Line Battle Drill
Competitive footwork and ball handling drill. The offensive player must stay in between the lane line and gets a point for every time they cross the free throw line or the baseline.
Defensive Mindset Drills with USA Basketball Coach Don Showalter
Three and a half minute video with a few drills you can add your repertoire. None of these drills alone will make your team an outstanding defensive team but they will help develop an overall mindset of defensive importance within your program. If you are interested in the entire video from Read More
Handling the Box Double, Man Double, and Run and Jump.
Today, we’ll add some thoughts on handling several other double teams. When we discussed Diamond Press doubles in our last article, we operated on the premise that our hypothetical double teams are very good and our ballhandler just can’t simply beat two men off the bounce (even though that obviously Read More
Building a Defensive System with Jim Boylen Bulls Associate Head Coach
Great clinic video with former San Antonio Spurs Assistant and current Associate Head Coach of the Chicago Bulls Jim Boylen talking through the process of building a championship defensive system. The video is almost an hour long but certainly worth taking the time to watch even if you have to do Read More
Kentucky Transition Defense Drill
Transition Defense Drill from a University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball Practice. The drill is a 5 on 5 drill that has two players start from a disadvantage to simulate a fast break situation. Great drill for not only transition defense but also transition offense and letting the players get out and Read More
Defensive Slides Drill with Wake Forest Coach Danny Manning
Video from a Wake Forest University basketball practice of Head Coach Danny Manning putting his team through some defensive conditioning drills. Great drill for players and teams of all ages.