Basketball drill: 3 against 3 plus 1

Prerequisites:

players must know what a double team is

Goal:

• to train double teaming
• dynamic organizing and reorganizing of the defense
• practice transition

Organization:

• 3 players attack along the length of the whole field
• 3 attackers start at the half way line
• 3 defenders per half
• of both defending teams one player takes up position near the half way line
• defender 6 waits near the halfway line
• can only start defending when the ball is in the attacking half
• must sprint with both feet through the centre circle before joining the defence
• from that moment on, two defenders must always try to double team the man with the ball

Rotation after scoring:

• the defender closest to the half way line immediately takes up his position next to the pitch
• attackers must take the ball from the back line
• the three remaining defenders try to prevent this (5 seconds)
• if that does not work, they have to try to trap the dribbler with a double team
• if the defenders capture the ball, they immediately attack the same basket again (like in a Full Court Press in a game)
• the fourth defender joins the defense (i.e. the other three) immediately after the turnover

Rotation after the turnover:

• the player with the ball in his hands hands hands it off to another player and takes up his position near the center line.
• the three remaining players attack the other basket
• the team that has lost the ball defends.

Teaching Points:

defenders always try to conquer the ball with a double team.

Variation:

can also be played 3 against 3 + 1 half court: after a score the attackers have to take the ball and get it over the half court 1