This is one of my favorite pressure developing drills. It allows players to experiment with different techniques and get exposure to the...

When Tony Allen speaks on defensive technique, I’m surely going to listen. Many years ago I did a breakdown of his defense - it was so...

This technique is credited to the first coach I saw teaching the concept, Coach Calipari and his staff at the University of Kentucky. It...

Using Switching as a Weapon In the most recent Lockdown Podcast with Pistons Assistant Coach Brandon Bailey, he mentioned the importance...

As a coach we all want players who embody toughness. And although I’ve spent much time talking about this subject on the Lockdown Defense...

Not only is defense a movement skill but past that it is also a reaction and anticipation skill. Having explosive movements does little...

This next drill is one that falls under the corrective category. Sometimes the use of this drill is unnecessary because the athlete...

I believe strongly that at its core, defense is a movement skill. Of course there are key perception elements, reaction time and...

The next drill in Cringe Week is the strive for harder, longer, tougher. The drills that make players slide the full distance of the...

Another drill that appears on my cringe list, is a drill I unfortunately have used many times in the past. And typically it’s been a...

The Zig Zag drill is one of my least favorite drills. And let me make sure I’m clear, the zig zag drill I am referring to is the...

How did Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen and multiple great defenders hold their own in the post against much bigger and stronger defenders?...

This is one of the most advanced techniques in the post and another one named after an all-time great. "The Pippen Front" is a concept...

Episode 2 of the Lockdown Defense Podcast was just released! This was a fun one! We discussed what makes a bad defender bad, how to help...

Fronting the Post seems to be a growing trend the more coaches I’ve talked to in preparation for the upcoming season. In this article the...

This post does not focus on classic post defense. Instead, it focuses on how a defender can combat a mismatch post up or difficult power...

This is perhaps the hardest concept to explain, especially on paper. However this technique will be important for a defender facing a...

The Swipe Steal is a steal technique used primarily near the rim to dislodge an exposed ball. Best used by containment defenders who find...

This steal technique is not precisely an on-ball concepts but a recovery tool to use when no one is on-ball. It can also be called the...

It’s called the wide steal because the steal occurs at the width of the defender’s wingspan. Typically used by defenders who stand more...

Before we get going on steals this week, here are three philosophical points on the subject. I do teach steals to my players. Just like...

The Chase Down Block is not a tool only used by the ultra-athletic. I’ve seen it used by far less athletic athletes, now they may not be...

The No Comfy QBs is an important concept and phrase for our players. It refers to quarterbacks in the NFL and that we like to imagine any...

I posed this question on Twitter: Would you ever let your player rebound like Dennis Rodman? Which at first glance, seems somewhat...