Pack Line Pressure Defense
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1. Slow the ball in conversion (no conversion points)

• Take great shots and take care of the ball to defend well
• Force opponent to play against our set half court defense
• Defense begins when we shoot the ball
• Halfback slows the dribbler at half court
• Fullback retreats to basket is responsible to stop lay ups
• Block, Block, Front of rim rebounders sprint back
• If you stop the ball, you stay with the ball, others match up

2. Establish and maintain gappers, goalie, and post defender

• Post defender
  One foot closer to basket than man—half around
  Ball above free throw line guard on the lane side
  Ball below free throw line play baseline side
  
• Perimeter gapper
  More ball than man oriented
  Halfway between ball and man
  Open to the ball with back to the baseline
  
• Post gapper
  Fake to discourage both post feed and the pass to own man
  One player, three jobs (gap in post & perimeter, guard yours)
  
• Goalie
  More basket oriented than man oriented
  Help side post flash by goalie’s man—“T” it up
  Stance with back to baseline. help on lobs to post
  
• Guarding Movement
  All five move when the ball moves, not on the catch
  Sprint on the air time of the pass
  Be in position before the ball is caught
  Reestablish 5 defensive positions with every pass or dribble
  Jump to help position immediately on pass or dribble
  
• Guarding a screener
  Jam the screener--Fake a switch
  Let the man guarding the cutter through—don’t be a double screener for the offense
  Responsible for all action toward basket such as a slip
  
• Guarding cutters
  Play a cutter before he cuts  DO NOT GET SCREENED
  Jump to the ball and basket 3 slides when the ball is passed
  Trail (6” gap) cutters off screens The link will take you to a video of a drill run by Dick Bennett. Scroll to the bottom of the page
  Go over top on flares

3. Pressure the ball with no penetration and no fouling

• Closest to the ball picks it up and says “mine”
• Pick up the initial entry at the volleyball line
• Sellout on the closeout Feet wider than offense, back to basket
• Hand in the shooting pocket arm’s length away
• Active hands on the ball
• Mind and feet ready to react to drive, hand plays shot
• Know where help is, but don’t rely on help
• Arc the driver with no straight line drives
• No baseline drives

4. Keep the ball out of the paint and the post

• Post gappers discourage a pass to the post by being in the gap between man and post
• If the ball does get into the paint or the post, trap it.
• Perimeter gappers guard 2 opponents-
• Post gapper sprints out of the trap when ball is passed out
  
  
• On a Post feed to block area From wing
  Post defender takes away baseline move
  Help comes from nearest helper on basket side.
  2 trappers, 2 perimeter gappers, a goalie
  
  
• Post feed to block area From top
  Post defender takes away middle move
  Help comes from ball side wing defender
  2 trappers, 2 perimeter gappers, a goalie
  
  
  
• Trap the baseline drive at the short corner
  2 trappers, a perimeter gapper, a post, a goalie

5. Contest every shot

• Contest a right hand shooter with the left hand
• Contest a left hand shooter with the right hand
• Allow no rhythm shots
• Allow no open shots that would be rated as a "3"

6. Dive on or chin all loose balls or Block out, pursue the ball, and chin the rebound

• Post—Root out and create space, Perimeter chuck and go
• Rebounding starts on the shot, not on the miss. 
• Don’t block out the shooter as hard as the non-shooters
• Practice blocking out of helps, traps, screens
• don’t block out a team’s fullback, double team one of the others
• Can pin them under the basket on blockout
• Root outs-Hands above shoulders.