Daily Defensive Drills

Brent ChittyColumbus East High School

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• Accumulating• Realistic

Drill One: 1 on 1 Force Outside 4 Dribbles (3-

5 minutes)x

•Force to off hand•Don’t

reach

•No turn back (to strength)

•Keep arms distance–Get a count–Contest shot (Hand in the face)

4 Dribbles Total

Drill 2: 1 on 1 Force DownRight and Left Side

(3-5 minutes)C

X

•Force Down (pick up baseline and

sideline)•Don’t Reach•No Middle Drive

• Keep arms distance –Get a count–Contest shot (hand in the face)

Drill Three: 3 on 3 Help Recover, Close, Help(6-7 minutes, trim to 5)X

X

X

•Live Play•No Ball Screens•4 Dribbles

•Force to the off hand•Stop the drive•Rotate to close out

• Jump to help•Force down•Rotate to trap and jump

•Force long pass•Recover to help

Drill Four: Serbian Closeout/Blockout

X1

X3

X4

1

23

4

• Live Play• 4 Dribbles

• No Ball Screens

X2

• 4 on 4 • 5 on 4 (unguarded post/front the post bull in the ring)• 5 on 5

Drill 5: Defending the Ball Screen(5 minutes)

O1

O2

O3

X2

X3

X1

*I don’t like jamming

•Communicate screen•Step high not flat

•No matter if you –Switch–Go under–Go over–Jump it

Drill 6: 4 on 4 Shell

• 3 dribbles per possession• Ball screens allowed• Ball must reverse twice

Drill 7: 5 on 5 Shell

• 3 dribbles per possession

• Ball screens allowed• Ball must reverse twice

Presentation Prepared by Emma Alexander