professional shooting guard

Chapter 10 Defensive Training
Thinking about defending well and thinking about the roster, Zhang Zifeng automatically found the technical assistant coach Collinson after the team's daily training.

Zhang Zifeng said, "Hello, coach! My defense is not good, and I want to strengthen training in this area during this time. Could you please help me implement a defensive training schedule?"

Hearing that Zhang Zifeng said to strengthen defense, Collinson looked at Zhang Zifeng and asked: "Are you sure to train more? I know you have been doing strength training for a while, and it will be very hard to train defense again. Can you Persevere?"

Zhang Zifeng said: "Yes, please coach you!"

Collinson nodded and said, "Okay, but Jack, tell me. What's a defense?"

Zhang Zifeng thought for a while and replied, "Don't let the opponent score!"

"That's pretty much what it means! How can you defend against your opponent?" Collinson continued to ask.

"Oh, physical confrontation, speed..."

"Those are the foundations, Jack, you have to remember that the most important thing in defense is your attitude. Defensive movements, awareness, these can be trained. But attitude cannot be trained, it can only be relied on yourself. Why did Jordan, People like Kobe can be successful, in addition to their efforts on the offensive end, how many people have thought about their efforts on defense. Don’t forget that Jordan and Kobe have been selected to the defensive first team many times!" Collinson said.

Zhang Zifeng nodded, what the assistant coach said was not bad at all.

Jordan, Kobe, Ray Allen, and Reggie Miller are not only sharp in offense, but also have good skills in defense.

"The most important thing about defense is your attitude, and then your defensive foundation. I can make a defensive training plan for you, but the most important thing is that you must swear to the death not to let the opponent's efforts to score."

After finishing speaking, Collinson explained several important defensive matters to Zhang Zifeng in detail.

When a player is playing defense, he needs the strength and speed to be effective against top-tier offensive players.

When the physical fitness reaches the ability to confront the offensive player, the defensive player should start with a reasonable defensive posture.

To establish a good defensive position, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart so that you can quickly slide side to side or back and forth, or move your feet back and forth.The distance between the feet should not be wider than the shoulders, so as not to affect the quick start.

Bend your knees, and bend your knees as much as you feel comfortable, so that you can move faster.It is best to bend your knees as if you are sitting on a chair.

Lean forward slightly, but not too much.The body must always be in front of the opponent, no matter where the opponent is in the frontcourt, the body must face the offensive player.

When defending, the hand on the same side as the front foot should be raised to prevent the opponent from suddenly jumping.

The hand on the same side as the back foot is constantly moving with the ball, blocking the path of the opponent's pass and trying to break the ball.

When following an offensive player, you need to use the technical movements of stepping and sliding to move.

When moving, do not bring your feet together or cross them, as this can easily throw your body off balance and prevent rapid changes in direction.

The defender must lead his movement with the foot closest to the dribbler.Simply put, when an offensive player dribbles with his right hand, he steps with his left foot and slides with his right foot;
When an offensive player dribbles with his left hand, he steps with his right foot and slides with his left.

After an explanation, Collinson asked Zhang Zifeng to do sliding training.

Slide from corner to side, then slide sideways to the center corner, then slide along the center line to the opposite corner.

A big "Z" shaped slide training.

Sliding, it looks simple, but it is really very difficult.

Sliding steps require a sense of balance in the body, otherwise, if you don't pay attention, you will stumble and fall.

After practicing for an extra hour, he went to complete the strength training plan. When Zhang Zifeng returned to the dormitory, he felt that life was worse than death when he was in the strength training before. He fell asleep directly in bed.

When Zhang Zifeng was resting, Collinson made a detailed training plan based on his foundation.It was handed over to him the next day, probably because Zhang Zifeng asked to strengthen the defense. In the daily team training match, Collinson's defense requirements for Zhang Zifeng became stricter.

"Boy, you should be tougher when defending. This is a battlefield, not a gentleman's banquet. You must always tell your opponents not to try to break through from me. Otherwise, you may regret it for the rest of your life."

"Damn it, don't put your hands down, remember to put pressure on the opponent at all times, and don't let the opponent dribble the ball easily!"

"Lower your center of gravity, damn it, let me sink your body, open your hands, and make sure the other party knows that you are not good at breaking through."

"Look at your side slide, you are dumber than a pig. Follow up, keep your body close to the opponent, don't let him have a chance to go straight to the inside, force him to the baseline."

Zhang Zifeng resisted the exhaustion of his body and moved back and forth quickly. "Yes, sir!"

In order to be able to play and become the main force, Zhang Zifeng is like a person walking in the desert, pouring water desperately when he sees it.

Study hard!Improve hard!
The lights in the training hall come on very early and go out late.

As long as he is free, Zhang Zifeng spends time in the basketball training hall and never stops his training.

Although sometimes I feel a little lonely and some feel very tired, but Zhang Zifeng can bear these.

He believes that only by enduring loneliness can we keep prosperity!

He believes that today's sweat can water tomorrow's flowers of victory!
(End of this chapter)