue Reading
Hi this is Travis on behalf of Expert Village and we are going to talk about rebounding. And rebounding is simply when you are grabbing the ball whether it’s offensive, your team is shooting at the basket, and they shoot… Continue Reading
Okay, let’s talk a little bit about footwork in relation to defense. And, specifically, pivoting. Pivoting, as in offense — there’s just a little bit of difference, because in offense, once you establish a pivot foot, a base for which… Continue Reading
So what do we do after we get the rebound? We’ve secured it, we have the ball. Well, most teams have designated players — guards — who are going to bring the ball down the court and you’re going to… Continue Reading
Another important thing that I want to relay is the verbalization when you’re on the floor. Especially on defense. We want to be calling out picks, telling our teammates that someone’s coming to set a screen. And what we also… Continue Reading
Okay, some more of the good ingredients that go into rebounding are: hands up, watch your position, and want the ball. We might have talked previously in another clip a little bit about the position of our body in relation… Continue Reading
Okay, let’s talk about the defensive slide and half a man ahead. Defensive slide is — in relation to our footwork — anytime that we’re moving on the floor, in relation to our feet, what we don’t want to do… Continue Reading
Let’s talk real briefly about body position and the differences between playing defense and body position whether you’re playing man-to-man or zone defense. With man-to-man obviously we’re playing our man. Wherever he goes on the floor, whether he comes down… Continue Reading
What we to talk about now is from the defensive standpoint is contesting shots. And again, this can go back to mental attitude, desire and toughness and all of the things that go along with keeping that good healthy mental… Continue Reading