Basketball drill: practicing slides

Suitable for the following techniques: defense

Practicing slides

Prerequisites:

players must know what the correct defensive stance is

Goal:

  • to reinforce good habits regarding defensive position
  • To increase speed and flexibility of footwork

Organisation:

  • always 3 minutes
  • back over the backline with sprint to the basket and then slides to the sideline facing the centre circle.
  • facing each other slowly - wax on wax off
  • faster - hold both hands
  • only the back hand
  • follower holds the leader's shirt
  • leader tries to get free by changing speed
  • follower tries to keep his head in front of the chest of the leader

Teaching points:

  • knees bent
  • shoulders above the feet
  • front foot pointing in the direction
  • hands: wax on - wax off
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Characteristics of the drill

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12
Necessary materials:
Not applicable
Suitable for the following levels:
U13
U14
U15
U16
U17
U18
U19
U20
U21
U22
Seniors