Basketball drill: dribbler lane double team

Requirements:

• players must be able to individually defend the man with the ball
• Players must be able to dribble

Goal: defender forces the dribbler to the side of the field and reduces the distance so that the dribbler grabs the ball.

Organization:

• choose a line on the field and demarcate the lane with it
• the defender has to keep the attacker inside the lane
• the dribbler has to be at the back line within 5 seconds
• the waiting player counts down aloud
• immediately after the start of the dribble, the second defender locks the dribbler in the back of the court
• as soon as the dribbler takes the ball, the defenders together cut off the passing lines towards the half way line
• and only passes they allow are parallel to the touchline

Teaching Points:

• first defender must aggressively close the gap
• AND close off the touchline
• second man starts as soon as the dribbler crosses the half way line
• trace the ball
• defenders always one hand low and one hand high (umbrella)
• attacker is never allowed to step or pass between the defenders
• avoid mistakes; conquer the ball by 1) 5 seconds, 2) bad pass, 3) attacker's foot on the line

Variations

• start with restrictions for the dribbler: mandatory dribbling with the weak hand; other hand on the back etc.
• as the defenders improve, remove these restrictions step by step
• 2 extra attackers and 2 extra defenders. After the dribbler has picked up the ball, the 2 extra attackers try to open up a passing line The defenders must intercept the pass