A coach breaks down defensive positioning on a turnover play, showing how the first three steps matter most. He demonstrates how to create space and avoid fouls while setting up a steal, referencing Coach Tilden's approach to keeping defense clean.
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So even though we won, I still need to figure out things, how to get better. But this play, um, it ends in a turnover, but I want to show you guys something. It's all about the first 3 steps. So you see me right here, I'm at the line of the ball, and shout out to Coach Tilden, um, at Mill Creek. He used to always talk about this: your first 3 steps, your most important steps. So watch mine compared to everyone else's. Okay, so my thought process here is I want to give myself a chance to get back and do something unusual that will throw him off. He already has the advantage because I can't really bump him, I can't touch him, but I try to pull my body away because I know he's gonna try to veer, finish me, get in front of me. And he kept the ball away from me. I was for sure going to swipe down at it, but also I'm not trying to get a foul and