Taking your players from warm up to their final game, this intensive session is packed full of great ideas to get your players working hard on their D - ensuring that they remain alert to the threat from an oncoming attacker and keep themselves between the basket and the opposition player at all times!
This Session looks at improving your players' defensive principles - progressing from the 1 vs 1 drills we've been working on in previous weeks to 5 vs 5 situations - getting your players to work as a team, communicate and improve their defending technique as a unit!
There is a famous saying that goes "Offence sells tickets but defence win championships" - this is a saying that you should get across to your players and make them take it to heart! If your players can take pride in keeping a tight ship by conceding very few points in their games then you will always have a good chance of winning your games.
The ball screen produces almost half of all professional offensive possessions, yet most teams still teach it as a memorised play. The modern approach trains the read - giving players a framework to decide based on what the defence does, not what the coach called.
The closeout is the most repeated defensive action in modern basketball. With fouls per game climbing in the 2025-26 season, coaches must teach defenders to contest the three without surrendering the drive or putting shooters on the line.
The 2-3 zone defence remains one of the most effective defensive systems in basketball when coached and executed properly. This guide covers the fundamentals of running a 2-3 zone, including player roles, rotations, and when to deploy it for maximum impact.
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