Thinking about practicing defense and thinking about the squad, Zhang Zifeng automatically found technical assistant coach Collinson after the team's daily training.

Zhang Zifeng said, "Hello, coach! I'm not good defensively and I want to work on that during this time. Can you please help with a defensive training schedule? ”

Hearing Zhang Zifeng say that he should strengthen his defense, Collinson looked at Zhang Zifeng and asked, "Are you sure to practice?" I know you've been doing strength training all this time, and if you add it to defense, it's going to be hard. Can you hold on? ”

Zhang Zifeng said: "Yes, I'm sorry to trouble you!" ”

Collinson nodded and said, "Yes, but Jack, tell me." What is Defense?

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

That's pretty much it! If you want to defend against your opponent, what do you mainly rely on? Collinson continued.

"Oh, physical confrontation, speed......"

"Those are the basics, Jack, and you have to remember that the main thing in defense is your attitude. Defensive movement, awareness, these can all be trained. But attitude is untrainable, you have to rely on yourself. Why Jordan and Kobe Bryant can succeed, 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 Bryant have been selected to the first team of the defense 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 on offense, but also have good defensive skills.

"The most important thing in defending is your attitude, and then it's your defensive foundation. I can give you a defensive training schedule, but it's important that you don't let the opponent try to score. ”

After speaking, Collinson explained several important matters on defense to Zhang Zifeng in detail.

When a player defends, he needs to have the strength and speed to be able to effectively play against the same rate of offensive players.

When the physical fitness is enough to play against the attacking players, the defenders should start with a reasonable defensive posture.

To establish a good defensive stance, spread your feet shoulder-width apart so that you can quickly slide to the sides 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 interfere with the quick start.

Bending your knees, bending your knees as much as you feel comfortable, is how you can move faster. It's best to bend your knees as if you're sitting on a chair.

Lean forward slightly, but not too much. The chest should always be in front of the opponent, no matter where the opponent is in the front court, with the chest facing the attacking player.

When defending, raise your hand on the same side as your front foot to prevent your opponent from making a jump.

The hand on the same side as the back foot should keep moving with the ball, blocking the path of the opponent's pass and trying to knock the ball away.

When following an attacking player, you need to move with the technique of stride and sliding.

When moving, you should not put your feet together or cross them, as this can easily cause your body to lose your balance and affect your ability to change direction quickly.

Defenders must use their feet closest to the dribbler to guide their movements. To put it simply, when an offensive player dribbles with his right hand, he strides 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 foot.

After explaining it again, Collinson asked Zhang Zifeng to do sliding training.

Slide from one side to the other from the bottom corner, then sideways to the midline corner, and then follow the midline to the other corner.

A big "Z" shaped slide step training.

Sliding is easy to look at, but it's really very difficult.

Sliding steps require a sense of balance of the body, otherwise a stumbling and falling if you don't pay attention.

After practicing for an hour, and then going to complete the strength training plan, when Zhang Zifeng returned to the dormitory, he felt that he had returned to the feeling that life was worse than death in the previous strength training, and he fell asleep directly in bed.

While Zhang Zifeng was resting, Collinson developed a detailed training schedule based on his foundation. It was handed over to him the next day, probably because Zhang Zifeng asked to strengthen the defense, and in the daily team training match, Collinson became more strict with Zhang Zifeng's defensive requirements.

"Boy, you have to be fierce and tough on your defense. This is a battlefield, not a gentleman's banquet. You have to always tell your opponent not to think about breaking through from Lao Tzu. Otherwise, you may regret it for the rest of your life. ”

"Damn, don't put your hands down, remember to always remember to put pressure on the opponent and not let the opponent carry the ball easily!"

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

"Look at your side-slip step, you're dumber than a pig. Keep up, use your body to cling to the other person, don't give him a chance to go straight to the inside and force him to go to the bottom line. ”

Zhang Zifeng endured the exhaustion of his body and moved his feet 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, desperately filling water when he sees it.

Study hard! I try my best to improve!

The lights in the training hall came on early and went out very late.

As long as he was free, Zhang Zifeng never stopped his study, so that he was incompatible with other college students.

"Hey, Jack! Let's go, buddy to take to a good place. Hey, hey, as long as we show our identity as a player for the Blue Devils, it's the most popular there! Nat, who is also a reserve player, shouted excitedly after training.

"No, I still have to train!" Zhang Zifeng shook his head and said.

Hearing Zhang Zifeng's answer, Nat felt very strange.

Since Zhang Zifeng didn't go, Nat didn't force it, he went with his other teammates.