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Basketball drills for technique 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.
drawing 1v1 fast break layup
  • Setup:
    • 2 men in defense
    • 3 groups baseline
  • Playing 3 against 2
  • Shotter returns to defense
drawing Transition drill, 3 vs. 2, 2 vs. 1
  • 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
drawing Close-out drill
  • 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
drawing 1 vs. 1, 3/4 court
  • Setup:
    • 3 groups of end line
    • Ball in the middle
    • Coach stands in the middle
  • Players pass to center line and pass to coach
  • Coach passes to 1 of the 2 outside players
  • Play 2 against 1
drawing Passing to midline / 2 against 1
  • Setup
    • 3 against 3
    • 4 against 4
    • 5 against 5
  • 10 seconds left to play
  • Coach counts down
  • Teams play against each other and try to score in time
drawing Buzzer beater
  • Setup:
    • Everyone baseline
    • 1 group at the free throw line with ball
    • 1 group near the sideline
  • Players give 3 passes to each other
  • Important that they walk in a straight line
  • After last pass we play 1 against 1, around the middle line
  • Defense closes the middle, pushes the attacker to the sideline
  • Variation:
    • 1 extra defender under the bucket
    • Extra defender may only help if the attacker goes baseline
    • If the attacker goes to the middle, there is no help
    • Do this to oblige the player not to give middle
drawing 1 vs 1 with passing full court
  • Setup
    • 3 groups
    • Defense
    • Offense
    • Players not participating wait at the center line
  • Coach has the ball
  • Coach passes to 1 player
  • Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
  • Playing 3 against 3
  • At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
  • Offense becomes defense
  • Quickly line up again and next group plays
drawing 3 vs.
  • Setup
    • 2 defenders
    • 2 attackers on the forward positions
  • Play 2 against 2
  • Take a maximum of 1 shot
  • Attack becomes defense if they cannot score
  • Quick switch from defense to offense
drawing 2 vs.
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • 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
drawing 1 against 1, top
  • Setup
    • 2 against 2
    • Players midline
    • Players baseline
  • Playing 2 against 2
  • Offense becomes defense
  • After shot or steal, defense gives ball to corner
  • Then outlet pass to player midline
  • Defense does close out -sprint-
  • And offense starts again
  • Close the middle is important
  • Helpside defense is important
  • Speaking in defense is important
drawing 2-on-2, half court, Pascal Meurs
Setup:
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
  • 1 bank & one-against-all
  • 2-4 gangs of thieves
  • 1-2 guards.
Game consists of 4 rounds of play:

Game Round 1:
  • Thief - attacker: per post only 1 active & 1 gold piece at a time try to steal from bank.
  • Collect in own vault -hoop-.
  • Guard - defender- may only defend outside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to steal most gold pieces?
Game Round 2:
  • Divide gold pieces equally among the thieves.
  • Thieves: safely move your gold pieces 1-for-1 to other safe -from one hoop to another.
  • Thief -attacker: walk around your cone without the guard catching you.
  • Agent -defender: in this case may only defend inside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught -attacked, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to transfer most gold pieces safely?

Game Round 3:
  • Thieves: for x time, steal as many gold pieces as possible from other safe.
  • Thief -attacker: mandatory back & forth through bank = watch for guard inside bank.
  • Guard may only defend inside bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.

Game round 4:
Same as game round 3, but with double guard 1 guard outside & 1 guard inside the bank.

Which team will have the most gold pieces in their possession after 4 rounds of play?