Basketball drill: keeping the dribbler in the lane
Suitable for the following techniques: defense
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