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Basketball: Defensive Denial Drill

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DESCRIPTION

This drill will need 1 person with a ball and a offensive and defensive player who will be set up between the cones.

The offensive player will run from cone to cone. The defence must keep a hand between the ball and the offensive player to stop a pass going through.

COACHING POINTS

When doing a denial the defensive player must look in line with their shoulder so they can see the ball and the person they are defending.

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Defensive Conditioning - Jump, touch, turn and sprint:

Players stand on each side of the hoop.

On the coach's whistle they will jump and touch the backboard 5 times, before then turning and sprint back on defence.

Footwork and Movement

Close Out- Box Out Drill:

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

A pass will be made from the line on the baseline to the line at the top.
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.
After the shot has been released they will turn and box out to get the rebound.

Shooting

2v2 Deny Drill:

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.

Defense

Defensive Conditioning Drill:

The coach will roll the ball in a straight line.

When the ball is rolled the players must sprint to get in front of the ball

Once the player has got in front of the ball, the player must go backwards in a defensive stance to stay in front of the ball.

Footwork and Movement

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