Shell Defense Series

Directions:

1. Work on your defensive rotations in the shell series in the half court setting

2. Utilize multiple alignments: 3 on 3, 4 on 4, or 5 on 5 with or without posts

3. Build on your rotations and defensive principles throughout the year

Shell Variations:

• Jumps:

  • Full speed defensive rotations without going live

• Jumps to Live:

  • Full speed defensive rotations until coach says live, then play competitively

• Live:

  • Play competitively from the beginning of the drill

• Disadvantage Starts:

  • The defender guarding the ball to start lines up next to or behind the ball handler to create a drive disadvantage to start the drill. The ball is live right away and the defender recovers as soon as the drive is made.

• Change:

  • When the coach says "change," offensive and defense switch in the half court. You can't guard who was guarding you.

• Bust Out:

  • When the coach says "bust out," whoever has the ball fast breaks down to the other end of the floor with the defense rotating back

Actions to Defend:

• Pick and Roll

• Dribble Handoff

• Off Ball Screens

  • Down screens, flare screens, staggered screens, blast screens, pin screens, back screens, ghost screens, etc.

• Cut Actions

  • Basket cut, thru cut, back door cut, shallow cut, etc.

• Post Defense

  • Digs, chokes, double teams, etc.

• Other scout actions specific to opponents

Other Teaching Points:

• Rotate on the air-time of the ball

• Communicate all of your defensive actions

• Know your defensive coverages

• Refer to the defense portion of our Digital Playbook to know defensive positioning and coverages