The beginning of solid defensive transition starts with great communication. Coach Sampson uses even/odd situations to teach the defense to react and defend in disadvantage situations like 3-on-2, 4-on-3, and 5-on-4. Through the use of drills, Sampson does a detailed job of presenting his brand of stopping the opponent from scoring easy baskets in transition. Moving to special situations, Sampson believes scoring from the sideline is a crucial part of the game. He presents a number of plays to accomplish this important skill. The first play starts from a triple stack is best used when your team is down 2 points. Post read is the next play and puts pressure on the low post defender. This is a great low clock sideline out-of-bounds play. Others include the push play on the baseline, four across from the sideline and a baseline box play. He ends with three potent set plays. One Down, is a play that gets the ball to the post in a special situation, and Post Shake is a post isolation play. Show and Go is a creative set play that utilizes the slip screen to the basket.

74 minutes. 2007.

Coach Greenberg pulls no punches in this invigorating defense-oriented DVD. Getting in a stance and staying in a stance separates the average teams from the great ones. Greenberg is so committed to stance he designed an intense "stance workout." This workout develops six great qualities in his teams that include toughness, discipline, togetherness, team bonding, peer pressure and an understanding of on and off the ball stance. Using an entire team, Greenberg teaches the details of defensive stance. Items like foot alignment, elbow position, chest out, head up and outside hand are all important. A stickler for details, he carefully makes corrections to each player's stance. Instead of the standard "step-slide" technique, Greenberg teaches quick and short choppy steps. The goal is to influence to the sideline, but make the offensive player drive through your chest. Other key areas that Greenberg covers are the "slide-run-slide," half-court slides, mirror/trace, off ball stance, slipping screens, deny support, close out technique, "low man wins" and the all-in-one drill.

68 minutes. 2007.

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.