Basketball drill: 3 on 3 help and recover

Prerequisites:

players must know what help side defense and what ball side defense is

Goal: train early help and quick recovery

Organisation:

• the three defenders stand facing the back line and take up their defensive positions as soon as the coach passes
• coach passes the ball to a random attacker
• the attackers have 10 seconds to score and the coach counts down aloud
• play until the 3 stops or a difference of 2 (stops scores), then change
• screens on the ball are not allowed

Teaching Points:

• defenders must move when the ball is in the air
• occupy the agreed-upon helper position
• stop the penetration when the man with the ball passes his defender
• anticipate the swing pass: take the first step towards your own man even before or as soon as the passer picks up the ball
• Communication as agreed within the team

Variations:

attackers are only allowed to score from the bucket.

Variation with more competition element:

• attacker with ball starts at 2 meter of the three-point-line; place to be determined by the team.
• must start with a dribble
• the defenders may turn around at the first dribble
• the attackers must make a goal attempt within 20 seconds - the waiting players count down
• you can only earn points in defense
• two stops in a row are one point
• if you score twice in a row, you may go on defense
• Losers turn out
• new attackers turn in
• play until the 3