Basketball drill: keeping the dribbler in the lane

Requirements:

• 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:

• 1 against 1 across the longitudinal half
• Loser must defend in the next round
• defender must press down 3 times if the attacker comes between the defender and the helpline anyway

Teaching Points:

• defender must keep an appropriate distance, taking into account the dexterity and speed of the dribbler
• defender must keep a constant distance from the three-point line (i.e. when the attacker comes within shooting distance of the basket)
• as the skill of the defenders increases, reduce the distance to the attackers