About This Play/Drill

In my college experiences I've worked with some of the best defensive coaches in the business; Tim Floyd, Kevin O'Neill, Larry Eustachy, and Gary Garner. Each of them ran tough, competitive practices with demanding drills.

Here is one that will really help your half court defense. Getting to three point shooters is important to a solid half court defense. This diagrammed drill is based on getting to the shooting and taking away the open three. It demands great communication, rotation, anticipation, closing out, being there on the catch, vision, blocking out and rebounding with two hands. If three defenders can successfully defend four players in this drill then your game time defense will shut down any opponent's three point shooting.

DEFENSIVE RULES:

1. Must be there on the catch by offense

2. Ball pressure at all times

3. Communication entire possession

4. Two non-on ball defenders protect basket and lay ups

5. Secure rebound with two hands

Getting to three point shooters is important to a solid half court defense. This diagrammed drill is based on getting to the shooting and taking away the open three. It demands great communication, rotation, anticipation, closing out, being there on the catch, vision, blocking out and rebounding with two hands. If three defenders can successfully defend four players in this drill then your game time defense will shut down any opponent's three point shooting.

DRILL OPTIONS:

1. When does drill end? You can designate the number of passes, the number of threes taken away, or time.

2. If you set conditions and a defender or defenders violates it, you start possession over.

3. Conditions could include being there on the catch, hand up on closeout, communication re: who has ball, vision, three block outs, rebound the ball with two hands.

4. Can use this as a three man drill or a team drill; i.e.-8 players white and 3 players red.