with Muffet McGraw,
University of Notre Dame Head Women's Coach;
2018 NCAA National Champions; 2018 AP Coach of the Year (4X recipient);
2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; 2017 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award;
3X Naismith College Coach of the Year; 3X USBWA Coach of the Year;
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2011); 2001 NCAA National Champions
Muffet McGraw opens up the doors to her practice to reveal some of the secrets from her defensive playbook! Coach McGraw has won numerous games, championships, and coaching awards over her distinguished career as the leader of Notre Dame women's basketball. You'll learn some of her favorite drills for teaching man-to-man defense as well as her philosophy, tactics, and drills for the 2-3 zone defense with instruction through whiteboard diagrams and on-court demonstration.
Practice Drills
Learn how to take four essential defensive drills and then modify them with progressive variations as you advance through the season. These drills will develop your player's abilities to close out on the ball to prevent dribble penetration toward the middle of the court.
The "Open Driver" drill will teach your players how to rotate to help their teammates on dribble penetration while covering other actions from your scouting report for upcoming opponents. You will also see how Notre Dame challenges passing lanes with their denial defense and positions themselves in their team defense with the "Jump to the Ball" drill.
Defensive Philosophy and Repetition
Notre Dame's defensive system incorporates the use of both man-to-man and zone defenses. Coach McGraw explains why her coaching staff has embraced the 2-3 zone with its numerous advantages. The responsibilities for each player in the defense will be demonstrated and broken down in detail. Through whiteboard diagrams and breakdown drills you will get a chance to learn how players are supposed to rotate in different situations.
Six drills are used to break down scenarios such as bumping to prevent a quick shot from the wing, preventing lobs and covering skip passes on the weak side of the floor, covering overloads with great shooters, and more. Coach McGraw shows how and when to utilize two options for defending the high post when they receive the ball. You will also learn different methods for trapping the low post and short corners.
Learn the defensive system that helped Notre Dame win the 2018 National Championship with the drills and strategies in this video!
89 minutes. 2018.
BD-05428B:
with Muffet McGraw,
University of Notre Dame Head Women's Coach;
2018 NCAA National Champions; 2018 AP Coach of the Year (4X recipient);
2017 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; 2017 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award;
3X Naismith College Coach of the Year; 3X USBWA Coach of the Year;
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2011); 2001 NCAA National Champions
Take a look into the playbook of Hall of Fame coach Muffet McGraw in this exclusive look inside Notre Dame women's basketball. You'll see how the Fighting Irish play up-tempo with a series of drills that will help your team speed up its fast breaks. Coach McGraw also gives you multiple quick-hitting options in the Princeton offense through white board diagrams and breakdown drills.
Fast Break
You'll get four different practice drills to refine your fast break offense. These drills use timed goals to demand that your players strive for perfection at a rapid pace. Your athletes will improve their ability to make quick outlets, throw accurate advance passes, and finish with consistency on transition layups.
This practice also includes quick-hitting actions within Notre Dame's transition offense through a 4-on-4 breakdown drill. You'll see how to play through several options in pistol action, drag ball screens, and high-low post feeds. The "Short Long" full court drill is a great way to get your players a ton of repetitions for pull-up jump shots in transition.
McGraw's Version of the Princeton Offense
Coach McGraw breaks down her adaptation of the Princeton offense to show you three options that deliver multiple scoring opportunities. These actions create backdoor looks and open jump shots off of different screens. You will also learn how each option flows into ball screens and high-low action for your post players.
The practice session also shows how you can focus on the details of each play in game-like situations through 3-on-3 breakdown drills.If you want to see how one of the top offenses in women's college basketball is built behind the scenes, this is the opportunity you've been looking for!
60 minutes. 2018.