players must be able to individually defend the man with the ball
players must be able to dribble
Goal: defender must force the dribbler to the side of the field. Dribbler must never penetrate over the defender's front foot and through the middle
Organization:
choose a line on the field and demarcate the lane with it
the dribbler must reach the baseline within 5 seconds
the waiting player counts down aloud
every time the attacker dribbles over the chosen line, he has a point (waiting player will judge doubtful cases)
the attacker then dribbles back to the touchline at the same height and lets the defender take his position. The players continue the game, the time runs on
defender pushes up 5 times for each point
Attacker becomes defender, waiting player starts dribbling
Teaching Points:
front hand points to the ball
at the start of the dribble, the front foot of the defender should be next to the attacker to prevent him from coming directly over the front foot.
Encourage the attacker to try this every time
defender should keep an appropriate distance, taking into account the dexterity and speed of the dribbler
defender should take a slide-step towards the half way line and towards the by-line to prevent the attacker from penetrating over the front foot.
Variations
start with restrictions for the dribbler: compulsory dribbling with the weak hand; other hand on the back etc.
as the defenders improve, remove these restrictions step by step
Game shape:
helper starts on the block
and may only defend in the marked block
attacker has 8 seconds to score (the helper counts down)
if attacker 1 manages to pass defender 3 over his front foot, he can score through the bucket, without the helper being able to do anything
if defenders 2 and 3 are only allowed to help in the marked area