Chaotic Basketball Drill for Defense and Offense: The Whistle Drill

Joe Haefner: Hey this is coach Joe Haefner. In this next video we're going to show you a competitive drill that is one of the best that you can use for improving your team offense, and your team defense. First off the game of basketball is very chaotic. Each possession starts differently and each possession ends differently. The way that you match up defensively is different each time down the floor. And the way that your offense starts is different each time down the floor.

Joe Haefner: So you need to practice this way, and this next drill is a great way to practice your offense and defense in a random chaotic environment. This is also great for improving your ability to communicate, transition quickly from offense to defense and also you'll help defense rotations. You can do this drill on the full court or the half court. It's called the whistle drill, and defensive expert Jim Huber will take you through the drill next.

Joe Haefner: You can also get a bonus free pdf of our 11 best defensive drills by clicking on the link below or in the description. It has instructions, tips and diagrams that you can quickly reference to help you better run the drills. And you can also get a free special bonus that's in the pdf to help improve your defense even quicker.

Jim Huber: So what's it going to take players? We have five on five. We're going to allow them to play, so says the balls move. They're moving around, they’re cutting, move. I might be like, I blow the whistle. He's got to set the ball down. This person close to the ball that was guarding, can't come and pick the basketball up. It has to be somebody else. And everybody has to guard somebody different that was guarding them. All right, ball here play it up top.

Jim Huber: Match up, match up, match up. Doing a good stance, hillside, be talking, communicate, play. Here we go, let's go. Let's go, let's go. Get off, get off, get off. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. Talk, talk, talk, talk. Pick somebody, mash, mash, mash. Grab with hands. Nick sit down, sit down. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go. You got it, you got it, mash, mash, talk. Talk, rotate. Sit down, sit down, sit down, come off hands. Stop. All right stop there.

Jim Huber: So again, this drill you'd whistle, place it down. But again it's a great communication scramble drill.

Joe Haefner: Hey we hope you enjoyed the video. If you want to get that bonus free pdf with 11 best defensive drills be sure to click on the link below or in the description.