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Learn to defend like a Husky. Explore each stage to see where you are, what comes next, and click the links to see tools to help you improve. Defense requires the right mix of disciplined patience and intensity: calmly setting the defense vs. pouncing on a passing lane or ballhandler. Hustling for rebounds and loose balls can swing a game and is less about drills and more about training a passion.
Husky pup: Developing Mechanics
Husky pup: Developing Mechanics
A Husky Pup is learning the fundamentals of a proper defensive stance, footwork, and basic team positioning and responsibilities.
Practice sliding your feet on defense side to side without reaching in. Try rolling a ball on soft ground and racing your friend or sibling to see who can get to it first!
Trail Runner: Executing skills
Trail Runner: Executing skills
A Trail Runner is moving confidently with the defensive system and staying disciplined in their positioning, not leaving their spot in zone or their man in man. They are starting to employ team defense concepts like cutting off the baseline and helping to the middle. They are diving on the floor for loose balls and starting to learn to box out for rebounds.
Keep studying the playbook. Practice beating a dribbler to the spot while sliding and turn them back the other direction.
Sled team husky: reading the game
Sled team husky: reading the game
A Husky ready for the Sled Team is recognizing opportunities to create turnovers by reading passing lanes, trapping effectively, anticipating screens, and disrupting the offense. They box out to rebound whenever the shot goes up and follow the ball around the floor, even starting to try to save balls from going out of bounds.
Watch this video to learn about more strategies for creating turnovers
Trailblazer: creating Flexibility
Trailblazer: creating Flexibility
A Trailblazer is learning to defend multiple positions and offensive schemes, giving their coach schematic flexibility. They communicate with their teammates about screens and switches and act quickly to plug gaps. They create multiple extra possessions each game with offensive rebounds, tying up loose balls, or saving balls from going out. When rebounding, they find the trajectory of the ball before it hits the rim and are in position early.
PACK lEADER: elevating others
PACK lEADER: elevating others
A Pack Leader knows how to affect offensive spacing and shooters simply through positioning and anticipation. They communicate not just on the ball but orchestrate the entire team defense.
Watch Draymond Green master defense with positioning and awareness
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