Jr. NBA - Defence

Rookie

• Defence I love it
  • each time coach yells "defence", players slap the floor and yell "I love it"
  • Fundamentals of a defensive stance
  • see Defending - Footfire
• "Coach says"
  • Simon says for defence, "coach says" - "in a stance", "footfire", "slide", "rebound", "relax"
  • see Defending - Nash wave drill
• Lateral pushes
  • two big pushes sideways on "go", repeat coming back
  • progression - continuous for 15 seconds
  • see Defending - Close-out and reach step, Memphis stance, Lane slides
• Follow the leader slides
  • follow coach to start (e.g. quick feet, slide, jump), then players take turns leading
• Tracing the ball
  • pass, close out, trace the ball (apply pressure, don't give him vision to pass), rotate defender to attacker, attacker passes and closes out
  • Fundamentals of tracing the ball
  • see Defending - Close-out lines
• 1 on 1 numbers game (Competitive)
  • players on the baseline, each has a number, coach throws out a ball, calls two numbers, first to the ball is on offence, 6 seconds, one shot
  • progressions - 2 on 2 numbers (each team of two has a number), 3 on 3 numbers
  • see 1 on 1 - Numbers, Lutz roll, Attack/defend - 2 on 2 roll-outs

Starter

• 2-person closeout
  • players close out, drop to a gap position, rotate off
  • Fundamentals of the closeout
  • see Defending - Philly closeouts
• Closeout 1 on 1
  • pass, close out, 1 on 1
  • see 1 on 1 - Tauer, Continuous, Defending - Boone 1 on 1
• Closeout breakdown
  • pass, close out, rotate defender to attacker
  • see Defending - Pack-line Vegas closeouts
• Defending a 2 on 1
  • stay below the ball, don't commit to it, stunt, slow them down
  • Fundamentals of defending a 2 on 1
• Back 1 on 1
  • defender faces the basket, attacker puts the ball on the defender's back, live on "go" (or when the attacker makes a move)
  • see Attack / defend - Pasquali advantage

All-Star

• 3-second deny
  • the defender wins if he can deny for 3 seconds
  • Fundamentals of denying the pass
  • see Defending - Denial
• 3-touch defensive drill
  • 5 cones around the perimeter, the defender starts with quick feet, sprints out and back to 3 cones (coach points) then fullcourt
  • see Defending - Duke challenge the shooter, also Duke shooter box-out
• 2 on 2 shell drill
  • on-ball position ("ball", no middle), help position (point and see both), jump to the ball (turn and sprint), coach calls "pass"
  • stunt (up the floor) and recover on a middle drive
  • Fundamentals of stunt & recover
  • see Defending - Spurs shift & close, Woodley 2 on 2, Schepp closeouts
• 3 on 3 shell drill
  • defenders start in the lane, always two players in a help position, "pass", stunt and recover
  • Fundamentals of help the helper (on a baseline drive)
  • see Defending - Spurs shift & close, Procopio 3 on 3 shrink
• Defensive mirror drill
  • two players have their hands on a ball, the leader step-slides, the other player follows (no negative steps)
  • see Defending - Duke mirror
• Foot between drill
  • attacker (with defender) tries to drive from the top of the key and get a foot inside an elbow
  • see 1 on 1 - Halfcourt containment, Dave Smart army, Texas containment
• Jump to the ball
  • close-outs, jump to the ball (and layups)
  • Fundamentals of jumping to the ball
  • see Defending - Jump to the ball

MVP

• Deny layup drill
  • deny a wing entry, steal a pass for a layup at the far basket
• Ball up ball down
  • defender rolls a ball, closes out (no middle)
  • move in and challenge when the ball is up (overhead), move back when the ball comes down to drive or on a foot fake (jab step)
  • first move the foot closest to the direction you want to go
  • See 1 on 1 - Alba (jump straight back on a jab step, then recover), Defending - 1 on 1 wing, Spurs shift & close
• Closeout-slide-backpedal
  • from the baseline, close out to coach above the elbow, slide elbow to elbow, backpedal to the baseline
  • variation - Backpedal-slide-sprint
  • see Defending - Lane slides, Nash triangle slides, Footwork - Triangle