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- Closeout Drill: This drill is designed to improve your ability to defend the perimeter. Start by lining up three players on the perimeter, with one defender in front of each of them. The coach will then pass the ball to one of the players, and the defender must close out and play defense.
The drill can be made more challenging by having the offensive player dribble before passing the ball, or by having multiple offensive players pass the ball around before the defender has to close out. - Help Defense Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your ability to play help defense. Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense.
The coach will then pass the ball to one of the offensive players, and the defender must play good help defense and rotate to the ball.
The drill can be made more challenging by adding a second offensive player, or by having the offensive players run a set play. - Full-Court Press Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your team’s ability to press and play full-court defense. Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense.
The coach will then inbound the ball, and the defensive team must immediately press and play full-court defense. The drill can be made more challenging by adding a second defender, or by having the offensive team run a set play. - Box Out Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your ability to box out and rebound the basketball.
Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense. The coach will then shoot the ball, and the defensive players must box out and rebound the basketball.
The drill can be made more challenging by adding a second defender, or by having the offensive players run a set play. - One-on-One Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your ability to play one-on-one defense. Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense.
The coach will then pass the ball to one of the offensive players, and the defender must play one-on-one defense. The drill can be made more challenging by adding a second offensive player, or by having the offensive players run a set play. - Three-on-Three Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your team’s ability to play three-on-three defense. Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense.
The coach will then pass the ball to one of the offensive players, and the defensive team must play three-on-three defense. The drill can be made more challenging by adding a second offensive player, or by having the offensive players run a set play. - Scrimmage Drill:
This drill is designed to improve your team’s ability to play defense in a game-like situation. Start by dividing the team into two groups, with one group on offense and one group on defense.
The coach will then inbound the ball, and the teams will play a scrimmage.
The coach can stop the scrimmage at any time to give the defense instruction, or to make adjustments.
These drills are just examples, coaches and players can come up with new drills that best suits their team’s needs and weaknesses. It’s important to focus on specific areas of defense and to practice them consistently in order to improve as a team.
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