

Ball Handling &
Defensive Mastery
Every Friday from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
June 11th - July 30th
at
CYO Serramonte
$40 / Player / Session
Ball Handling Skills
Led by Fale Malepeai
- How to handle full-court pressure
- Understanding the use of pace to control the ball and your defender
- Developing a strong handle
- Learning how to use your off-hand to protect the ball and shield the defender
- Becoming better at utilizing your weak-hand
- Developing the go-to dribble move that’s right for you
- Understanding when and why a secondary move is necessary to beat the defense
- How to utilize your dribble in the halfcourt the right way
- Learning to get to the rim in 3 dribbles or less
- Developing your handle to become great a driving + kicking
- Utilizing the dribble to create an advantage
Defensive Aspects
Led by Coach Jene Morris
- How to pick up on full-court defense
- man to man defense from the wing (no middle principles)
- How to closeout
- How to defend a guard on the screen and roll
- The different ways to defend the screen and roll as a team
- Understanding playing the angles
- Helpside defense
- One-pass away defense
- Low Post vs High Post defense
- How to defend against active cutters
- Transition Defense
- Boxing out and Rebounding
- 2nd Helper Principles aka help the help
- How to defend off-ball screens
- How to defend against modern moves off the dribble
A quick bio on
Coach Jene Morris
- All league and section player at Urban HS
- 4 yr Division 1 college basketball at San Diego State University
- Drafted in the first round of the WNBA
- Played 2 yrs in the WNBA
- Former Asst Director of Pro Skills Basketball, a national basketball organization
- Current Boys and Girls Basketball Coach at Archbishop Riordan HS