Basketball: Defending and offensive dribble.

1 offensive player and 1 defensive player.

The offensive player will dribble through the cones, once the player has reached the last cone the player will dribble towards the basket and shoot a jump shot.

Force the dribble and control the ball handler.

Knees bent, back bent, feet wide and hands down and outwards.

Don't let ball handler get past.

Place feet wide apart so the player cannot go past you.

Go two steps back and the side step to cut off the ball handler.

Stay an arms length gap apart from ball carrier.

Look wide and intimidating.

Alternate which foot is dropped first. Use body to control the direction the ball carrier can move into.

Do this drill ten times.

Players set up as shown in video clip. The line of players under the basket will each have a basketball.

1. A pass will be made from the line on the baseline to the line at the top.
   
   
2. Once the pass has been received that player will take a shot. The passer of the ball will run out and do a close out with their hand up to contest the shot.
   
   
3. After the shot has been released they will turn and box out to get the rebound.

Set up as shown in video clip.

When the ball is on that players side of the court they will deny.

When the ball is on the other side of the court, the players will come across and play help defence.

Once the ball has been passed to one of those players then they will play 2v2.