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Basketball drills for technique defense

  • Set-up.
  • Have players line up on the baseline and assign the players numbers.
  • The Drill - the coach rolls or tosses a ball to the center of half court and calls out a number.
  • In this case, #4.
  • The two players assigned #4 attack the basketball, the player the wins the ball first is on offense and tries to score on the basket by the coach.
  • Players are allowed one shot.
  • Variations - Call two numbers.



drawing Offense and Defense - Numbers Game (baseline numbers calling, throw ball in play
  • Four or more players are in a circle
  • One or two defenders are in the middle
  • The players wil pass to each other and the middle defenders try to catch the ball
  • Players in the circle cannot pass to the person directly next to him (because otherwise the ball will not go through the middle)
  • If the ball is catched, he will change place with the person who threw the ball
  • Repeat ten times
  • Any pass is legit
drawing Where is the ball
  • 5 man weave, 3  idplayers run the weave. 
  • Pass the ball, go round the outsude player, outside player moves in and becomes midplayer and soforth. 
  • Last 2 players that touched the ball become defenders. 
  • Defending 2 players in the court. 
  • One inbouncer. 
  • 3 against two full court.