Drills that work on Defense
5 Drills to Build a Suffocating Defense
This drill was presented at a Glazier Clinic by Carlotta Kloppenburg-Pruitt, head women’s basketball coach at Southern Oregon. Here she walks through her man-to-man pressure defense system. OVERVIEW A coach walks through her SOS Man-to-Man Pressure Defense system, introducing the core terminology and drills she uses from the first week of practice. The video is…
Fly Drill
This drill is from Ed Cooley (Providence) and was posted on YouTube by Championship Productions. This drill is designed to help work on defensive rotations and communication. Coach Cooley labels this as a warm up drill. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
Head on a Swivel
Kim Barnes Arico (Michigan) demonstrates this drill where the defender must be able to see both the ball and their player at the same time. When a player is in a help position, their ball-side foot should be up and not flat, to prevent being screened. The focus is on getting up the line in…