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Get expert instruction on building a top-tier man-to-man defense with Coach Dan Muller. In this video, Muller takes you through his approach, focusing on man principles with a mix of a 2-2-1 press and 2-3 zone, which were key in creating difficult shot opportunities for opponents during his team's outstanding 2017 season. Illinois State ranked as one of the top teams in the nation for creating the longest defensive possessions, showcasing the effectiveness of Muller's defense. Muller stresses the importance of communication, reinforcing throughout the video, how to ensure your players talk when they close out, help on screens, and call out if they are covering the basket or another offensive player. This type of communication will help your defense move and be able to pick up the right assignment while rotating. You'll learn drills such as Three Line Closeouts, which incorporates help defense within your closeout drills, allowing you to work on multiple things at once. The Shell Drill with stunting towards the dribble, and Ball Screen Defense, focusing on trapping ball screens, which leads to a constant scramble situation, and utilizes the same rotations as any ball screen. This video is filled with information that you can utilize for the summer and pre-season install of your defense. Lay the foundation of your program's defense with Coach Dan Muller, and get ready to see an immediate difference in your team's performance.

Get coaching tips, drills, and ideas to help you create a sound defensive approach. Coach Muller's 2-2-1 Full Court System, which offers multiple options for protecting the ball, is available to you. Drills to strengthen your defense on the half-court and add depth to any defensive philosophy Find a way to defend out of bounds that will stop your opponent scoring on BLOBs Dan Muller is a defensive-minded coach. His teams are among the most efficient in the country in terms of defensive efficiency. His players learn defense by using stats to create a strong defensive culture. This video will show you how Muller teaches defense through stats. Full Court 2-2-1 The 2-2-1 full court press is a great way of controlling the pace of a game. This defense is not high-risk, but it can be very useful and efficient. Coach Muller shows how he uses a 2-2-1 defense against his opponents. You can make your opponent play in your favor by putting pressure on the ball at the start. Muller explains how each line must work together, and that they should not be too close or too far apart in order to be effective. You'll learn how to trap the ball handler using your top line defense. In 22 Side, Coach Muller shows players how to force the ball handler to the sideline. Out of Bounds Defense Muller shows you how to make your defense look like a zone to eliminate scoring opportunities below the basket. To make sure that ball-side cutters are not blocked, you can place your best players on the ball. Players quickly "fix" the ball and adopt a traditional man-man look to put pressure on the offense. Half Court Coach Muller concludes his defensive concepts with a description of drills and concepts that his team focuses upon in the half court. Warrior Closeout is where players practice their closeout technique. Players work on their push step and stop the driver from attacking basket. Athletes practice positioning after they have closed out to the ball in 3 Line Closeout. Over the past few seasons, Coach Muller has coached one of the best defensive teams in America. His program has been very successful because of his dynamic teaching style and his research on the best defense methods. This video will give you great ideas for improving your defensive strategy. 64 minutes. 2019.