with Luke Yaklich, UIC Illinois-Chicago collegiate level) Head Coach;
Texas collegiate level Assistant Coach from 2019 to 2020;
Michigan collegiate level Assistant Coach from 2017 to 2019;
2018 National collegiate level Championship Runner-up (with Michigan);
2nd Nationally in Scoring Defense in 2018-2019;
Illinois collegiate level Assistant Basketball Coach from 2013 to 2017;
Coached high school basketball from 1999 through 2013;
2010 District 9 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Coach of the Year;
Learn essential defensive strategies for taking away a primary weapon – the 3-point line – from your opponent’s offensive arsenal!
Learn how to implement a system for transition defense that will organize your defense before an opposing offense can attack.
See how to apply switching concepts to numerous situations to cover open shots off screening actions and drives.
Watch examples of how to defend in late game strategies to take away the 3-point shot and disrupt game winning plays in critical situations.
The offensive game is spreading out at all levels of basketball with an increased reliance on the 3-point shot. Coach Yaklich has developed a man-to-man defensive system to specifically counter this trend. In this video, you will learn drills and concepts that provide your defense with the tactical edge needed to take away open looks from behind the arc and force opponents into contested and difficult two-point shots.
Texas collegiate level Assistant Coach from 2019 to 2020;
Michigan collegiate level Assistant Coach from 2017 to 2019;
2018 National collegiate level Championship Runner-up (with Michigan);
2nd Nationally in Scoring Defense in 2018-2019;
Illinois collegiate level Assistant Basketball Coach from 2013 to 2017;
Coached high school basketball from 1999 through 2013;
2010 District 9 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Coach of the Year;
Learn essential defensive strategies for taking away a primary weapon – the 3-point line – from your opponent’s offensive arsenal!
Learn how to implement a system for transition defense that will organize your defense before an opposing offense can attack.
See how to apply switching concepts to numerous situations to cover open shots off screening actions and drives.
Watch examples of how to defend in late game strategies to take away the 3-point shot and disrupt game winning plays in critical situations.
The offensive game is spreading out at all levels of basketball with an increased reliance on the 3-point shot. Coach Yaklich has developed a man-to-man defensive system to specifically counter this trend. In this video, you will learn drills and concepts that provide your defense with the tactical edge needed to take away open looks from behind the arc and force opponents into contested and difficult two-point shots.
