ThisPostgraduate diploma will provide you with first level material in the development of skills to implement different defensive systems”

In Basketball, individual fundamentals are insufficient to achieve the objectives of the game. Therefore, the coach and their players must implement the appropriate game system to maximize their potential as a team. In this sense, the experts have worked on applying offensive and defensive tactics where the players of the team have a solid understanding of each other on the playing field, so that every move they make is the right one to counteract the rival team.  

In this way, on-court work focuses on taking advantage of quick transitions and generating offensive advantages before the defense sets up, improving positional play and taking advantage of the Basketball players' multiple abilities to defend in different positions. This Postgraduate diploma will provide the professional with important updates in High Performance Basketball Tactics and tactical preparation for each game, establishing specific offensive and defensive strategies.   

Students will enhance their skills in the preparation and previous study of the opponents to increase the chances of success in each confrontation, in the current regulations and scouting strategies and tools. All this, with a syllabus that has been developed by a teaching team of extensive experience and high quality audiovisual content that offers a better experience to the student for its dynamism. 

Therefore, TECH has developed a program based on excellence and comfort, offering the most complete update and the highest standards, compatible with personal and professional responsibilities. Students only need a device with an Internet connection to easily access the virtual platform. In addition, by not having classes with predetermined schedules, the graduate has greater freedom to self-manage their study time.  

With TECH take game tactics to another level by specializing in this facet of the game through the best didactic material”

This Postgraduate diploma in High Performance Basketball Tactics contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by top-level basketball experts
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

Increase your skills to transmit scouting information effectively to both the team and the coaching staff”

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the field who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.   

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive education programmed to learn in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year For this purpose, the students will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

Become an expert in High Performance Basketball Tactics in only 6 months”

TECH has focused on an education oriented to excellence and comfort, implementing a 100% online pedagogical modality"

This program has been guided and developed according to the highest standards of the Basketball discipline and the continuous studies of the same, establishing a syllabus that has a great content in High Performance Basketball Tactics. This Postgraduate diploma is focused on offering a rich content on defensive balance and strength in the most vulnerable factors of a team. All this, through a variety of multimedia tools that offer dynamism and a better experience to the professional in this learning process. 

A syllabus developed by qualified professionals and content of high academic standards are the key to your professional growth in the area of Basketball”

Module 1. Scouting and match preparation

1.1. Self-knowledge and personal vision. Philosophy + beliefs 

1.1.1. The coach's personal vision. Building a basketball 
1.1.2. The importance of scouting. Information management 
1.1.3. How to approach scouting 

1.2. Own and rival scouting. Spying, observation and decision 

1.2.1. What do we observe in the opponent? 
1.2.2. What do we observe in our own equipment? 
1.2.3. Observation points in match viewing 

1.3. SWOT analysis and the five elements 

1.3.1. SWOT analysis and its use for scouting and match planning 
1.3.2. Strategy, tactics, statistics, rules and concepts 
1.3.3. The use of proprietary counter-scouting 

1.4. Contra-scouting. Anticipate the Future 

1.4.1. What does counter scouting consist of? 
1.4.2.  How can we get the most out of it? 
1.4.3.  Can we anticipate what is going to happen? 

1.5. The match plan. Simplify and communicate 

1.5.1. Different match plans? Only a plan? 
1.5.2. Importance of the concepts and ability to simplify 
1.5.3. Communication and transmission of the message. Talk about the plan 

1.6. Train the plan. Art of war 

1.6.1. Importance to the preparation of a match. Art of war 
1.6.2. Elements to be protected, enhanced, punished and avoided 
1.6.3. Work match plan vs. own concepts. Use of contra-scouting rival 

1.7. Use of video and visual tools 

1.7.1. Rival video scouting sessions. Differences between home and away games 
1.7.2. Own scouting video sessions. Individual and group 
1.7.3. Motivational sessions and the use of video in the age of immediacy 

1.8. Start of the match. Control and evaluation tools 

1.8.1. Reading and recognition systems 
1.8.2. Tools for monitoring and evaluating the match plan 
1.8.3. Decisions to be made. Risks of the plan 

1.9. Passing through the locker room. Decisions and course adjustments 

1.9.1. Information processing and treatment. Listening and deciding 
1.9.2. Adjust course or continue to believe in the plan. Intuition and instinct 
1.9.3. Communication with Players 

1.10. Post-match evaluation. A pending subject 

1.10.1. Use of data and final statistics 
1.10.2. Post-match. Use of video and creation of post-match report 
1.10.3. Communicate the balance of the match to the team

Module 2. Defensive collective tactics 

2.1. The art of defense. The beginning of the best attack. Habit + method 

2.1.1. Defensive philosophy and methodology. Adaptation to the team 
2.1.2. Building from the incomplete to the complex 
2.1.3. Attention to detail. Ball pressure 

2.2. Rules, discipline, pre-work and activity. The four pillars 

2.2.1. First preseason rules. Habits + automatisms 
2.2.2. Defensive discipline + previous work 
2.2.3. Defensive activity. 25-second defenses 

2.3. Defensive balance. Strength in vulnerability 

2.3.1. Defensive balance roles. Importance of balance in the systems 
2.3.2. First direct blocking defense and use of fouls in defensive balancing 
2.3.3. Reading to catch in the open field. Zone in defensive balance? 

2.4. Direct blocking defense. The dispute for the initiative 

2.4.1. Philosophy, team characteristics and the influence of rival scouting
2.4.2. Types and timing of direct blocking defense 
2.4.3. Defensive tendencies of direct blocking. The detail in the collective 

2.5. Indirect blocking defense. The origin of many advantages 

2.5.1. Fixed rules? Defending the ball or not changes everything 
2.5.2. Indirect defensive rules for outdoors 
2.5.3. Indirect defensive rules for interiors 

2.6. Low post defense. Protecting the sacred 

2.6.1. One-on-one defenses and fakes 
2.6.2. Aggressive low post defenses + rotations 
2.6.3. Defending low post is defending only inside players? 

2.7. Hand-to-hand defense and screen the screener. Stopping fluency 

2.7.1. Variations according to angles, opposing players and scouting 
2.7.2. Normas de "screen the screener 
2.7.3. Tactical status to be prepared for any adversary weapon 

2.8. Space defenses or zone defenses. The resource basket 

2.8.1. Types of zone defenses 
2.8.2. Current trends in space defenses 
2.8.3. Are the zones formative? Courageous or cowardly resource? 

2.9. Pressing defenses in the entire field and ¾ of the field

2.9.1. Full-field zone defenses 
2.9.2. Individual jumping and shifting defenses 
2.9.3. Selection of the pressure moment 

2.10. Special fenders and ATO alternatives 

2.10.1. Decision-making based on rival knowledge 
2.10.2. Preparation of special defenses. Everything is trained 
2.10.3. Evaluate the performance of special and alternative defenses

Module 3. Regulation 

3.1. Refereeing. Organization and methodology 

3.1.1. What is refereeing? 
3.1.2. Knowledge tools 
3.1.3. Referee organization. Championships and matches 

3.2. Relationship between competitors. Referees and coaches 

3.2.1. Being a referee 24 hours a day 
3.2.2. Relationship with coaches 
3.2.3. How to communicate 

3.3. Head coach and assistant coach. Obligations and rights 

3.3.1. Functions of the head coach. Regulation 
3.3.2. Functions of the assistant coach. Regulation 
3.3.3. Special situations between coaches 

3.4. Rules of the game: Condition and ball control 

3.4.1. Introduction. The Rules of Games 
3.4.2. Ball condition 
3.4.3. Ball control 

3.5. Rules of the game: Time-outs and substitution 

3.5.1. Time-out. Interpretations 
3.5.2. Substitutions. Interpretations 
3.5.3. Special match situations 

3.6. Rules of the game: Defeats due to default and inferiority 

3.6.1. Match lost due to non-appearance 
3.6.2. Match lost due to inferiority  

3.7. Violations: Illegal advance, 3 sec. and closely defended player 

3.7.1. What are violations? 
3.7.2. Illegal advance 
3.7.3. Three seconds 
3.7.4. Closely Defended Player 

3.8. Violations: Interposition and interference 

3.8.1. Interposition. When it happens 
3.8.2. Interference When it happens 
3.8.3. Differences between interposition and interference 

3.9. Fouls: Personal, double, technical, unsportsmanlike and disqualifying

3.9.1. When does a foul happen? 
3.9.2. Personal fouls 
3.9.3. Double fouls 
3.9.4. Technical and disqualifying fouls. Differences 
3.9.5. Unsportsmanlike fouls. Criteria 

3.10. Rectifiable errors 

3.10.1. What is a rectifiable error? 
3.10.2. Situations in which it applies 
3.10.3. Conclusions 

A program that will provide you with and strengthen your knowledge of the Rules of the Game”