In this article we will discuss the General Defensive Principles.
Definition
What is the Defense?
Is the action to get rid of the rival enceste. You can slow down the progression of the opponent into our ring, to slow down the actions of rivals and impair their decision-making.
Where?
Once the opposing team is attacking, the defending team can stay up to press (very common after marking the basket), go to ‘accompany’ the progression rival or down immediately to take each one to yours from mid-court.
When does it start?
At the time that the team no longer has control of the ball. Just when producing a shot, regardless if it is basked or not. For purists, the defense is present on the attacker, thinking always in the Balance Defensive. If we rely on facts palpable, the Defense begins when the opposing team has possession of the ball.
When it’s over?
The Defense finished with success after a recovery of the ball, either by theft/recovery (by boat, pass or shot sealer)or by loss opponent. You can also end after capturing a rebound defensive (although it will have already been awarded to the opponent the opportunity to score).Another way to finish is after you get the rival a basket when the opponent scores.
It can happen that the Defense has been good, durable and at the last second the opponent’s throw to the basket in any way and mark. Will it be a bad Defense?
At all. That is the difference between staying on the final result of the action and process of the same. In general, tend to go in line, but this nuance must be commented out to have a minimum of critical sense and that there are more coaches who despotriquen against their players who have defended well and in the end they fit in a basket after that the attacker has thrown in a terrible condition.
The regulation and ribbon
Of all the fundamentals are there, the Defense is the more hurry the limit of the regulations and more constant. Many times the coaches talk about the band of the arbitrator and of its criterion of arbitration. An action that a day is not sanctioned itself may be sanctioned other day by a different arbitrator. It depends on how is the game and what is the criterion of that arbitrator in particular on that particular day (to point out that they are more or less stringent depending on the teams that played the game).
In addition, it is also true that in a relationship between the referee and the teams (made up of players and coaches), in which we know each other by having each ‘x’ weekend every ‘x’ time in the last x years, it can also happen that you meet us and let us know how it works in each one.
- The referees are not alone.
In general, the arbitrators are known to the training course or clinics of arbitration. Many times, especially in the categories of double game mechanics are before for breakfast or to go together to the meeting place. In that period of time (and now with the whatsapp more easy yet), it gives them time to share their views on game situations and, at some point they come to talk to a coach or a team that did something in particular, and what action was taken in this regard.
- The coaches and players do not.
Similarly, coaches, and players re-known forms of action of certain arbitrators. There is much more space for the umpires that caused a trauma to the left unnoticed (they usually go unnoticed for having done a good arbitration). Those that are in the memory usually be ‘gunmen’ (beep technical fouls without hardly warn and, unfortunately, consecutively) or edges (cases in which the communication is denied by the referee -which does not help to appease the spirits-sensitive).
In the latter case, we have referees who are accessible and willing to answer any of our queries. Without getting to be colleagues, as that is not the intention, but if as part of the so-called ‘Arbitration preventive’.
As a last point, remember that it is the duty of all to facilitate the normal development of our business, helping and forming values to all parties involved (players, parents, coaches, and referees). Misses see players recognizing a lack or the good understanding between an umpire and a coach.
General characteristics of the General Principles Defensive
The Defense is more consistent that the Attack because the defense usually does not have “bad days” or baskets with rings on hard.
The defense is the basis of a good attack that forges the mentality of recovery and all the movements of defense (all without a ball) have a transfer in the Attack.
All coaches have a concrete ideal of a good defense. We want to be aggressive (“Attack the attacker”), intelligent, intuitive, and proactive defense before the defense is to deny to the 100% pass line). We all want to see players holding the pass line to make it difficult for the player to defend receive the ball or in the case of receiving, as far as possible from the hoop.
Main common features that we want the coaches to the purpose of the defence:- active Defenders, concentrated and placed. From the defender that defends the attacker with the ball, to the other defenders located in side, strong squeezing the pass line and the defenders of the weak side placed both to be able to reach the first and second aid, as well as to tighten up pass line in case of investment.
In other cases there are discrepancies. There are those who prefer the defender to be conservative and always keep between the attacker with the ball and the ring; and there is someone who wants the defender to have hands active and seek to hinder the pot to the attacker, or even steal.
Can we not talk about defense, not to speak of defenders. We do not speak of defenders without talking about the defender is ideal. Basic position, well placed, intense, intimidating, smothering, active hands and feet, clean, and rushing to the limit of the regulation.
Both defence and attack
Before the start of the game, as we look at the plant that has the other team. Either mini-basket or basket large, we always look for how to prevent bad pairings and see or anticipate the possible rotations of the opponent team.In this section, we are forced to highlight a special section for the mini-basket, and the children’s category, governed by the rule of ‘Gateway’.
How we well know, in the majority of competitions in mini-basket and child, at least of the federated, they have this rule that ensures that all of the players to play a certain number of rooms at a minimum (minimum 2 in the mini-basket and 1 minimum in childhood).One of the great advantages of this system is to raise quintets different and have it automatically be registered in the minutes. This is not enough. We are the last step and try/to analyze all that information. What’s quintet is the most offensive?,
what is the most defensive? and what is the most balanced? (this is what we’ll cover in an article devoted to scouting).
The question that we usually do the coaches is: do you Have a senior? How many “great” have? How much do they measure? Pairings. First mismatches. Physical capabilities. Technical characteristics of the player.
The action of defending includes the following stages:
- Be in the right place and right time to be able to defend.
- Read the game and anticipate actions rivals.
- Suffocate the player with the ball, ‘attack the attacker’. You can even make feints defensive. Still defending you can take the initiative.
- Tighten the pass line (not to receive, or if they do they do it where they don’t win or don’t keep the advantage that it was created).
- Hinder the most of a basketball shot (and in the case of be, in the worst possible conditions -last seconds of the possession, with no time or space, and without any reference).
- In case you have a shot, to close the rebound to avoid granting second chances to the attacking team. Do not grab a rebound defensive it is a waste of the work done previously. It is unthinkable to give him a second opportunity to an opponent.
They are attacking our ring. We are attacking. Who in their right mind would give an attacker is another opportunity? There is no need of any exposure to such risk. From there, the bounce defensive represents the spark to stay alive after having resisted the gore is offensive to the opponent.
As far as we know this sport, at the end of the game wins the team that scores more than the opponent and always match that same team is also the least points fits. What coincidence?In this game there is no place for them.
To win you have to score more than the opponent and fit less points. Two ways of saying the same thing. A matter of perspective, and for very obvious it may seem, it is preferable to explicitarlo to invite reflection.It is so important to stand up as a mark.
In fact, when you make the basket, the regulation gives you the ball by ‘compassion’. You have the ball back, but the opponent already has marked a basket that you have to return to re-equalize the difference. To gain some advantage, to avoid that we mark in addition to marking.
Street basketball
In the Street Basketball not usually exist the concept of a defender after attack (in some courts, there is the habit of yielding the first of each team). Usually the rule that applies is that of the mete-saca. There do need to defend, and when it is the mode of King of the track and if you don’t feel like you need to expect to spend 3-4 teams (or maybe even 5-6) to return to play. This implies to wait between 20 and 40 minutes.
Finally, the team that has just entered is the one who starts defending. Another sign more about how important it is to have success in the task defensively. If you don’t stand no will earn the right to attack.
Basic concepts of defensive
Below, we will appoint concepts defensive core that every basketball player should know:
- Basic position defensive: How to place the body to be able to perform efficiently the defensive action.- Couple: way of calling the player our player defends
- Individual advocacy: form of defense in which each player is responsible for a rival player in particular.
- Defense to the player with the ball, to defend the player in possession of the ball
- Defense to the player without the ball, to defend the player receiving the ball – Defense cuts: to prevent a rival player is clear to the ring, and in doing so, to avoid that you receive.
- Line cup: it Is the fastest way to go into the hoop.
- Line ball: Is the progression along the Basketball court. A player from behind the line of the ball does not contribute to the defenders (on some occasions, have the defender behind the line of the ball you can force the database to have to attack -despite your intention to be different.
- Strong side: the Side where is the ball
- Weak side: the Side where there is the ball
- First aid: In case the defender of the player with the ball is exceeded, the defender which comes out to halt the progression of the player with the ball.
- Second aid: In case of having a first support, the second support is the player who is responsible for helping to defend the pair of the player who made the first aid.
- Pressure: way of defending. You can be court defensive full, 3/4, or on the court full.
- Leap: Is when the defender that defends the player with the ball has been passed and is out another defender to handle the player with the ball to slow its progression.
- 2×1 (2-on-1 defensive): it Is when the player with the ball is defended by two defenders, either before you start the boat, during, or after the end of the dribble. Legal in all categories.
- Trap: Very related to the 2×1 (although it can also be done with only a defender if the player with the ball has exhausted the pot in a corner and makes it a ‘3 walls.’
- Change: it Is a way of defending the passes in hand and locks direct.
- Tap: When a player is shooting to the basket, lift the arm with the intention of hindering the aim of the attacking player. If you ‘closes’ the tap ends up being a stopper.
- Close the rebound: When there has been a basketball shot, none of the two teams has control of the ball. The defending team has been responsible for have been placed each defender between the pair and the basket.
- Body-check / Bump: it Is a way of defending a cut toward the basket, using your own body to deflect the path of the attacking player without the ball.
Concepts defensive advanced
Finally, more complex concepts that will be taught because in large basket:
- Defense-in-zone / zone / zone defense / defense-space / defense, space: Form of defense in which each player is responsible for defending an area. Of course, the limits of this area are shared with their closest companions.
- Defenses of locks direct: The best way to defend a direct blocking is that it does not occur. Many teams do not care for the teaching of the art collective the foundation of the Locks (both direct and indirect), and finally do not take advantage. In the event of such a direct blocking, these are the ways to defend it:
- Change: the defender of the policy-holder of the lock (direct or indirect) are left with the blocker and defender of the blocker is left with the policy holder of the lock.
- Chase: the defender of the policy-holder of the lock (direct or indirect) pursues the policy-holder. This is the best option in the case that the policy-holder of the direct blocking is a better shooter which penetrator.
- Trim: defender of the policy-holder of the lock (direct or indirect) passes the direct blocking behind the defender of the blocker. This is the best option in the case that the policy-holder of the direct blockage is better penetrator shooter.
- 2×1: the defender of the blocker jumps to defend the policyholder of the direct blocking and what it contains. Meanwhile, the defender of the policyholder of the direct blocking arrives to defend the policyholder of the direct blocking (player with the ball) and defend between the two.
- Flash: the defender of the blocker jump to contain momentarily to the purchaser of the direct blocking (player with the ball) and then recovered to return to defend the blocker. You can also include rotations of second aid to re-pair attackers and defenders.
- Push: the defender of the blocker pushes/modifies the location of the lock directly to the defender of the policy-holder of the lock does not directly have difficulties to continue defending the maker of the direct blocking (player with the ball).
- Pass through: the defender of the direct blocking passes the locking between the blocker and defender of the blocker. Most used option to defend a player with the ball is just as good an archer as penetrator.
Final considerations
Finally, and to conclude this brief introduction to the tactical defensive, I would like to highlight a few of the details that I seem to be fundamental.Values related to Defence: concentration, courage, anticipation, pride, strength, intensity, effort, knowing how to endure, to know risk, solidarity, mindset, territoriality, self-esteem, self-love, and a long etcetera that we must take care to instill in our players and our teams in each of the defense of every exercise of every workout of the week for an entire season.
Also emphasize that it is our duty as coaches to do exercises in which values the task defensively. When someone starts in Basketball, the first thing you want to do is catch the ball (dunk, dribble or pass, usually in that order), but you normally don’t see anyone who is discontent with the ball and defend. Though, on second thought, if you meet some person who has a spirit of playfulness that the first thing you do is to catch the ball by surprise, and then do any of the 3 offensive actions.
Finally, I leave you a video a video about the best defenders in NBA history:
Point out that the good defenses do not always reflected in the numbers. Basketball is one of the sports where more statistics can be recorded. However, some remain invisible, as is the case of the aids defensive or denial of the lines pass. This video is a sample:
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Entrenador Nacional de Baloncesto (CES 2014)
