When your team are without the ball you want them to be constantly closing down your opposition, squeezing the space and applying pressure on every single pass! Working hard in this way will help force errors and create opportunities for your players to make the interception.
To give your players plenty of defensive practice, helping them to react to cues around them and reduce scrabbling for the ball, this session aims to develop a quicker pick up to cut down on loose balls and give your players the skills and confidence to go and win the ball back after a loss of possession.
Teach your players how, where and when to make the interception, reacting to visual cues and timing their movement to perfection!
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Tight markers win when attackers run in straight lines. Teach your players to dodge, change pace and time their drive so they get free when the ball is ready.
When everyone chases the ball, nobody is free. Teach your team to spread out, offer two options and clear space so the ball moves cleanly down court.
A shooter who can hold a strong position under the post is worth more than one who runs all over the circle. Here is how to coach body shape, a legal hold and a well-timed release, and how feeders make the most of it.