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New Walberg Videos out
Today I got an email from Heather Walberg, Vance Walberg’s daughter, announcing the three new DVD sets that Vance Walberg has coming out
The email announces the release of 3 new Walberg DVD’s. Alot of people have used the Dribble Drive Offense and/or Full Court Pressure Defense DVD’s. Based on user questions and emails the new DVD’s were created. The DVD’s have been released through Championship Productions.
Three DVD’s have been released, two of them as a discounted set:
Advanced Dribble-Drive Offense: Zone & Transition Game, $199.99
100 Drills and Sets for Implementing the Dribble Drive Offense, $79.99
Vance Walberg’s Advanced Dribble Drive Set – The two above as a discounted set:
199.98$174.99Staying true to your style
I think one of the most important things you must do when running any offense is to stay true to it with everything you do. By that I mean that you can’t teach two different styles of play and expect the players to understand both and especially be able to play both.
If you’re running the Dribble Drive, I think it becomes very hard to run a slow-down offense as a secondary offense – and don’t even think about running the DDM as a secondary offense.
You have to get your players into the right mindset. If you’re running a screening motion, you have to instill patience and if you’re running the DDM they have to be in attack mode.
When I started running the DDM we would walk it up, make sure everybody were in the right position, and then start running it. In other words, we were relying on the X’s and O’s to provide the baskets, and ran it like you run sets. The problem was that the players never got into the right attack mindset.
That’s where I think both Calipari and Walberg have revolutionized the game in a way. There is no fast or secondary break. In it’s purest form both use the DDM where they are just attacking off a basket or a rebound. The ball must be pushed, and it can go anywhere going up the court, and no matter where the ball goes you just follow the basic Dribble Drive principles
While with the Dribble Drive you have to be in attack mode 100% of the time, you might also be forced to run sets and quick hitters. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I wouldn’t use sets which change the mind-set of the players. Quick hitters or sets may be useful to open up the defense for the Dribble Drive, but don’t ask the players to run complicated sets that require patience and a different mind set.
Video reviews
One thing I hear a lot of questions about is the various DVD sets about the Dribble Drive Motion. Are they any good? Are they good enough? Who are they for? Below I’ll review the DDM DVD’s I’ve seen.
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Swim Move
In The Dribble Drive Motion – An Instruction Manual I talk at length about the fundamentals of attacking 1-on-1, inspired by coach Dave Smart of Carleton University, Canada. I players are much more effective when they use the swim move, and at the 1:55 mark in the video below you will see how it works against the number 1 NBA draft pick John Wall:
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Notice how Jeremy Lin reaches out with his left arm and keeps Wall on his side for the entire drive. The commentators say that Wall has to work on his “D”, but once the swim move is established it’s almost impossible to recover.
Also look at the 5:06 mark where Lin blows by his man. Again he uses the felt arm to create leverage effectively, and that’s why I teach the swim move.
The 3-on-3 Transition Drill
Transition is a continuous 3 on 3 drill that’s fun and challenging, with two teams competing against each other, while focusing on the Dribble Drive Break/Sideline Break and defensive transition.The drill continues the work started in the Scramble 11 man break drill, using the same tactics, but now requiring the wings to beat their man to force the outnumbered situation.
Jes-Soft Playbook Plugins
If you’ve looked at the site or read the book you will have noticed the DDM court markings I use. They’re from Jes-soft.com’s Playbook program. The Basketball Playbook is one of the best playbook programs out there, and I hear it’s going to improve even more in the future.
You can use the plugins within the program to change the default colors or add the Dribble Drive Zones.
Out-of-Season Player Development
I think there are two kinds of player development: In-practice and out-of-practice development. In-practice the Dribble Drive is really good – out-of-practice it’s excellent! (more…)
Drag 2 to the 3 – where to go next?
On a Drag 2 drive with a pass to the 3, the question has been asked where the 1 should go after the pass, if you want to take advantage of the post.
Wallberg has the 1 go to the 3-corner after the pass, as shown here.The question posed is if it wouldn’t be better if the 1 goes opposite, as to not clog up the middle with his defender?
I think that solution poses several problems, as I’ll explain below.
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Pick-n-roll is dead 2
The pick-n-roll is dead.
The original Dribble Drive didn’t feature the pick-n-roll much, but that’s not what has killed the pick-n-roll. In fact the pick is still alive, but there is no longer any roll.Coach Calipari was an early proponent of setting the screen and then just sprinting to the basket instead of rolling. Duke has joined the bandwagon, as can be seen on the Bob Knight video below.
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Coach Knight on the Pick-n-Roll, posted with vodpodBack Doors in the High Post Offense
I’ve added a bit about back doors to the Secondary Offense page. The Dribble Drive is a great offense, but a complementary offense that follows the same principles and can be run from the same setup, but gives a very different look, is great for maximizing success.
The details of the offense is in my book, Dribble Drive Motion Offense – An Instruction Manual, but on the pages of the High Post Offense I’ll try to answer any questions about the High Post. (more…)