Three Things Earlier: Court Geometry, Crab-Walk Transition, Dance the Kitchen

Summary

Tanner’s three early lessons: court geometry (a middle ball can’t be sped up wide out — cover what’s actually available), transition (crab-walk up after the third instead of sprint-and-dive), and kitchen posture (step back for time on defense, lean in to shrink the court on offense).

Key takeaways

• Angles available depend on where the ball is — cover those, not imaginary ones
• Crab-walk through transition after the third
• Kitchen: back up under pressure, lean in when you’re on offense

Action items

• After every third for one game, only crab-walk — no full sprints
• Call “geometry” out loud when you shade based on ball location