Defense struggling? Too many easy buckets given up? Here are 5 defensive habits you can apply this week.

Part of the PGC Coaching Blueprint - Systems and Strategies - Coach Sam Allen teaches keys to Man-to-Man Defense

Coach Sam Allen shares the key principles that make good defenses effective. At the time of this video, Texas Tech was one of college basketball's top 5 defenses. Success leaves clues and this film breakdown reveals those defensive clues such as stance & eye discipline, great ball pressure, helpside positioning and more. Dive into part 1 to learn how you can be a better defensive coach.

In part two, Sam continues to highlight specific areas of Texas Tech’s defense such as high hands, walling up, and defensive rotations that you can take as learnings for your own defensive coaching.

Sometimes as a coach, its important to slow down and get a singular focus of communication and just work on that.

This 10-lesson video series captures the "Lock-Left Defense". Popularized by the Championship coach, Dave Smart in Canada, Tyler Coston shares the principles and teachings of the Lock-Left defense. Not only will you learn how to better shrink the floor by controlling and influencing the ball handler, but also how to lock the ball to the left-hand side of the floor for the rest of the possession and force your opponent into taking a contested, rushed, and low possession shot. Stop preparing for your opponents, and make them start preparing for you!

Coach Sam Allen introduces the Vise Defense Half Court Pressure System using a series of Zoom recordings, assignments and resources.

To complement the skills of the defensive player, one must train the mental toughness that is so often associated with championship level players and teams. Listen to Dr. Spencer Wood teach the keys to mental toughness.

Great course to share with your team. Players spend hours at the gym working on the shot, working on dribbling, and doing drills – but few of them work on defense! Half the game is being forgotten! Our friends at Point Guard College are here to help. In this quick course, they will take you through 3 lessons full of tips and drills so that you can become a defensive stopper. Learn how to take a charge, five habits of good defenders, and how to stop penetration and make sure your defense gets some time in the gym too!

This video gives you a drill to live 1v1 progression on how to guard the live dribble.

Take your defensive play to the next level. Hall of Fame coach Dick Helm brings his four level approach to building an excellent defensive player and a superb defensive team to this series, Dynamic Defense by Coach Rick Torbett.