with Steve Smith,
Oak Hill Academy (VA) Head Coach;
2009 Naismith High School Coach of the Year;
2004 National High School Champions; over 750 career victories

Pick up essential principles and drills as Oak Hill Academy Head Coach Steve Smith demonstrates his highly effective system for teaching players man to man defense.

Coach Smith demonstrates 14 defensive drills that he uses at Oak Hill to develop and emphasize close outs, pushing the offense to the wing and help defense. Smith shows how you can more easily and effectively teach man defense using breakdown drills including 1-on-1 to 2-on-2, 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 drills. He demonstrates how to increase the intesity of the drills by charting and using the clock in every drill to motivate players to perform their best at all times.

Throughout each drill, Smith always emphasizes footwork, help position, screening situations, post defense, handling ball screens, deflections and taking a charge.

These are time-tested drills and can help coaches at any level looking to improve their man-to-man defense.

Produced at the Spring 2009 Springfield, MA clinic

71 minutes. 2010

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