What’s up, internet basketball junkie?

I just added something new to the 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System - and it fits the identity of the product perfectly.

The 1-3-1 system is built around one idea: breaking offensive rhythm with multiple looks out of the same structure.

This new addition is exactly that.

In a 22+ minute video, I broke down the Morphing “Lanes” 1-3-1 Zone Defense used by Fred Hoiberg at Nebraska - a change-of-pace defense that doesn’t pressure the ball… it takes away the next pass.

It’s built on high hands, wide spacing, and forcing floated passes so your defense can shift on the flight of the ball.

And the key piece - it morphs into man-to-man on certain triggers, making it a perfect compliment to the rest of the system.

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

A favorite defensive wrinkle from last season:
Fred Hoiberg's Morphing 1-3-1 Zone

12:58 PM • Apr 13, 2026

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If you already own the 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System, it's already loaded into the product for you.

If you don't, I'm raising the price Thursday night to reflect the added value.

👉🏼 View the full system and snag the product by clicking here.

THE STARTING FIVE

🥇 Best of the Week There's a sentiment in the coaching world right now that is very anti Shell Defense Drill... I am not one of those coaches. In fact, I think the opposite. Mastering Shell is the surest way to build a strong, dependable team defense:

PG - 🏀 If you're keeping score at home, we are 3 for 3 on DEFENSE content in this newsletter... My Villanova Tempo Press piece has been one of my top sellers over the last year:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Jay Wright’s 1-2-2 was a chess move, not a gamble.
Speed teams up, slow teams down, and strike when they least expect it

5:0 PM • Apr 8, 2026

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SG - 🏀 New YouTube video featuring Minnesota legend Coach John Carrier talking culture building tips:

SF - 🏀 Mastering small advantage games and understanding how to build them up into 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 is a true player development cheat code:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

COMPETITIVE FINISHING (Full Workout)
1 | Veer Finishing
Variable finishes in traffic

11:0 AM • Apr 9, 2026

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PF - 🏀 Adam Pike dropped the Tuomas Iisalo playbook on X and it's all free... I hope to bring him on a stream someday and talk about this system:

Adam Pike

@GrizzliesFilm

Included in the story, here's the link to the full Memphis Grizzlies / Coach Tuomas Iisalo Playbook for the 2025/26 season
EVERY playcall from this season diagrammed, clipped, and explained
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VJehXMB56JqAmBOo1wRE9KKm_Vf26qaK9BdvStbd5I0/edit?tab=t.0  https://twitter.com/GrizzliesFilm/status/2043681557047619843

Adam Pike

@GrizzliesFilm

2025/26 Memphis Grizzlies Offence Recap Wrapping up my look at Coach Iisalo's first full season with Memphis, hand tracked for all 82 Plus my year-long project with every series/action this season - diagramed + hand tracked with clips and explanations https://medium.com/ style="color: #1B95E0">@AdamPikeGrizzliesFilm/2025-26-memphis-grizzlies-offence-recap-3ef3b66916e3

2:0 PM • Apr 13, 2026

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C - 🏀 Like Chams, I am laser focused on having "Scout With Bryan" for a live stream as well:

SCOUTWITHBRYAN

@ScoutWithBryan

Basketball has its own language. Each team’s terminology differs slightly, but a lot is universal and your understanding of the game increases when you can speak the game A-to-Z! Here’s the “terminology” section from one of our team playbooks. Foreign language to you, or basic??

3:46 PM • Apr 8, 2026

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🎥 This Week in Streaming:
Unpacking Zone Offense with Coach Aiden Chang
5-Out Upscreen Offense and Upset Tips with Coach Tom McBride
Tonight @ 8pm: Running Youth Basketball Camps with James Oxford
Tomorrow: Josh Hose (Massillon Washington) State Championship Game Film Breakdown

💪🏼 What am I working on? Prepping for the Powerhouse Cohort and reviewing our first Rebuild 101 Cohort... Live streaming... Prepping guides from Coach Misky on Conditioning Without Sprints and a 1-3-1 BLOB Defense System... Continuing to work on the Bucky McMillan pressing system, a modern defensive strategies guide...

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POWERHOUSE PROGRAM BUILDING TIP: When taking over a new program, it's tempting to try to do everything at once... but it really needs to unfold in stages:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Advice to coaches just taking over a new program:
Make 3 plans to start defining the program you want to build
1️⃣ Urgent - objectives that need your attention right away
Urgent objectives could be:
▪️Build a staff
▪️Implement a system of play
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11:0 PM • Apr 12, 2026

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I'm really excited about the new 22-minute video on Fred Hoiberg's Morphing "Lanes" 1-3-1 Zone Defense.

If you already have the 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System, this is now included inside your library.

If not, this is the best time to grab it before the price goes up Thursday night.

You’re getting a full defensive system designed to disrupt rhythm, change tempo, and keep offenses uncomfortable - now with an added morphing “lanes” variation on top.

CLICK HERE to grab it!

Have a great week!

-Coach Hack

PS. All of the typos in this newsletter are 100% intentional to hold your attention 😃