Basketball drills for technique defense

• Two players, behind each other outside the key/3-point line.
• 3 pilons/ Player with ball starts at middle, defender behind her.
• Player with ball goes around 3rd pilon. Defender around 2nd. Lay-up/defense. (2-4 baskets)

• 3 attackers around the bucket,
• 2 defenders in the bucket.
• Attackers around the bucket pass around.
• Defenders move towards the ball and give helpside.
• Right wing attacker sometimes dribbles inside to bucket edge and then outside again.

• players stand at the baseline on 5 lines 1 group in the middle the other 2 groups at the ends of the field the other 2 in between.
• The ball goes from the central player to player 2 who stands to the right of player 1.
• Then player 1 goes behind player 2 and passes player 4.
• While this is happening player 2 passes to player 3, and player 2 runs behind player 3 and past player 5 towards goal.
• Then player 3 passes to player 4 and performs the same overtaking move.
• When this happens, player 3 passes to player 4 and performs the same overtaking move.
• if player 5 is still too far from the goal he passes to player 1 who has to finish
• As soon as this is done the last passer and finisher go back in sprint defence to the other half where they will play 3 against 2.
• From the end of this fastbreak the shotter goes back into defence and the defending players attack.
• option:
  • After this they can play 1 vs 1 back.

• Goal:
  • Post up the pivot.
  • Feed the pivot. 2 on 2.
• Use all means, backscreen, pick-and-roll. Boxing-out.
• (Needed for 3out-2 in system)
• 1 ball per side. (2 shots allowed when rebounded)
• Score, offense stays offense.

• 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