COACH SAM CASEY
MENS
BASKETBALL
GAME PLAN – TRANSITION TO DEFENSE*
MISSION: NEUTRALIZE THE BALL – FILL THE TUNNEL
STRUCTURE
MAN TO MAN
STRATEGY
KEEP THE BALL IN
NEUTRAL (ONE PLAYERS
HANDS) AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE FORCE BALL OUT OF
THE MIDDLE
FILL THE TUNNEL JUMP PASSING LANES
BUILD A WALL GET UNDER THE
BASKETBALL
NO CATCH AND SHOOT
3’S
NO UNCONTESTED
LAYUPS
TACTICS
CUT COURT IN HALF
STRAIGHT LINE SPRINT
TO BACK OF THE RIM
IDENTIFY THREATS
(TRANISTION 3PT
SHOOTERS) AND
ANTICIPATE PLAYS
*NOTE: SPECIFIC TRANSITION DEFENSE PHILOSOPHIES ARE DETERMINED BY PERSONNEL AND CAN BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
#FASTTOGETHER
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