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2.1.2.5. Post Deny Defense

(1) Q: How do we accomplish deny defense in the post? 

A: There are several ways to deny a post player the ball, however we will focus first on ¾ front post defense.

(2) Q: What is ¾ front post defense? 

A: In ¾ front post defense, the defender will have about 3/4ths of their body in front of the post player (between the post player and the ball), and about ¼ behind the post player (towards the hoop). This allows prevention of a post-entry pass, but also allows the defender to quickly get 100% behind the post player if the post player ends up catching the ball (at which point the defense would transition into on-ball post defense).

Skills Drills

Skills Drill #1: ¾ Front Post Defense

A coach or other player (C) will have the ball on the wing. Offense Player 1 (O1) will post up on the block. Defense Player 1 (X1) will ¾ front O1. C will attempt to pass the ball to O1, and X1 must deflect the pass. If O1 catches the ball, X1 must go into on-ball defense.

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