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Basketball: Defensive Denial Drill

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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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