Basketball drills for technique defense

• 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

• 1 bank & one-against-all
• 2-4 gangs of thieves
• 1-2 guards.

• 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?

• 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?

• 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.

• 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.

• 2 tally on the back line (half court, also don't cross the middle (line basket/basket)
• Dribble and defend (anything goes, stay in front of your man)
• Up to the center line, change on the center line

1 player under the basket

3 or 4 players with ball outside the bucket, distributed or the field

- Give numbers to the players

- Calling out numbers, defender must quickly step out and take up position

2 baskets, spread out:

- left-hand lay-up

- Shooting from 5 positions (1x1, loser press-ups).

- Free running (head of the bucket ball, 2x2 free running to score, emphasis on defense)

- Reaction game (1 defender in the middle, 3 players with ball around the bucket, call out number)

5 lines on the back line, trainer has the ball.

- 2 rows are defenders, rest is attack

- Everyone has to touch the middle line and then attack or defend

- Trainer throws ball in the field or in the circle

• The players all stand back to back on the center line. 
• On the sideline there are 4 different colored cones. 
• The players have to do triple trades on the center line and step sliders to the height of the color that the coach mentioned. 
• And then back again.