Two Man Shell Drill
Excellent Defensive Drill that focuses on closeouts, keeping the ball out of the middle, help defense and stopping the ball in transition.
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Three Cone Reaction Defense Drill
Defensive Drill that focuses on various pieces of team defense.
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Wildcat Closeout Drill – 2 on 2 Defense Drill For Your Next Basketball Practice
Really good 2 on 2 Closeout Drill that focuses on the defensive player reading the offensive player and deciding whether they should close out long on a driver or closing out short on a shooter. In addition, to working on the type of closeout the drill also incorporates the idea of switching offensive players when…
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Basketball Defending Series: Flex, Hand-offs and Screens
In the five prior articles in our basketball defending series we’ve covered a lot of ground including some thoughts on defending the screen/roll-pop. In an earlier article, we essentially shared thoughts on defending the dribble drive. While those two trends seem to dominate current offensive thinking, there are other actions that warrant discussion. Basketball Defending…
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Tom Izzo Defense Drill – 4 on 5
Great scramble defense drill from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo. The drill forces players to communicate, read the offense and above all hustle like crazy. Drill Objective To build an aggressive, high-IQ defense by forcing defenders to play down a man. This drill forces players to constantly scramble, sprint through recovery rotations, and communicate at…
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Fran McCaffery 1-2-2 Three-Quarter Court Press
Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery teaches the subtleties of his 1-2-2 three quarter zone press.
