Drills play
Drill: Post Defense Front and Three-Quarter
- Court
- Half court
- Length
- 5 steps
About this play
Pack-line programs treat the post entry as the pass that decides the possession, which is why I teach post defense as denying the catch rather than guarding it. Setup: a post on the block with his defender, passers at the wing and the top, one ball. Ball on the wing, below the free throw line: the defender fronts from the baseline side, straddling the post with one foot in front and one behind, inside arm across, hand in the passing lane, sitting on the post's thigh. The Tony Bennett alternative three-quarters from the high side with an arm bar. When the wing passes to the top the defender steps under, baseline side, and comes around to the high side so both feet are above the post; never step in front, because that is how you get sealed. Ball back to the wing, drop back to the front. Six passes a rep, both blocks, then live 1v1 on an entry. Common mistakes: stepping in front and getting sealed, losing contact when the ball moves, no weak-side help for the lob. Progression: allow the entry and bring the weak-side wing to double. High school. I learned it from Coach's Clipboard's low post fronting drill and Matt Woodley's pack line pressure defense clips on Championship Productions; look them up for the choke-the-post version.
