The Gate Drill is a favourite activity of Functional Basketball Coaching. The Gate Drill demands players compete in a one on one situation, but are limited in their scope of movement and offensive objective. The Gate Drill forces players to …

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Many coaches once gaining some knowledge about the basketball instantly commence collecting a huge bank of Basketball Plays. This is a very amicable exercise for many coaches in an attempt to find the one play that helps them win more …

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The Contesting Drill helps defenders develop the ability to blend playing high-pressure denial defence with the ability to also defend the back cut. In the Contesting Drill the coach starts with the ball. The coach can dribble to either side …

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The Power Forward (PF) for a basketball team in the modern era of basketball holds down the interior offense of a team. With the decline of genuine Centers throughout the world of basketball, the PF has had to step up and …

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Defensive Transition can be a very poorly executed phase of a team’s defence exposing gaps for a well-drilled offense to fast break or utilise an effective primary transition against. When Defensive Transition is incorporated, it is often instilled in a …

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