Basketball drills for technique defense

• One on one till midcourt average speed.
• Goal: Slides defender.
• From 1m over midcourt.
• One on ne to the basket. 1 shot.
• Score by offense, offense stays offense
  • First to 4.

• reaching team-mates who are being defended. in the completion of the fast break.
• Against slow players.
• Against long players.
• Passing to the centre

• Attacker/defender start just right of midcourt next to each other.
• Attacker starts on the right.
• Passer behind (coach if necessary). Lob pass, roll or other.

• free play on 1 or 2 baskets, depending on the number of players.
• PURPOSE: Quick passing, cutting, helpside, ballside, boxing-out.
• First team at 5.
• Loser push-ups 6.

• free play on 1 or 2 baskets,
• depending on the number of players.
• NO dribbles only passing.

• The attackers are not allowed to move from their spot.
• They play the ball around and if they get the chance, they try to score
• The defenders have to run They try to prevent a goal from being scored
• When defenders are too static and stand by an attacker, you can do 3 things
  • Or force the defenders to run by telling at least one of them to run towards the attacker with the ball
  • Or tell the attackers they can take 2 steps.
  • Or draw a square on the ground where the attackers can move.
  • After 5 attempts, the defenders change with 2 new defenders.

• Centers + Guards + Forwards
• 3 Players
• 1 ball
• -a basket
• -2 Cones

Requirements :

Players must be able to dribble and run a layup

Goal :

• To finish off an overtime situation in 2-man break.
• train outlet pass
• to train running line flyer

Organization:

• the defender throws the ball against the board, left or right of the ring
• the attacker on the side of the board takes the outlet position and asks for the ball.
• The flyer sprints away towards the middle line.
• Flyer sprints around the pawn back to the basket.
• outlet dribbles as fast as possible around the other pawn
• the passer sprints to the centre circle, but has 1 foot in there and then goes to defend.
• attackers have 1 goal attempt and max 2 passes.
• the attacker who misses becomes the defender.

Teaching points

• the defender NOT to make any unsportsmanlike mistakes
• defender takes the charge or forces the dribbler to the side of the pitch

• One person shoots free throws.
• Two other players stand behind the one who throws the free throw.
  • According to the rules of the game
• Once the ball is gone the three players go for the rebound.
• If the person who made the free throw has the ball, he can make another free throw.
• If he doesn't have the ball, the 2 other players go to the other side of the court to attack, 2 against 1.
• If attacker is pressured by defender then go to free man, otherwise keep going until lay-up.
• The next three players get ready to execute the exercise.

• Players stand ready at the halfway line. The first one has a ball (then 2 without the ball).
  • X1 makes lay-up
  • X2 takes rebound and passes in (after scoring!)
  • X3 runs around the pot and starts defending
  • X1 and X2 attack to the other ring

• variation: with 5
  • X1 makes lay-up
  • X2 takes rebound and gives in (after score!) to X3
  • X3 dribbles over, X1 and X2 fill in the outer lines.
  • X4 walks around the basket near the baseline and defends.
  • X4 runs around the ball at the halfway line (other side) and defends.

• three groups of two per basket
• try to make qualitatively equal pairs
• How?
  • 1 pair in front, 2 in forward positions
  • take turns making a drive, alternating attack/defence
  • First of the pair to have 5 points, wins.

Prerequisites:

players on the dribble can defend Â- and can make a pass the length of the field

Objective:

to practice defending the backfield in the arrowpress Â- to anticipate the pass and always make sure you are in a position to intercept it

Organisation:

• 4 takes the ball and then does not take part in the game anymore, but counts down the seconds
• defender 5 applies maximum pressure on the dribbler
• the defenders can defend all over the field
• attacker 1 may only act on the defensive half Â- attackers 2 and 3 only on the offensive half
• after a stop or score, defender 5 takes the ball back for the next round
• if the attackers score within 10 seconds they have a point Â- if not, it is a point for the defenders Â- the attacker calls if there is a foul on him. Point for the attack.
• play 5 times in a row with the same defenders
• 3 new attackers each time.
• If the defenders make less than 2 stops, they must run.
• when there are 2 or more stops, all attackers must run.

Teaching points:

defend the dribbler on your feet - he may not pass you under any circumstances Â- arms wide to make a pass difficult Â- defender 6 must anticipate the long pass to intercept it Â- must position himself so that he can see the ball AND both other attackers as much as possible (split vision) Â- always adjust his position on the field to intercept the most likely pass Â- if he has not been able to intercept the long pass, Â- He must NOT allow a lay up Â- Defender 5 must then sprint full speed towards the free attacker on the weak side.

Variations:

In the beginning, you may have to limit the space for attackers 2 and 3. Use existing lines on the floor, or place pawns on the sidelines on the attacking half.