Basketball drills for technique defense
- Blue stands behind the free throw line.
- Red stands with his back to blue with the ball.
- On the starting signal, blue sprints to the baseline and sprints back to defend
- Red sprints to the center line and back to attack.
- Always score.
- The attacker is given very little space to maneuver past the defender
- The attacker is not allowed to look at the ball
- The attacker accelerates
- The defender starts working on his footwork
- Once past the hats, the field is wider and scoring is possible
- Always score
- Variation: the defender stands in the middle of the narrowed field and the attacker starts further back so you get a more game-like situation
- Starting lineup:
- 2 groups baseline side by side
- 1 group has a ball
- Progression:
- Playing 1 against 1
- Until the center line, defense step slide passively
- After the center line plays 1 against 1
- Progression:
- Active defense during step slide
- Extra defender under goal
- Regression:
- Passive defense
- Starting lineup:
- 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
- 2 players top of the bucket
- Conduct:
- Coach throws ball -or collide or roll-.
- 2 players fight for the ball and play 1-on-1
- Defense must be between ball and goal
- Progression:
- Score with up to 5 dribbles
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Base lineup:
- 3 players in defense
- 3 players on offense
- Players not participating wait at the center line in 3 groups
- Coach has the ball
- Sequence:
- Coach passes to 1 player
- Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
- Play 3 against 3
- At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
- Offense becomes defense
- Quickly line up again and next group plays
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- Run defender less far
- Starting lineup:
- 2 players defense on each side of the court
- 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw line on each side of the court
- 3 players on offense
- Conduct:
- 3 players play 3-on-2
- The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the court
- The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the court
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- NA
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- Starting lineup:
- 2 teams of 5 players
- 3 attackers
- 3 defenders
- 2 players baseline one side of the field
- 2 players baseline other side of the field
- Conduct:
- Playing 3 against 3
- The defensive player who takes rebound or steal goes to the other side of the court with the 2 players who were baseline
- The 3 attackers become defenders on the other side of the court
- Progression:
- Each player must have had the ball before there is a goal attempt
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Basic Setup:
- 2 players defense on each side of the court
- 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw square on each side of the field
- 3 players in offense
- Conduct:
- 3 players play 3 against 2
- The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the field
- The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the field
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- NA
- 2 players low -team blue-
- 2 players high
- 1 player, not actively involved in the game, on the baseline
- 1 player, not actively involved in the game, around the 3-point line
- Player on the baseline passes tightly to the player standing around the 3 point line
- Player on the 3 point line shoots
- Team blue provides a good close out
- Team red and blue fight for the rebound
- After the rebound there is a 2 vs. 2 situation and they continue until there is a score
- Explain well in advance what constitutes a good close out
- With a large group, divide the players over several baskets
- Basic setup:
- 1 defender under each goal
- 2 groups at the center line
- Conduct:
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field
- Defense stays standing when scoring
- To score first 10 times
- Progression:
- Maximum of 5 dribbles from as soon as you cross the center line
- Regression:
- Defense with hands behind back
- Starting lineup:
- 3 groups at the baseline
- The middle group has the ball
- Progression:
- The middle man 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-on-1
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- NA
