Coach Smith teaches a full- and half-court defensive system that focuses on stealing the ball, challenging shooters, speeding up the game and disrupting your opponent's offense. Smith emphasizes that this system starts in the half-court focusing on eliminating post entry and penetration by pressuring the ball and fronting the post. He places special emphasis on defending the low post against down screens, back screens, cross screens and ball screens while also sealing the baseline and using help and recover techniques to stop penetration. In addition, he reveals his "five musts" for a successful defensive attack. Next, Smith breaks down the full-court match-up press using player demonstration and drills. He covers traps, secondary traps, cross-court traps and when to drop out of the press. Smith also demonstrates his Diamond 1-2-1-1 Full-Court Press which allows your players the freedom to gamble, create, and maintain defensive position and pressure. Use this time tested defensive system to help your team create turnovers and easy scoring opportunities!

72 minutes. 2004.

Recognized for his intensity and competitive spirit, Head Coach Bobby Lutz has proven to be one of the top collegiate coaches in the game of basketball today. Coach Lutz is known as a great offensive and defensive strategist, the result of which has been winning basketball. One strategy Lutz uses for team success is changing defenses. Through this DVD, you will learn the defensive principles, sets, and drills to keep teams off balance by effectively switching defenses. Using on-court demonstration and drills, Coach Lutz teaches individual principles such as close-out situations, pressure and transition principles to force turnovers, how to create deflections, how to limit lay-ups and contest shots, how to recognize trapping situations, and how to protect the basket at all times. Lutz will show you how to build a relentless team defense by equipping your players to have the knowledge, preparation, and experience to be defensive experts at every position!

50 minutes. 2005.

It has been 20 years since Coach Dick Bennett released his best selling "Pressure Defense" instructional video. Now Bennett is back to share how his pressure defense has evolved into the unstoppable "Pack-Line" defense that have earned his WSU Cougars back-to-back scoring defense titles. By utilizing the "Pack-Line," the defense shuts down penetration and the post. Here is a sample of what Bennett teaches and demonstrates in this ultimate defensive video:

• Bennett guides you through the systematic process of teaching, demonstrating, and providing drills to reinforce the "Pack-Line" defense.
• He teaches the two aspects of defense a coach can control: Transition defense and shutting down the post.
• Coach Bennett's post defense principles (and four different drills to enhance your team's post defense).
• Ball pressure strategies and techniques.
• "Off the ball" defensive strategies.
• Bennett's philosophy on guarding ball and post screens, as well as a demonstration to show how to keep the continuity of the defense and not allow easy buckets.
• Discussion of the seven situations that can cause your defense problems.
• Extensive game footage to reinforce and give you a better understanding of how the "Pack-Line" defense comes together - to give your team the advantage to dominate your opponent.

75 minutes. 2005.

Jack Bennett will run whatever defense is needed to win a basketball game; this philosophy has led his teams to back-to-back NCAA D-III Basketball Championships. In this DVD, Coach Bennett details his man-to-man "gap" defense and his two basic zone defenses. He reveals the four goals of his gap defense and shows how these goals are accomplished. Bennett teaches the proper positioning of players, how to help and recover, how to defense the post, how to double team, and provides drills to help develop this championship caliber defense. Coach Bennett slows the pace of a game with his 1-3-1 zone defense and is able to easily double team the post and cover the perimeter using his 3-2 sliding zone. When the post is doubled and the perimeter is blanketed, you have effectively controlled the offense. Coach Bennett outlines and demonstrates all of the necessities for running these tough zone defenses. These defenses are an absolute necessity for any coach who wants to make a championship run! Included is game footage that highlights how dominant these three defenses can be!

70 minutes. 2005.

Many coaches and programs have used the half-court scramble successfully for many years. Now, with this tape, comes the opportunity to cause offenses more problems by employing the full-court scramble. In this tape, Coach Larranaga details the five different forms this defense can take: man, quick trap, slow trap, twist, and zone pressure. He teaches the positioning and responsibilities of all five players in each situation and when is the best time to employ each. For example, twist is an excellent defense to use to take the ball out of the hands of an outstanding ball-handler. In addition, Coach Larranaga demonstrates the breakdown drills he uses to teach these defenses.

37 minutes. 2004.

BV-02190B: by Jim Larranaga,
George Mason University Head Coach; 2006 Final Four

Coach Jim Larranaga provides an excellent teaching sequel to his popular Scramble Defense Series. In this tape, Coach Larranaga briefly reviews both types of scramble defense (first pass trap and ball-handler trap) and then gives an excellent review on how to use this effective defense against various offenses. These offenses include 1-4 high, 1-4 low, 2-1-2 or 2-3 set with a high-post, 4-out/1-in, and a secondary fast break set. Against each of these offenses, Coach Larranaga shows how to defend each with both types of scramble defense and includes the positioning and responsibilities of each position and the critical rotations.

68 minutes. 2004.