Defense

Playname : Closeout drill

1 see full court closeout drill for explaination of the closeout if need be. Here we see the team in 2 lines.The person at the top of the circle is a coach with 2 basketballs. Set 2 defenders up on the low blocks.

2 The coach passes the first ball to the player on his/her right.The defender runs out fast and closes out while the offensive player moves the ball around ,up and down,as if trying to get a pass off.The defender must move hands quickly and stay with the ball.

3 give each player 10 seconds closing out and have the offensive player return the ball to the coach,then the defender runs to back of line while the offensive player goes to the low block and plays defense.

4 you may want to add time for each individual drill to getr things working smoothly.You keep switiching side to side.Have a additional coach help if needed.

5 Tips: 1-have players closeout aggressively 2-keep hands with ball,high,low,etc. 3-approach with a jump stop with high hands 4-players may and should yell " ball ball ball" while closing out. 5-Defensive players and offensive players should not be standing straight up ,but in a good position,flexing at the waist and knees. 6-all players hustle on this drill 7-offensive players must stand still,no traveling or dribbling.

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