Basketball: Slide-Run-Slide

Make defending just as rewarding and start to see a defensive player become the star!

Cones will be set up as shown in the video. Two players will be competing against each other.

On the coach's whistle the players must touch each cone 5 times. Once they have done that it is the 1st player to grab the cone in the middle.

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.

Set out cones to split the court in half, with your players working in pairs.

The player with the ball should dribble the ball up the court in a Zig Zag pattern.

The second player will be playing passive defence. They should be in front of the attacker at all times but are not actively trying to steal the ball.

The defensive player must try to cut the dribbler off at each of the the lines (cones and touchline) using their outside foot so that the dribbler has to change direction.

They continue to do this until they reach the end of the court at which point players then switch roles and repeat the drill in the opposite direction.

Players start off with their own space on the court.

On the coach's first whistle players sprint on the spot, standing with wide feet and their arms outstretched as if defending.

Players sprint on the spot, with minimal leg raise - emphasis on fast feet.

On the coach's second whistle, players follow the coach's signal (right or left with their arm).

Players move in the crab position in the direction of the coach's signal until the third whistle.