Basketball drills for technique defense
- Up to 8 players in the center circle or freethrow circle.
- On starting the game, each player has to protect the ball whilst attempting to knock the ball away from other players.
- Last man standing wins!
- 1 side forwards/guard
- 1 side centers
Advantages 2-1-2 zone:
- strong under the board and at the free throw line
- good fast break possibilities at the moment of the shot
- against good centers and inside teams
- great rebound positions, as the spots in front of the defensive triangle are already taken in advance
Disadvantages 2-1-2 zone:
- vulnerable on the weak side to the end line and center in front of the free throw line
- shooters from close or half distance
Advantages 3-2 zone:
- strength lies in the mobility of the front line, which the opponent must attack aggressively; possibly double-teaming
- shooting from outside the bucket is difficult against this zone
- opportunities for organized fast break
- very useful against inexperienced and technically weak teams
Disadvantages 3-2 zone:
- weak between the two lines and in the corners
- rebound positions can often be less well occupied
- overloading in the corner/side areas is dangerously weak against a good center
- 2 teams
- 3 on 3 full court
- one shot or turnover
- when the ball is lost or scored the team on offence steps out and walks back to their defensive side
- 2 teams.
- Half court
- Ball is in the middle of the Bucket.
- The defenders stand with their heels on the edge of the Bucket and the attackers stand behind the three-point line.
- When the coach calls "Go," the defenders provide good close out and the attackers go out of their way to get the ball.
- If the attackers manage to grab the ball within 5 seconds the defending side must do 5 push ups.
- After 5 turns of attack/defense.
- Blue passes the ball against the board and grabs the rebound and then attempts an outlet pass to Red.
- White tries to prevent the outlet pass.
- After a successful outlet pass, Red passes the ball to Orange.
Rollover:
- Orange becomes Blue
- Blue becomes White
- White becomes Red
- Red becomes Orange
- Make pairs.
- Player under the basket passes to the player on the free-throw line.
- The attacker has an advantage in time and can shoot freely.
- If the attacker scores or he has the offensive rebound he stays shooter, if the defender has the rebound the players switch positions.
- Who has the most scores after 3 minutes?
- Losers 10 push ups
- 2 rows at the level of the 3pt line-corner.
- The PG stands at the height of the tip of the free throw line.
- The coach stands a few feet next to the PG to receive the dropped ball and pass the ball to the PG.
- PG passes to the left and the player on the left goes hard to the board to finish.
- The player on the right steps toward the attacking player as fast as he/she can to stop the attack.
- Then the PG passes to the right, and so on.
* High tempo
* 30 hit
* 30 hit
- 2 rows on the Elbow.
- PG stands at the height of the tip of the 3pt line.
- Coach stands at the same height to receive the drop ball. This he passes on to the PG.
- PG passes to the left; chest or bounce pass
- Player left may use at most one dribble and goes to the board at high speed to finish.
- Player right automatically becomes defender and tries to stop the attack.
* High speed
* 30 hit shooting
* 30 hit shooting
- Make 2 rows low at the Bucket.
- The PG stands at the top of the 3pt line.
- Coach stands at the same height receives the intercepted ball and passes it to the PG.
- The PG passes a hard pass to the player on the left.
- The player on the left finishes the ball without a dribble.
- The player on the right automatically becomes a defender.
- Then the PG passes the ball to the right and goes left to defend.
- Then passes to the other side.
- High tempo.
- Hitting 30 balls.
- 4X4 or 5X5.
- Half Field.
- Only the defending team can score points through:
- Turnover
- Rebound
- When the attacking side scores there is a switch, so the attackers start defending and the defenders start attacking.
- The team that scores 5 points first has won.
- Losers 10 push ups.
- Starting lineup:
- 1 forward left + defense
- 1 forward right + defense
- 1 guard center + defense
- 1 strong group, 1 weaker group
- Progression:
- Guard gives the pass to 1 of the forwards - alternating left and right
- Forward does a v cut to run free
- Defense tries to prevent the pass, but does not go full out yet
- Forward goes 1-on-1 and makes a drive
- Progression:
- Defense weak-side must drop off when the forward gets the pass
- Give and go with the guard instead of 1v1
- Active defense
- Regression:
- Passive defense
