Drills to Build The Pack Line Defense -Chris Mack, Xavier
[email protected] -Practices their Pack Line every single day. Coaching Point: Have an identity. !-Hard to build habbits if you change your defense a lot. !-They more or less keep the pack line no matter who they are playing Their pack line d is not a soft one where you sit in the lane. !-Their PLD is an aggressive defense, with incredible ball pressure, and you must be smart off the ball. The PLD helps give you a “system” to play defense. The PLD: 1) Gives players answers and accountability !-Certain things players can/can’t do do !-They are given specific rules ex. “You can’t play behind the post” vs “Play hard” 2) Simplifies Scouting--> Their coaches watch a ton of film but do not give it all to the players. Instead they play certain actions in very specific ways and practice these every day. !Ex. Practice defending staggered screens so when they play a team they already !know how they will defend this and get better at it through out the year. 3) Creates a culture your players can believe in. !Varsity players “pass” down the defense by teaching your younger players !without a lot of involvement from coaches. ****Mark the pack line in practice every day**** Think of it as a 16 foot 3 point line. (Figure 1a) GOLDEN RULE: When your man does not have the ball YOU MUST HAVE 2 FEET IN THE PACK LINE. Exceptions: If your man is cutting you must chase the cutter.