Basketball drill: finish under pressure
Suitable for the following techniques: attack
Finish under pressure
Prerequisites:
players must master the layup at full speed
Goal:
Dare to finishthe
layup under pressure of a following defender
Organisation:
- defender may only cross the half way line at the first dribble
- attacker may make feints
- if the defender steps in, he/she must put both feet behind the centre line before defending again
- Attacker dribbles as fast as possible to the basket and finishes with a layup.
- Finish with a layup
- winner takes ball and connects behind the attackers on the other half of the court
- loser defends on the same half.
- depending on the skill of the attackers, allow the defender to cover more or less distance
Teaching points:
- dribble at full speed
- do not let the oncoming defender distract you.
Variations:
- increase the pressure by having the defender start closer to the basket
- Have players start sitting or lying down. The defender can only get up after the attacker.