Franklin High School (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach;
record of 62-20 in last 3 seasons(.756) at Franklin HS (WI);
achieved 200th career win at Franklin HS in January 2023;
named Southeast Conference (WI) Coach of the Year (2022-2023);
Wisconsin Swing Assistant Coach - HS Division (Competitive Youth Club Program);
Milwaukee Bay View HS (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach from 2008 to 2015;
Messmer HS (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach from 2007 to 2008;
former Milwaukee Swing Director (Competitive Youth Club Program);
Director of Basketball Operations for the London Towers (British Basketball League) from 2002 to 2003;Smothering, ferocious defense is the great differentiator in basketball. Playing great team defense transforms your team into a tough-to-deal-with opponent in every game and it helps keep your team in tightly contested matchups against more-talented squads. And on those nights when your shots aren’t falling, playing great team defense will keep you in the game!
Tyler Podoll, the head boy’s basketball coach of the Franklin High School (WI), has his entire program taking pride in the way they play individual and team defense. Each season, Coach Podoll’s squad sets the goal of being the best defensive team in the state.
In this on-the-court instructional coaching video featuring player demonstrations, Coach Podoll showcases his suffocating No-Middle Hybrid Gap Defense – a style of team defense that forges the tenets of great individual defense and blends it into a system that has held opponents under 50-points per game and has put his squad in a position to win every night that Franklin takes to the court.
Coach Podoll unlocks the secrets of No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense and highlights the defensive rules and arsenal of drills that he uses to teach it.
Warm-Ups, Progressions To Shell
Coach Podoll shows how to get your players going right from the start of practice, while instilling a focus on possessing and maintaining an intense defensive mindset.
Podoll shares several highly effective defensive drills that utilize the skills and tactics necessary to facilitate No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense. Beginning with ‘Box Drill,’ which features players working on denying the offense the ball, while working hard to get deflections and maintaining tenacious ball pressure. This is an excellent drill to work on both offense and defense, as offensive players must stay sharp to prevent passes from being deflected.
In a drill he calls, ‘Triple Closeouts,’ Coach Podoll shows players working on the proper footwork they must use while executing defensive closeouts. Players go through a series of long and short closeouts before sprinting to the opposite end of the floor to play 1-on-1. This is an excellent, highly competitive drill that gets your players in the right frame of mind at the very beginning of practice!
With shell drill being the ultimate defensive breakdown drill, Podoll stresses why it’s important to prepare your players mentally and physically to participate in the shell drill. In this segment, Coach Podoll highlights a breakdown of the different component parts of shell and half-court defense so that your players know WHAT to do and WHY they are doing it during the competitive shell drill sessions.
Starting from a 1-on-1 setting, Coach Podoll shows how players must work to deflect wing entry passes. If they cannot get a deflection on the wing entry, defenders are instructed to force their opponent as far away from the basket as possible.
Podoll shows how to build up to both 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 drills in this setting – which are all highly effective in teaching your players proper defensive positioning and rotations out of each setting – all critical components of a No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense.
Shell Drills
Showcasing five different versions of shell drill, Coach Podoll shows off what separates their gap and no-middle defense from everyone else’s defense! By teaching ‘thumbs down, butt-to-ball’ and by being positioned in more of a denial stance, your players will possess the ability to cut down on the time it takes to get into the gap and closeout positions as the ball moves.
Coach Podoll also shares a drill he calls, ‘11 Drill,’ which features defensive players being challenged to prevent the offense from getting 11-paint touches.
In ‘Situation Drill,’ Coach Podoll showcases how defenders must work to get a ‘Turkey’ – otherwise known as getting three stops in a row to help simulate getting stops in a game. This is a great drill that teaches the technique and positioning necessary in No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense.
“Baseball Drill”
Rounding out this deep-dive defensive breakdown of how to teach and implement a No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense, is a drill Coach Podoll calls ‘Baseball.’ In this drill that features intense, competitive action, defensive players get three possessions on defense, and each successful stop counts as 1-point. Putting 30 seconds on the clock, defenders must lock-in and get as many defensive-stop points as they can on defense. This is a great game to play with your players and teaches them how to apply pressure on the ball.
Defense has helped build a consistently winning, championship-caliber program for Coach Podoll’s squads at Franklin High School. By holding opponents under 50-points per game, while holding them to under 40-percent from the field and under 30-percent from the 3-point line, his teams have become the premier defensive program in the state each season.
By utilizing No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense, they are able to apply pressure on the ball and close down passing lanes all while limiting the opponent's middle drives and paint touches.
This is a great defensive video to add to your collection and a must-see if you are looking to take your defense up to the next level!
Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars. ‘Terrific video! Coach Podoll does a great job demonstrating each drill, showing the defensive technique that is needed for each drill and explaining the ‘whys’ behind each action as they relate to the No-Middle, Hybrid Gap Defense system.’
98 minutes. 2024.
BD-06174B: Tyler Podoll,
Franklin High School (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach;
record of 62-20 in last 3 seasons(.756) at Franklin HS (WI);
achieved 200th career win at Franklin HS in January 2023;
named Southeast Conference (WI) Coach of the Year (2022-2023);
Wisconsin Swing Assistant Coach - HS Division (Competitive Youth Club Program);
Milwaukee Bay View HS (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach from 2008 to 2015;
Messmer HS (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach from 2007 to 2008;
former Milwaukee Swing Director (Competitive Youth Club Program);
Director of Basketball Operations for the London Towers (British Basketball League) from 2002 to 2003As a coach who was weaned on the Swing Offense during the formative days of his coaching career, Franklin High School’s Tyler Podoll learned to appreciate the intricacies of an offense that continually places pressure on opposing defenses and capitalizes on defensive mistakes.
Over the years, Podoll also came to appreciate the way that the Dribble Drive attacked the rim and freed up perimeter shooters by utilizing draw-and-kick actions that forced defenses to make tough choices against aggressive opponents.
By ‘marrying’ some of his favorite Dribble Drive actions into his version of the Swing Offense (which he calls ‘The Swing Attack’), Podoll’s teams have found great success on the floor!
In this instructional coaching video, Coach Podoll showcases the secrets to his offensive innovations – including methods for successfully implementing Dribble Drive actions into the Swing Offense, how to best teach them to players, his favorite drills to reinforce player actions by position, multiple entries to get into the Swing Offense and more!
Swing Attack Concepts, Progression Drills & Positional Breakdowns
Coach Podoll explains the concepts of a traditional Swing Offense plus the roles and ideal characteristic traits of each player by position. Explaining that the Swing is a screening and passing offense, Podoll highlights how this offensive system works to tie-up the weak side defense and place stress on the ball-side actions.
This review of a traditional Swing Offense is an effective demonstration that sets up Podoll’s innovations and the Dribble Drive attack components he’s built into his Swing Attack!
Highlighting several effective dribble-attack principles, Podoll shares demonstrations of baseline attacks, elbow attacks and utilizing a 1-4 cut.
Next, Coach Podoll goes through a series of dribble-attack progression drills, including the ‘Continuous-Fill Drill,’ ‘Post Drill,’ the ‘Middle-Cut, Fill-Wake Drill’ and something he calls, ‘The Push Drill.’
From there, Podoll smoothly transitions into a positional breakdown for the Swing Attack system – including demonstrations of the ‘Drive Drift,’ ‘Kick Drift’ and ‘1-4 Cut.’
Reinforcement Drills and Advanced Concepts
With the foundation and rules established and in place for the Swing Attack, Coach Podoll showcases his favorite reinforcement drills that help players perfect the actions and attacks built into this offensive system.
Podoll shows off how to run a variety of effective reinforcement drills such as the ‘Triangle Drill,’ the ‘3-vs-3-vs-3 Drill’ and the ‘Make-It, Take-It Drill.’
Next, Coach Podoll shows two additional reinforcement drills that are helpful in honing the skills necessary to run the Swing Attack – including the ‘Evaluation Drill’ and ‘Make-It, Take-It Continuous Drill.’
Throughout his demonstrations, Podoll provides excellent coaching points and reinforcements, often explaining why and how errors occur in the early stages of teaching this offense.
With the foundation set for running the Swing Attack and the drills that are used to teach and reinforce the concepts, Podoll moves into two highly effective advanced concepts that have helped his offense become explosive and tough to defend.
Coach Podoll showcases the ‘Fade Screen’ and the ‘41-14 Screen’ – including demonstrations that show why they work, how they stress the defense and the many ways that each concept fits within the bigger-picture scheme of the Swing Attack.
Swing Attack: Chalk Talk and Offensive Plays
Coach Podoll runs through an extremely beneficial demonstration of his offense run live, including helpful coaching points of emphasis provided as his players run through the offensive movements that make this system difficult to defend.
From there, Podoll provides five different plays - numbered simply from ‘1 to 5’ - that utilize dribble action. These plays offer a plethora of ways that the Swing Attack can take advantage of the opposing defense and any adjustments an opponent may try to throw at you.
Coach Podoll then moves into a segment that includes an extremely valuable chalk talk section on Swing Attack entries that include, ‘Wing Entry,’ ‘Top Entry,’ a ‘Wing-On-Reversal’ option and several other entries you can use to attack defenses.
Podoll also addresses post-player rules within the Swing Attack system and player needs you may come across as you install this offense into your own attack.
To close out this jam-pack instructional presentation, Coach Podoll offers an inside look at five of his favorite plays out of the Swing Attack offense and uses player demonstrations with coaching tips on what you may expect out of opposing defenses.
This valuable on-the-court instructional video presentation is a must-see for any coach who runs the Swing Offense, or who wants to learn how to incorporate dribble Drive concepts into any continuity type of offense.
Coach Podoll loads up his presentation with highly valuable information, drills, plays and coaching points that will help you implement this proven, game-winning system into your program!
91 minutes. 2024.