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Defining Communication between Half Court Defenders

In every single training session at least at one stage or another, you will hear a coach emphasise the importance of communication. Communication is always one of the skills most spoken about by coaches to their players and amongst other coaches. One point of note though is a lack of clarity on exactly what a coach would like their players to say.

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Pick and Roll Offense: Horns

The Horns series offence is characterised by dual on-ball screens that make it a variation of a pick and roll offense. The pick and roll offense is a highly popular style of play currently across the globe with many variations of the basic concept being developed and the Horns series is just one of these examples.

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The Forgotten Art of Shot Blocking: Technique Breakdown

Shot Blocking is one of the most intimidating skills offensive teams face from help defence. In many instances, shot blocking is highly desirable as skill that can add another layer to a team’s defensive capabilities. Shot blocking however is not for every player and like being able to create and take a charge,

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Home, Top and Ball Drill Fab 5

The Home, Top and Ball Drill is a 3 vs 4 half-court man to man defensive build up drill in the FAB 5 series. When instructing in the tactical areas of half-court man to man defence it is important to have a range of drills that build upon areas such as player numbers and teaching points.

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Two Man Close-out Drill Fab 5

The Two Man Close-out Drill is a fantastic build-up or breakdown drill for teaching half-court man to man principles and for this reason it has been included in the Fab 5 series. Finding drills which help with the development of basic understanding of man to man principles are always worth their weight in gold.

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