chalk talk slides with the cmu women's water polo squad
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CMU Women's Water Polo
Some slides from Coach Mark, [email protected] For a mid-season “chalk talk” on Sunday, March 1, 2015
Radical Changes
● Team's first lessons to me:– Pitt play (4 person drive)
● Done well at UVA Tournament by DC Masters
– Tut play (3 person drive)
● Teams in the league do lots of driving.– UPenn had this play all the time
– CMU crushed their offensive plan
Driving for CMU is a liability.
● Sending Offensive player to goal from outside means other team has easy counter-attack.
● CMU's counter attack defense was weak.● Easiest way to win a game is to counter-attack for 4 or
more easy goals. ● Tip: Play Defense First
– Do NOT drive from #3.– Insure that people are back on defense.
– Radical new habit #1 for CMU this season.
Team Goal: No Opponent Counter-Attacks
Never!● CMU won't give up a single counter-attack goal
in any game in the future.● Meanwhile, CMU will score one-third of its
goals with the counter-attack. – Five goals per game on counter attack is realistic.
CMU's Weakness
● No CMU players are HOLE SET super-stars.– Traditional water polo tactics are built around HOLE SET!
– No dominating center for a basketball team.
– No quarterback for a football team.
● Bucknell Univ is text book, old-school, big-time HOLE SET Domination.
● Quckness● Size● Wrestling strength● Go-to terminator
CMU's Talents = individual strengths
● Teamwork is good and can become great.● Swim speed is okay and can to improve. For now,
our team defense and prevention of counter-attacks can cover their threats.
● CMU can beat Pitt and Penn State in the same weekend and earn a trip to the National Collegiate Club Championships, Middlebury, Vermont, May 1, 2 and 3, 2015.
● Individual and team decisions.
Maximize our Potential
● Play smart● CMU's crafty, winning plan / formula.
– Go out of the box.
– Peak at the right time.
– Surprise them, not ourselves.
● Inventory?● Decide?● Communicate decisions.
Priorities
● Need a suit of skills and a system to prevail given what we have and who we will face.
● Defense● Offense● Transitions● Wildcard Teamwork
DefenseHelp the goalie!
● Coaching communications– 85% of my voice strain is repeating, “Get BACK!”
● I'll be at peace on the bench when we all get back all the time.
– Other 15% coaching game-time messages● Tips to goalie on who is open.
– Right, left, center, player's name, send it!● Time outs.
Defensive Systems
● Pressing Defense● Sagging, sloughing defense
– Often like a zone
– Did well to deny UPenn's offense
– To do: Communicate and aware of “panthers”
● RHS Defense– Right Hand Steal
– New. Not yet perfected.
Defense 2:
● Getting back:– Give me a head start and I'll win the race.
– Slow speed is okay– Late start is bad
– Offense over-playing is very bad
– Offense turn-overs are the worse● Passing back to top● Expending all efforts to turn, shoot, support or rebound and then going soft
● Defense begins by protecting the ball. – Okay to use the bulk of the shot clock
● Cherry picking– If they counter, we go back and help our goalie.
● Mid pool defense on transition isn't where wins occur– Get back and let them be early in shot clock if threats are by our goalie.
– Later in possession, pressing is great.
Defense 3:
● Body position– Inside water
– Feet to goal– Hips high
– HAND and ARM high● Too often we grapple but don't block shots with a hand in the air.
● Finish the play● Don't get soft at end.● Take 2 more strokes and great things will happen.● All the way back, not only beside, but in position too.● Send the “BALL UNDER!”
– One hand with other up and look to referee.
Defense 4:
● Foul and Drop– Aid our hole Defenders
– Aid & buck up with those covering the “Panthers”
● RHS = Right Hand Steal– Team defense
– Sandwich the ball
– Trust your mates
Offense
● Turning● Counter Attacks● Back picks● Drawing fouls● Quick strike on man-up● Man up plays● Getting favorable match-ups
Inside Game
● Flopping– Drama
– Overt energy
● Draw Foul– CAR play
● Hands up, can't foul.● Back on if behind.
To do:
● Do 15+ Offense turns every practice– Five minutes
● Play harder on defense with each other– Other sides are clutching
– Be prepared with system defense plans that can change in each quarter
● Master the back pick on offense– Variations
● To a dry pass and shot● Cause an ejection
● Communicate for match-ups– Limit the panther players engagement
– Plan to isolate for advantages on offense
● Score on every man-up opportunity– Quick strikes– Stable of plays
Long Term
● Booster BoardBooster Board● Masters program: Pittsburgh PipersMasters program: Pittsburgh Pipers● Community effortsCommunity efforts● Going down the river this fallGoing down the river this fall