Defensive Drill – Closing Out

This basketball drill is great to slow things down and really teach the fundamentals of defensive stance, footwork, positioning and communication.

Keys to success: Defender must stay under control. We prefer to force the offensive player toward the baseline. Do not over play toward the middle and leave a direct line to the basket. Defender must play a half step toward the middle and stay square with the offensive player (i.e. don’t turn sideways).

Elapsed Time: Run the drill until all players have had a turn as the defender on each side of the court.