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Defense Reaction Drill - Players

Drill Purpose:

This is a great all around drill that improves your defensive speed, quickness, and agility. It also improves conditioning and jumping. If you work hard, you'll see results on the court.

Instructions

  1. Sprint to half court.

  2. Defensive slide diagonally towards the sideline.

  3. Once, you reach the baseline, swing your inside foot back (defensive drop step) and slide back towards the hoop.

  

  1. Run to the free throw line.

  2. When you reach the free throw line, get down in your defensive stance and slide laterally to the sideline, touch the sideline, and slide back.

  3. Once, you get back to the middle of the court, sprint to the opposite hoop and do 10 rim touches. If you can not reach the rim, touch the net or backboard instead.

  


What do you think? Let us know by leaving your comments, suggestions, and questions...


Comments

melvin says:
9/25/2008 at 5:47:55 AM

A greaat drill to improves you'r defence!!


badi says:
9/25/2008 at 6:26:37 AM

Thanks, your the best!


jordan says:
9/26/2008 at 12:53:12 AM

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice


William says:
9/26/2008 at 2:33:33 PM

Thanks, it''''''''s really helpful


Kartik says:
10/1/2008 at 10:26:35 AM

Useful...


hey hey hey says:
10/1/2008 at 4:41:44 PM

all good


Austin says:
10/12/2008 at 6:13:49 PM

awful


samantha says:
11/7/2008 at 11:37:51 AM

this drill iz crazy!!!!!


Tchoba says:
12/4/2008 at 5:48:47 AM

thanks a lot


Steven says:
6/3/2009 at 6:56:00 AM

i might do this drill by myself when team practice is over


Sebastian says:
7/23/2009 at 5:09:50 PM

Very Useful, will definetly use this. thanks


Tarence says:
10/29/2009 at 10:08:32 AM

ill be dunkin in no time with this drill


James Ferguson says:
11/30/2009 at 6:33:26 PM

Thank You you dont know how much this means to myself and the team Im a new coach trying to help out the Houston communtiy and I needed some drills and plays to teach the kids we're trying to start a basketball team with the local ymca and things like this is what we need to go a long way so again Thank You.


Kyle says:
12/23/2009 at 10:20:34 AM

Really can help with your hustle as well as your defense...Great Drill!


Coach Lemo says:
2/7/2010 at 11:09:38 PM

Correction for instruction #3:
"Once you reach the SIDELINE, swing your inside foot back (defensive drop step), and slide back towards the hoop."


Kumar says:
2/23/2010 at 10:07:43 AM

This is a very good drill.


jake says:
6/22/2010 at 2:11:49 PM

how many times should i do the drill


Joe Haefner says:
6/22/2010 at 2:39:08 PM

Jake,

It depends on age, how often you are training, how many games you are playing, and what you are trying to accomplish.

If you are trying to condition for basketball, you may progressively build up over time.

For example,

Week 1 - 6 Circuits w/ 1 minute rest in between circuits.

Week 2 - 6 Circuit w/ 45 seconds rest

Week 3 - 8 circuits w/ 45 seconds rest

Week 4 - 8 circuits w/ 30 seconds rest

Week 5 - 10 circuits w/ 30 seconds rest


COach Tae says:
11/16/2011 at 11:24:59 PM

This drill is great. Helps the kids get footwork down. To spice things up, you can make it a head to head competition. starting two kids under basket going to opposite sides. winner gets reward or loser does push ups or something. you can run this with four kids at a time, so the others arent standing around for too long.


parthipan says:
1/15/2012 at 10:53:17 PM

Good circuit for any grade!


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