Down two in OT against the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Hoosiers were in need of a quick look. This SLOB quickly get the ball into the hands of their playmaker. A quick ball screen gave him a downhill drive at the basket, which resulted in two free throws to tie the game. See More
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Players will perform 3 consecutive closeouts in this drill, returning underneath the basket between each rep. Check out the video below for live demonstration of this drill. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! On the FMS Blog: 4 Tips to Get Your Team to Buy in to Playing Defense 8 Drills to Guard the Basketball Better See More
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My favorite pack line shell drill, which can easily be adapted to any defensive system, is 4-on-4 Shell vs Combo. This drill not only emphasizes our defense, but also our motion principles. See More
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Learning to defend a screen away from the ball is a key packline principle. Here we drill against a wide pin down. See More
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This is the first drill in our packline defense shell series. Our position is our help, and to be in position players must understand the necessity of jumping to the ball. See More
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We love to set flare screens in our motion offense because they are so hard to guard. This shell drill is designed to defend such an action. See More
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Ball pressure is a cornerstone to our packline defense. The ability to guard your yard and and trust that your help is in the gap makes this drill so effective. See More
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We can't practice jumping to the ball enough. We like to say in our packline defense, "Our position is our help." This drill emphasizes jumping to the ball and maintaining the ball-you-man principle. See More
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Our shell series is designed to drill all of our packline defensive principles. Here we are defending the ball screen. See More
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We are a packline defense team, but no matter what your defensive system, efficient closeouts are a must-have fundamental skill. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! See More
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We are a packline team, but this drill (and many others) can be adapted to work with any defensive system. 2-on-2 Gap Help is great drill emphasizing our talk system and basic ball-you-man and ball-you-basket positioning. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! See More
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Covering down on the post (aka doubling down) can lead to silly fouls if not drilled properly. We like to emphasize digging up, all the while not losing sight of our own man. Easier said than done. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! See More
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Creighton Blockout is a great toughness drill we got from Coach Dana Altman. We typically breakdown according to position: guards vs guards and forwards vs forwards. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! See More
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At some point or another, defenders will get beat and "helping the helper" is a concept every team must be able to execute. This drill emphasizes such action. Click here for more plays and drills from Coach Hueser! See More
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3-on-3 Flow (aka Flow Ball) is another one of our team favorites. Credit goes to @John_Leonzo for this fastbreak conditioner. We love it for a variety of reasons, but mostly for its emphasis on defensive transition and uptempo offense. We have adapted the following scoring rules: 1) Play to 15 using 2's and 3's. 2) Player who scores game winner must validate with a made freet hrow. 3) Should the player miss, team score returns to 11 and play resumes. See More
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