Basketballexercise: 12-minute defence challenge
Suitable for the following techniques: defense
12-minute defence challenge
Objective
- Concentration and energy in defence.
Organisation
- 4 versus 4 on one basket.
- New defenders after 3 stops (defenders gain possession).
- After a score or a foul on the shot, the defensive team loses one stop.
- The session lasts 12 minutes.
- The trainer counts down for prolonged attacks: 5-4-3-2-1-0.
Execution
- After 2 stops, the defence intensifies.
- On the third stop, they may attack.
- With 12 players: rotate with 4 after each stop, score, or foul.
- New attackers after each stop, score, or foul (trainer determines fouls).
- The team causing the third stop goes on defence.
Variations
- Three defenders, four attackers.
- 2 or 3 consecutive stops for a switch (with shot clock).
- 35 seconds of defence without a score or foul.
- On a stop, the clock remains, attackers try again.
- On a score, offensive rebound, or foul, the clock resets to 35 seconds.