Basketball drill: 3-cone reaction drill

Suitable for the following techniques: defense

3-cone reaction drill

  1. 3 attackers have a ball + 1 defender lined up as in the picture on the right.

  2. The defender starts tipping in the middle of the bucket.

  3. The coach calls out the name of one of the attackers (or a number).

  4. When the name is called, the defender sprints to the right attacker and follows one of three commands:

  5. X1 dribbles via the baseline 2 to 3 dribbles. The defender takes a charge here.

  6. X2 makes a shot fake, the defender makes a close out. Later expand to fake + dribble.

  7. X3 dribbles from the baseline to the basket. The defender has to close out the baseline here.

Characteristics of the drill

4
12
Necessary materials:
1
Suitable for the following levels:
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17
U18
U19
U20
U21
U22
Seniors