1. Mark Harkins harkinsm@sd5.k12.mt.us (406-261-5077)/(406-758-8675)
Wolfpack Basketball
Mark Harkins
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2. Background Snohomish, WA, WWU in Bellingham Bridgeport, WA (4 years)
Columbia Falls, MT
Whitefish, MT (3 years)
Columbia Falls, MT (4 years)
Flathead, MT (5 years)
Glacier, MT (10 years)

3. Glacier Philosophy Multi-Sport vs. Specialization
You need those competitors, whether BB is their priority or not (Pat O’Connell)
Toughness/Weight room
Physical and Mental Toughness
Surround Your Program with Great People
Doug Hashley; Don Smith; Andy Fors; JC Isakson; Jason Hall; Ryan Wakefield; Ben Cutler; Art Krueger;
Don’t look for “yes” men, demand loyalty
Hard Work
Expectation of Coaches and Players
Playing hard is an expectation: non-negotiable
Try-Outs/Cutting/Meetings

4. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Why do we run a 2-3? Only so much other teams can do Teams do not prepare as much as man Protect our bigs Easy to run in transition Team “Buy In”—Create an identity

5. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Stats
45 ppg on season (#1 AA)
43.6 ppg in state tourney
5.75 reb diff/game (#1 AA)
27% opponent 3 pt shooting on season
16% in 3 state tourney games
Why was our zone successful?
Great Personnel
Great Rebounding Team
Great Communicators
Very Active
Challenged shots—create tough shots (hands up/rushed)
Helped Each Other—Chemistry
Great Offensive Efficiency

6. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Philosophy
Don’t “sit” in a zone/be aggressive
Belly-button zones--obsolete
Take away 2
HUDL has changed the game
Who are the 2 players on the opposing team you want to limit?
Know opponent’s favorite sets/tendencies—not all of them!
Show action with JV team and have players scheme a defense
Anticipate slides/next pass/”air time”
Don’t guard “ghosts”
Find people to guard in your area. Don’t just stand in your “spot”
No penetration: Non-Negotiable
No High Post: Non-Negotiable
No open shots: “Mismatches don’t beat you, open shots do”.
Force low percentage shots (points per possession)
Must be able to execute man principles: close outs, stopping dribble penetration, high hands, rebounding, etc
Transition from defense to offense
Run on Opportunity and on out terms/ No track meets.

7. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Basics (non-negotiables)
Communicate
Hands up and active
Move on every pass
No straight line drives: “Guard your yard”
Closeouts on the wing and corner must be drilled every day
Butt to baseline
Rebound your position
Execute your slides/traps

8. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Not carved in stone, we will adjust based on need/skill level
Alignment
1 (point) Left top
2 (rt wing) Right top
3 (lt wing) Left Bottom
4 (forward) Right Bottom
5 (post) Middle

9. Alignment

10. Transition—Sideline Break

11. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Responsibilities
Top 2 (x1, x2) have High Post, Point, Wing (w/help from 2 forwards x3 and x4)
Forwards (x3, x4) have wing help, corner, high post on short corner trap
Post has block coverage, high post help
Post is the “Quarterback” of the Defense. He must be a great communicator.

12. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Slides: “bumping”
We must be able to anticipate our next slide: moving on “air time” (Shell Drill)
We must “bump” with speed and purpose: stay out of the “throw up zone”
Must teach proper angles—no straight line drives
1st side point to wing, should be no reason to bump if our top is playing correctly
We do not ever want to double the perimeter, will double the high/low post or short corner
Defending the skip pass must be worked on every day

13. Bumping

14. Skip
This should be a race to the ball with Guard and forward. Forward, anticipating the pass, should get there 1st.
Guard will bump forward down to the block. (Get out of the “throw up zone”
Good close-out technique, no straight line drives. “Guard your yard”

15. Skip

16. Skip Alternative

17. High Post Coverage The ball in the High Post is a concern because:
Scoring: Great players in the position (Deming, Richmond, O’Reilly—last 3 games)
Passing: Every pass out is a short pass to a scoring opportunity. (Inside out 3 highest % 3 point shot.)
Puts our big in harm’s way
If the ball gets to the High Post:
X5 must come and defend—How hard based on scout
X1 and X2 must “dig”, but not lose their shooters. They must keep their butts to the baseline and not turn their backs.
X3 and X4 have block to corner protection.

18. High Post Defense

19. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
We trap the short corner every time.
We feel it is one of the most dangerous places against our zone
Trap with x5 and forward (x3)
Opposite forward must meet high post sliding to rim (x4)
Trap side guard takes away reversal (x1)
Opposite guard takes 2 (x2)
Same as any trap: 2 trappers/goaltender/2 interceptors

20. Short Corner Trap

21. Wolfpack 2-3 Zone Defense
Trapping
Short Corner
Baseline Corner (smash)
Dribble over ½ court (jump)
1st pass to wing (double)
On ball pressure with just one guard: (Hard)

22. Smash (Deep Corner Trap)
Trap with Forward and Guard on Topside

23. Jump (Trap Dribble at ½ Court)

24. Double (Trap with Guard and Forward on the Wing)

25. Defending the High On-Ball Screen

26. Defending a Dominate Post
We will play behind with X5 and put either the guard or forward in the lap of the post. These two must be working in tandem.
Offside guard and forward must be willing to extend to help their teammate.
Really have to scramble. Force “one more pass”.

27. Defending the Dominate Post