Blog Archives

Wing to Post Deny the Pass Drill

The Wing to Post Deny the Pass Drill is an activity used to help players deny perimeter to post cuts by an offense. Good ball rotation is a common way offenses use to gain space and good postposition. The Wing to Post Deny the Pass Drill looks to provide an opportunity for defensive players to practice denying this type of positioning from occurring,

Read more ›

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Should a Defender Move out of Position to Deflect a Pass?

To Deflect a Pass a defender often has to move sometimes out of a good stance or even break free of their team defensive formation. The movement of deflecting a pass therefore creates a weakness within the overall defensive structure the team utilises. Whether this is a good choice though comes down ultimately to the defender making the right read,

Read more ›

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Princeton Offense: Dribble Entry Option

The Princeton Offense has long been a very popular system for coaches. This is because the Princeton Offense as a basis for a team’s offense provides a high degree of continuity. It is this continuity that helps many young and developing teams “find” scoring opportunities not necessarily by skill,

Read more ›

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Bump the Cutter Drill

The Bump the Cutter Drill is a great activity for focusing on the defence of stopping cutters gaining good positioning around the keyway. For the offense the focus is on cutting for the ball and for the defence focuses on denying easy reception in an advantageous position.

Read more ›

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Contesting Drill – Overplay

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 attempting to create a passing lane.

Read more ›

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Top