Basketball drills for technique defense
- Base setup:
- 3 groups at the baseline
- The middle group has the ball
- Process:
- The middle player chooses who to pass to, left or right
- The player who gets the ball dribbles to the center line
- The player who does not get the ball runs to the center line
- The outside players play 2 against 1
- Starting lineup:
- Half court
- 1 player stands ready to hand the ball in
- Progression:
- 1 player hands the ball in
- Play 3 against 3
- Within 10 seconds there must be a goal attempt
- The coach counts down loudly
- Progression:
- Goal attempt within 5 seconds
- Giving at least 1 pass
- Regression:
- Goal attempt within 14 seconds
- Defense with hands behind the back
- Starting lineup:
- 3 vs. 3 on half court
- 1 passer
- Conduct:
- We play 3 against 3
- The passer does not participate in the attack, only passing
- After 3 attacks the passer changes with someone else
- Progression:
- First 3 passes without dribbling
- Regression:
- Defense with hands behind the back
- Both offensive and defensive player fac the basket.
- The attacker puts the ball on the defender's back.
- When he takes it off, he goes to the basket very quickly.
- Ends at turnover or score.
- Starting lineup:
- 4-on-4 on a half court
- The player with the ball has an advantage
- The player with the disadvantage is off the field
- Course:
- Playing 4 against 4
- The right forward has the ball and starts the game
- The player with the disadvantage may only defend when the forward dribbles
- Important is that the players rotate well; helpside defense
- Rotate clockwise on each new play
- Progression:
- The player at a disadvantage stands behind the right forward
- The player at a disadvantage stands next to the right forward
- The player at a disadvantage stands in front of the right forward; disadvantage falls away
- Maximum of 3 dribbles per player
- Regression:
- The player at a disadvantage stands off the field
- Starting lineup:
- Each 2 form a team
- Each team has 1 ball
- Maximum of 2 teams per goal
- Conduct:
- Playing 1 against 1
- Defense passes the ball to offense; at the level of the three-point line
- Each team takes turns so we don't get in each other's way
- Each team stays on its own half
- Progression:
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Regression:
- Defense with 1 hand behind the back
- Defense with both hands behind the back
- Setup:
- 4 against 4.
- 1 player with disadvantage standing behind the player with ball.
- Playing 4 against 4
- Important to pass well
- Setup
- By 2
- 1 against 1
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Variant 1: pass with 2 hands to left/right hand
- Variant 2: defense with ball between 2 hands
- Variant 3: defense with 1 hand behind the back and hand-off
- Variant 4: active defense
- Classification:
- Blue = offense
- Red = defense
- The attacker tries to score as quickly as possible.
- The defender sprints back to stop this.
- There is only one chance to shoot.
- After the attack, the attacker becomes the defender and vice versa.
- Setup:
- 2 men in defense
- 3 groups baseline
- Playing 3 against 2
- Shotter returns to defense
- Setup:
- 2 in defense, one foot each in the bucket
- 2 in offense at the three-point line
- 1 passer
- Passer passes to 1 of the forwards
- Footwork is important, foot defense over foot offense
- Forward passes to the other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Forward passes to other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Passer passes second ball to other forward
- And then they go 1 on 1 towards the baseline
- Setup:
- 1-on-1
- Starting at the free throw line
- A goal must be scored within 5 seconds
- Other players can take a few shots in the meantime
