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Muffet McGraw: Notre Dame’s 2-3 Zone Defense The 2018 NCAA women’s national champions won the title for a number of reasons, but one big one was defense. In this video, Notre Dame women’s head coach Muffet McGraw shares with you her defensive philosophy as well as some of the secrets from her defensive playbook that helped the Fighting Irish capture last year’s national championship. McGraw was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011 and is a three-time winner of the Naismith College Coach of the Year award. Her Notre Dame teams continually go deep in the women’s national tournament year after year and much of the Fighting Irish’s success can be attributed to McGraw’s defense. 2-3 Zone Defense Philosophy McGraw prefers the ability to play both man and zone defense. Her system at Notre Dame incorporates the use of both. She prefers the 2-3 zone defense to any other and shares her reasons why in the video. Using whiteboard diagrams and some breakdown drills, McGraw details the responsibilities for each player in the 2-3 zone. You will also see how players are supposed to rotate in a number of different situations. McGraw takes you through six defensive drills that work on various scenarios that arise in games. One drill covers bumping to prevent a quick shot from the wing. Another works on preventing lob passes and covering skip passes on the weak side. Coach McGraw also shows you two methods for defending the high post on an entry pass as well as ways to trap the low post and short corner. 2-3 Zone Defense Practice Drills McGraw has four essential drills that are part of her daily practices. Each drill can be modified with progressive variations throughout the season. These drills help players focus on the ability to close out on the ball to prevent dribble penetration to the middle of the floor. The Open Driver Drill is an important one as it teaches players how to rotate to help their teammates on dribble penetration. McGraw also shows you how Notre Dame defends passing lanes with their denial defense. You will also see the “Jump to the Ball” Drill which teaches players to position themselves in their team defense. This 89-minute video is full of unique strategy and secrets that helped the Notre Dame women win the 2018 national championship. It can help you be successful in your program too! Rent this 2-3 Zone Defense video today.

Muffet McGraw Offense : Notre Dame’s Offensive System Coaches yearn to look inside the playbook of national championship coaches. That is exactly what you can do in this video as Muffet McGraw, head coach of the 2018 NCAA women’s national champion Notre Dame basketball team, provides an in-depth look at the Fighting Irish up-tempo offense. McGraw was the 2018 AP Coach of the Year, winning the award for the fourth time in her illustrious career. In this presentation, Coach McGraw shows you a series of drills designed to help your team play at a faster tempo. She takes you through multiple options in the Princeton offense using whiteboard diagrams and breakdown drills. The Fast Break Coach McGraw begins with the fast break and shares four different practice drills designed to help you refine your transition offense. Players work against the clock and have timed goals. The drills demand perfection at a high rate of speed. You will see your team improve their ability to make quicker outlet passes, throw more accurate advance passes, and finish more consistently with layups in transition. Notre Dame’s transition offense is also broken down in a 4-on-4 drill to show you its quick-hitting actions. Coach McGraw shares a number of options in pistol action, drag ball screens, and high-low post feeds. To get player a bunch of pull-up jump shot reps, Coach McGraw shares the “Short Long” drill. It is a full-court drill that works the pull-up jumper in transition. McGraw’s Version of the Princeton Offense A big believer in the Princeton offense, McGraw shows you her version of the offense providing three options to deliver multiple scoring opportunities. The actions McGraw presents create backdoor looks and open jumpers off of different screens. McGraw shows you how each option flows into ball screens and high-low action for your post players. In the practice session in this 60-minute video, you will see how you are able to focus on the details of each play in game-like 3-on-3 situations. Coach McGraw has built one of college basketball’s most efficient offenses. This is the opportunity for you to learn from one of the best in the business. Rent this Muffet McGraw Offense DVD today.