Closing Out Drills

Guard, No Ball-Side Cut: To defend against a guard cutting to the middle, the player must slide, or jump to the ball, two steps on the cut to prevent the opponent from getting inside (between the defender and the ball). The defender should have…

Feb 12, 2015

Mentality-Based Coaching

Every year as a staff, we discuss what our offensive system will look like. And each year it becomes evident that although the system is important, the mentality behind it plays a larger role. Once you consistently teach mentalities, you can…

Dec 30, 2014

Emphasizing Rebounding In Practice

Shell Drill with 4 or 5 (Diagram 1):

Objective: Defensive positioning and principles with emphasis on finishing with rebound for both defense & offense.

Description: (1) Token offense passes ball around to each position, forcing defense to…

Dec 2, 2014

Defensive Closing Out Drill

Players begin on the half court. Split the team into two even groups. Begin with the understanding that the offensive player has the advantage because the defensive player is going to close out to the high side. Relative distance, speed, and size…

Nov 17, 2014

Shooting Off the Dribble – Lee Rose

One of the skills that separates good players from great players is the ability to shoot the pull-up jumper while on the move. Players who can do this have a mid-range game—a rare quality in this day of the three-point field goal. Most players can…

Nov 4, 2014

The Three Lane Drill

Procedure Players start on the baseline and line up in three lines: on the right side, in the middle, and on the left side of the court, respectively.

The ball starts in the middle (see diagram 1).

The outside players cut and then come back…

Aug 29, 2014

48 Rebounding Drill

Requirements: one basket, one basketball, 12 players, manager/coach

– This rebounding drill requires 2 teams.

– Drill requires 6 players from each team (designated here as Team A and Team B), thus a total of at least 12 players is required…

Aug 29, 2014