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5 Tips for Better On-The-Ball Defense
Tip #1 - Never lose your balance
If you lose balance for one second, YOU ARE BEAT!
The purpose of every offensive move is to get YOU off balance - because as soon as you lose balance, the offense can blow by you.
This means when you're guarding the ball, you must:
- Stay on your feet and do NOT go for shot fakes. When you go for fakes, you are beat!
- Do not lunge for the ball and get off balance.
- Stay in a WIDE stance. If your feet get too close together, you will lose balance.
- Stay in a LOW and athletic stance. If you stand upright, you will more easily lose balance.
- Take short steps when sliding. If your feet come too close together, you will lose balance.
Tip # 2 - If the ball is below the mid-section, put your hand above the ball.
This prevents the offensive player from putting it in shooting position.
Tip #3 - If the ball is in shooting position, put your hand on the ball.
This will stop the player from shooting and you NEVER have to leave your feet (which causes you to lose balance).
Tip #4 - If the ball is above the head, place your hands under the ball and flip up.
This keeps you out of foul trouble (because most refs only call fouls if you swing downward) and it also keeps the player from bringing the ball down to shooting position.
Tip #5 - Keep your head lower than the offensive player's head.
That way you're getting underneath the offensive player and will be in good position to slide your feet or take a charge.
For more defense tips, check out our new basketball defensive system.
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William says:
11/21/2007 at 10:29:37 AM
These tips are great, it is amazing how your eyes can be opened to the simple things. In all of my years of playing basketball defense has never been broken down to me in that manner. I will definitely share this with my team
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RENEE says:
11/21/2007 at 11:08:20 AM
This is great stuff. Kids need to know the "whys" of a proper defensive stance and this breaks it down simple enough for a coach to share with team.
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Ava says:
11/21/2007 at 3:28:36 PM
Tip #1 is really good I have lost my balence the littlest bit and the girl reached in a got the ball, it happend more than once that game so we lost. :(
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Kenny Robinson says:
11/21/2007 at 3:50:36 PM
OMG!! I never really looked at defense from this angle. I love tips #2-5...it makes sense. I can't wait to use these tips in practice.
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Coach Ruwe says:
11/22/2007 at 8:12:09 AM
Great stuff. Little things such as these tips have a BIG impact on the court. Coaching man-to-man defense is becoming a lost art. Props to this site for keeping things fresh and presenting practical, tactical tips.
- Coach Ruwe in the nasty 'nati
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guard max says:
11/22/2007 at 2:07:08 PM
guys you know how to play a good defense. your tips are great!
thanks a lot
keep ballin'
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coach john ramirez says:
11/26/2007 at 1:04:27 AM
these great tips are very helpful. for young coaches i recommend you these tips, so we can develop better not just offensive players but defensive players as well.
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Jim Graff says:
11/27/2007 at 7:46:34 AM
I like the fact that you have pictures sometime that it is easier to understand something when you see it and players also.
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playerk says:
3/4/2008 at 6:41:54 PM
these are great tips. i no they really help me cuz that is exactly what our coach tells us to do, and it really works! the hand possitions are exelent!
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Jason says:
3/5/2008 at 10:49:47 AM
Great stuff !! You really broke down the defensive part of man on man coverage for coaches and players alike. THANK YOU!!
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Sara says:
3/6/2008 at 1:00:50 AM
this is great things,
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Rogina says:
3/15/2008 at 11:13:20 AM
these rules rock they helped me so when i played basketball against the french school so i rememberd these and i was the best defenser ever so we won thanks to all of u who did this website thanks we are the british school in yemen we won coz this websites rock THANK U THANK U
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brandon says:
4/12/2008 at 7:10:56 PM
The tips where graet I didinot no that mush.
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ravi says:
5/7/2008 at 12:02:20 PM
nice tips, simple and easy to remember.
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