Covers the scramble defense in detail, including: history and philosophy behind the scramble, man-to-man, thumbs down, thumbs up, full-court, scramble drills, preparation, practice, communication, the mental game and more.
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Exciting book,
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This review is from: Coaching Basketballs Scramble Defense (Art & Science of Coaching) (Paperback)
Coach Larranaga will probably see his book sell quite a bit more following his team's exciting trip to the Final Four this past year.
His system of pressing, trapping man-to-man defense is exciting and refreshing. He outlines two sets, or systems, of half-court man-to-man pressure, and three of full-court man-to-man -- depending on how much pressure you want to throw at the other team. The highest level of pressure is a full-court zone, but he offers a good way to transition back into man-to-man. All of these systems draw on the same basic philosophy and set of skills, so switching from one to the other should be as easy as possible. In my experience, the best system in the world is useless unless it can be taught, and Coach Larranaga gives several drills for teaching and practicing eash of the systems presented. The drills are simple and straightforward enough that one can imagine many variations to them to keep your team interested and challenged. The only thing that kept me from giving this book the full five stars is the lack of description of fundamentals. Granted, many coaches have a firm grasp of fundamentals and how to teach them, but it's helpful to have things spelled out. Persistent attention to specific little details when teaching fundamentals is absolutely key to teaching basketball, and Coach Larranaga's Scramble defense has some unique features that just might call for very specific types of fundamentals.
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