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Mark Few: Attacking Zone Defenses
Gonzaga men’s basketball coach, Mark Few, weighs in on how to attack a zone defense....
Baseball: Mastering first-and-third defenses
Your team defense is critical in forcing the opposition to earn what it scores and not allowing anything more. One area that constantly needs your attention as a coach is your defense when runners are on first and third, so that all players on...
High screens, aggressive defense help Gonzaga push games out of reach
Eight games into the 2012 West Coast Conference season, the Gonzaga Bulldogs had struggled in the first half of games before putting away opponents in the second half. Gonzaga held a 274-231 scoring advantage in the first half of conference games b...
Basketball: How Mark Few puts games out of reach
Eight games into the West Coast Conference season (through Jan. 31, 2012), the Gonzaga Bulldogs have struggled in the first half of games before putting away opponents in the second half. Gonzaga held a 274-231 scoring advantage during the first ...
With lockout nearing end, basketball back in focus
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_NBA_LABOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-30-22-57-18NEW YORK (AP) -- These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for.Teams began talking to agents Wednes...
Basketball: The 1-2-2 zone defense
Changing your defenses during the course of a game can be very effective. I have found a 1-2-2 zone can be modified on the fly by making calls from the bench. It also can be adjusted to fit your personnel. The first step is to learn the basic rule...
Football: Dynamic drills to improve your team’s tackling
In the last few years, we have incorporated these tackling-technique drills into our practices twice a week, every week. These drills stress the fundamentals of tackling, which help develop better tacklers and, ultimately, gives your defenders confid...
Teaching, implementing a swarming match-up zone defense
The premise of a match-up zone defense is to manipulate the opponent into executing its zone offense versus — for all intents and purposes — a man-to-man defense. Zone offenses are predictable. Teams, for example, almost always attack a 2-3 zone...