Written by Rick Torbett on August 14, 2009 – 10:17 PM (1 Comment)
Prior to the late 1960’s, defense was split between zones and man-to-man just like it is today. However, the uniqueness of man-to-man defense was the fact that it was NOT zone. Some coaches might switch on picks while others didn’t and some would play tighter and tougher than others, but for the vast majority of [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 7, 2009 – 10:01 PM (No Comments)
Q: I’ve always liked to have an offensive player at the point to help prevent easy transition points from the opposition. I’m considering a 3 OUT 2 IN formation, but have a question regarding dribble penetration by the wing following R&R principles. During any dribble penetration by the wing, the point rotates to the wing [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 30, 2009 – 3:55 PM (No Comments)
Q: Hi Rick. First, I wanted to let you know how much fun both our coaches and players are having running the R&R. Next, I have a question. Can you give me some specifics as to what you would do against a Box-and-1 defense as it applies to the various layers of the offense? We [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 23, 2009 – 3:21 PM (2 Comments)
Q: Do you have anything in the Read & React about breaking full court presses?
A: I do not have a specific press breaker with the same “Read & React” habits that can be drilled until it’s possible to break all Full Court presses. However, if you look at the layer on Transition in DVD 2 [...]