Basketball drills for technique defense
- Starting lineup:
- Each 2 form a team
- Each team has 1 ball
- Maximum of 2 teams per goal
- Conduct:
- Playing 1 against 1
- Defense passes the ball to offense; at the level of the three-point line
- Each team takes turns so we don't get in each other's way
- Each team stays on its own half
- Progression:
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Regression:
- Defense with 1 hand behind the back
- Defense with both hands behind the back
- Setup:
- 4 against 4.
- 1 player with disadvantage standing behind the player with ball.
- Playing 4 against 4
- Important to pass well
- Setup
- By 2
- 1 against 1
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Variant 1: pass with 2 hands to left/right hand
- Variant 2: defense with ball between 2 hands
- Variant 3: defense with 1 hand behind the back and hand-off
- Variant 4: active defense
- Classification:
- Blue = offense
- Red = defense
- The attacker tries to score as quickly as possible.
- The defender sprints back to stop this.
- There is only one chance to shoot.
- After the attack, the attacker becomes the defender and vice versa.
- Setup:
- 2 men in defense
- 3 groups baseline
- Playing 3 against 2
- Shotter returns to defense
- Setup:
- 2 in defense, one foot each in the bucket
- 2 in offense at the three-point line
- 1 passer
- Passer passes to 1 of the forwards
- Footwork is important, foot defense over foot offense
- Forward passes to the other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Forward passes to other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Passer passes second ball to other forward
- And then they go 1 on 1 towards the baseline
- Setup:
- 1-on-1
- Starting at the free throw line
- A goal must be scored within 5 seconds
- Other players can take a few shots in the meantime
- Setup:
- 3 groups of end line
- Ball in the middle
- Coach stands in the middle
- Players pass to center line and pass to coach
- Coach passes to 1 of the 2 outside players
- Play 2 against 1
- Setup
- 3 against 3
- 4 against 4
- 5 against 5
- 10 seconds left to play
- Coach counts down
- Teams play against each other and try to score in time
- Setup:
- Everyone baseline
- 1 group at the free throw line with ball
- 1 group near the sideline
- Players give 3 passes to each other
- Important that they walk in a straight line
- After last pass we play 1 against 1, around the middle line
- Defense closes the middle, pushes the attacker to the sideline
- Variation:
- 1 extra defender under the bucket
- Extra defender may only help if the attacker goes baseline
- If the attacker goes to the middle, there is no help
- Do this to oblige the player not to give middle
- Setup
- 3 groups
- Defense
- Offense
- Players not participating wait at the center line
- Coach has the ball
- Coach passes to 1 player
- Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
- Playing 3 against 3
- At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
- Offense becomes defense
- Quickly line up again and next group plays
- Setup
- 2 defenders
- 2 attackers on the forward positions
- Play 2 against 2
- Take a maximum of 1 shot
- Attack becomes defense if they cannot score
- Quick switch from defense to offense
