Basketball drills for technique defense
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Setup:
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
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:
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?
- Setup:
- 1 defender under each goal
- 2 groups at the center line
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field
- Defense stays standing when scoring
- To score first 10 times
- Variations:
- Right and left
- Setup:
- 3 teams of 3 players
- 3 players in the middle with ball
- Attacking to one side
- Defense to the center line, even after ball loss
- No ball back
- To score 7 times first
- Players line up in 5 rows.
- 5 man wave to furthest free throw line.
- Player at the free throw line puts ball down and goes to defend with the player who last adjusted the ball.
- 3 v 2 attack on the basket.
Nice variation is that they have to have scored 5 points within 7 times -> otherwise push ups or suicide runsPlease
note: communication and quick turnover to attack is important!
note: communication and quick turnover to attack is important!
