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Drill 18 - Mass Defensive Drill

Basketball Drill

Greenvale Basketball Club Inc. (A0025777N)

http://greenvalegrizzlies.asn.au/coaching.htm

Type: Defensive stance and footwork.

Description:

Players spread out on court facing the

coach who is standing in front of them.

The coach can use visual or audible

cues to make the players do the following:

1. Get into their defensive stance.

2. Footfire or pitter-patter with their feet.

3. Defensive footwork any direction

    (e.g. left or right slide, drop-step and slide,

    retreat step, close out).

4. Change hand position - coach might move 

    ball around and have players trace

    ball, challenge shot etc.

Visual cues may be better as it encourages players to keep their heads up.

Variations:

Have a player lead the others.

Points of Emphasis:

1. Correct defensive stance.

2. Stay low - no bobbing up and down.

3. Keep head in middle of body.

4. Keep head back - "nose behind toes".

5. Correct defensive footwork - wide then wider - don't bring feet together.

6. Active hands.