Hi Coach,
As much as we emphasize the most common defensive principles like toughness, communication, hustle,
coachability, etc., it always comes down to how we can teach it more efficiently.
How can we help our players to be more coachable?
How can we put them in a situation where they want to be the tougher team and want to play defense?
Today, we are going to be learning how to make our players not just tougher and smarter on defense with UCONN’s Head Coach Dan Hurley.
Coach Hurley has been known as one of the best defensive coaches in basketball for a few years now and is amazing to watch the toughness and ferocity his players like to play with.
The clips below were taken from his complete clinic.
For access to the complete clinic the link below
Dan Hurley Team Defensive Principles.
Set Your Foundation First
Coach Hurley introduces core
principles that he imprints in his players' minds from the get-go. It does not matter how good your X’s and O’s are, if your team does not have a defensive team culture.
He stresses the importance of teaching our players the right mindset and willingness to be coachable, therefore it is important
that we set up a team culture that is focused on accountability and the ability to accept criticism. Watch Coach Hurley breaking down the foundation of his defensive strategy:
