Here's what I mean.
Within
Dynamic Defense, there are four basic defensive levels for players to achieve. The
first level requires you to be able to guard the ball and keep it out of the middle one-third of the floor.
To achieve the
second level, a player must not only guard the ball, but he or she must be able to defend away from the ball. That means being in a position to help a teammate keep the ball from being shot, driven, or passed into the middle one-third.
A Level Three defender must be able to guard the ball, guard away from the ball and to also guard situations. What’s a
situation? It’s an offensive action that has forced the defense to switch and rotate. You’ll know you’re about to define a situation when your players say, “Coach, what do we do in this situation?”
The Level Four defender knows the best way for everyone to rotate
out of a Level 3 situation, and get back to their original responsibilities, without giving up a basket.
Now, what’s dynamic about those four levels?
