Drills that work on Defense
Blitz Box Drill
This drill was posted on YouTube by Championship Productions. It features Coach Tom Pecora. He uses this drill to break…
5 on 3 Transition Defense Drill
This video from Championship Productions features retired Creighton head coach Greg McDermott. This is a drill that many coaches use.…
Bigs Post Defensive Drill
Coach Randy Sherman posted this drill in the FastModel Plays and Drills Library. Post defense drill to teach, deny, fronting…
T-Closeout Drill
This drill comes from coach Anthony Fobb (Sam Houston State) and comes from a Glazier Clinic. The video was posted…
No Hands Defensive Drill
This drill comes from Chris Holtmann (DePaul) and was posted on Coaches Insider by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan…
4 Man Cover Drill
This drill comes from former Michigan and NBA coach John Beilein. It was found in the FastModel Plays and Drills…
4 on 4 Shell Breakdowns
This post was originally a part of the article “Techniques Used in the Top Individual & Team Defensive Breakdown Drills”…
Stunt and Go Defensive Drill
This Championship Productions video features Coach Dan Muller (former Illinois State head coach). This drill is a variation of the…
3 Line Closeouts
This drill comes from Coach Greg Lansing from when he was the head coach at Indiana State. He is now…
Bob Hurley Command Drill
This drill comes from Bob Hurley and was posted on Championship Productions’ YouTube page. This defensive drill works on 4 different…
2 on 2: Early Stunt, Early Recovery
This drill comes from Miami University coach Travis Steele from when he was at Xavier. The video was posted on…
Zig Zag Drill
This drill comes from Coach Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska Omaha) as part of his open practice video from Championship Productions. This…
Van Gundy Defensive Positioning Drill
This drill was posted on The Coaching Toolbox as a free resource out of their Attack the Pack and Packline…
Closeout Warmups
This video from Championship Productions was posted on their YouTube and is part of an open practice with Coach Chris…
Bear 1-on-1 Defensive Drill
This drill comes from Dusty May (Michigan) and was posted on Coaches Insider. It was posted by the Basketball Coaches…
Defensive Energy Drill
This video is from Championship Productions’ YouTube channel and features Coach Frank Allocco. This video breaks down the progression of…
Chute Defensive Drill
This drill comes from Coach Frank Martin (UMass) and was posted on YouTube by Championship Productions. This is an alternative…
2 on 2 Read the Chest
This Championship Productions video features Coach Baker Dunleavy. In this video he explains the details and coaching points of the…
Chris Mack Pack Line Defense Drills
Chris Mack is the current head coach at South Florida and first shared these through Championship Productions. The notes after…
Xavier Newsleter 195
This edition of the Xavier Newsletter features a fall workout that the use with their guards as well as a…
4 on 3 Diamond Press Game
This clip from 2026 Patriot League Tournament Champions – Lehigh head coach Brett Reed – shows a competitive 4-on-3 press…
Black Hawk Closeouts
In this excerpt from “Everyday Practice Drills for Defensive Toughness & Offensive Readiness”, Coastal head coach Justin Gray demonstrates the…
Denying the INside Pocket
This clip is pulled directly from Jacie Hoyt’s full length Cowgirl Defense video and captures how she teaches on ball…
Building a Rebounding and Defensive Mindset
This drill comes from Championship Productions and was posted on their YouTube. This video is with Brian Wardle, Bradley University…
Defensive Cut Throat
This is another drill from the FastModel Plays and Drills Library. Coach Greg White posted this variation of cut throat…
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…
Fly Drill
This drill is from Ed Cooley (Providence) and was posted on YouTube by Championship Productions. This drill is designed to…
Head on a Swivel
Kim Barnes Arico (Michigan) demonstrates this drill where the defender must be able to see both the ball and their…