OFF-SEASON EVALUATION THE UCF WAY

I always get a kick out of some of our fans when they ask, "What do you guys do in the off-season?" For the ones that are committed to excellence they are following the footstep of Greg Brown and the staff at Central Florida as they go back through their game footage and break down elements of their play. On Greg's blog, which is excellent, he recently spoke about how they are breaking down their defense:

We are spending a lot of time analyzing our play from last season. What we did well, what needs improvement. Most importantly we are looking at the WHY? Then, working on the HOW to correct and improve for next season. Listed below is an outline we are using for our defensive analysis:

ANALYZING OUR DEFENSE
1. One on One Defense

.....a. Focus on our player’s ability to fight through
...........i. An off ball screen
...........ii. An on ball screen
...........iii. Closeouts
...........iv. Shot pressure
...........v. Ball pressure
...........vi. Coverdowns
...........vii. Blockouts
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2. Post Defense

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3. Vision
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4. Opponents Scoring Sequence
.....a. How are they scoring on us?
...........i. Transition
...........ii. Put backs
...........iii. Vs set defense
...........iv. Out of Bounds
...........v. FT’s

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5. Penetration
.....a. Where does penetration occur?
.....b. How did they generate the penetration?

If you get the chance, check out Greg's blog. Greg was an assistant for Don Meyer at Lipscomb and then for Pat Summitt at Tennessee -- he has a lot of knowledge to share and does so at his blog: http://ucfwbbthoughts.blogspot.com/