Some great thoughts here defensively regardless of your system of play. Would like to thank Xavier assistant coach Mike Neighbors for sharing this (and a lot more) with me. I'm a big fan of Xavier women's basketball. It is a staff that cares about their players and the game. As they say up north, "Advantage X."FOUR QUESTIONS YOU MUST ANSWER IN REGARD TO YOUR DEFENSE
1. Can it put you in a position to beat the BEST teams on your schedule?
2. Can it win on the Road?
3. Do you improve as the season goes on?
4. Can you advance in post-season tournaments?
XAVIER NON-NEGOTIABLES
1. Committed to Transition D
2. Keep the Ball out of the Post
3. Must Pressure On-Ball
4. EARLY help on dribble penetration
5. Awareness off the ball
6. Contest ALL shots
DICK BENNET/SEAN MILLER
1. Identity
... A. Important Concept
... B. Do What WE Do
... C. Xavier Defense/Rebounding
2. How To Measure the Success of Identity
... A. FG% Defense
.......... 2009– 33.2%— 1st in NCAA
.......... 2010– 34.9%— 11th in NCAA
... B. Rebounding Margin
.......... 2009-- +11.2— 3rd in NCAA
2. Can it win on the Road?
3. Do you improve as the season goes on?
4. Can you advance in post-season tournaments?
XAVIER NON-NEGOTIABLES
1. Committed to Transition D
2. Keep the Ball out of the Post
3. Must Pressure On-Ball
4. EARLY help on dribble penetration
5. Awareness off the ball
6. Contest ALL shots
DICK BENNET/SEAN MILLER
1. Identity
... A. Important Concept
... B. Do What WE Do
... C. Xavier Defense/Rebounding
2. How To Measure the Success of Identity
... A. FG% Defense
.......... 2009– 33.2%— 1st in NCAA
.......... 2010– 34.9%— 11th in NCAA
... B. Rebounding Margin
.......... 2009-- +11.2— 3rd in NCAA
.......... 2010-- +11.1— 4th in NCAA
3. Terminology/Language
3. Terminology/Language
