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!
That's why this session looks at improving your players' defensive principles - getting your players to work as a team, communicate and improve their defending technique as a unit!
Did you know that Michael Jordan took most pride in his defensive ability? Get your team to take pride in their defence with this Team Defence session!
A ready-to-run Halloween session for junior basketball: zombie tag, ball control, a ghost rondo and a pumpkin patch shooting game.
Four players standing still make every ball handler's job harder. Teach V-cuts, L-cuts and back cuts so your team gets open and punishes defenders who overplay.
Good team defence is five players guarding the ball, not five separate one-on-ones. The shell drill is where that starts, so here is how to teach help-side positioning and rotations from the first week of the season.