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TWO ON TWO; THREE ON THREE

In this drill two offensive men are pitted against two defensive men
(3 may also be used). The coach or a player assists them but must remain
stationary at the center of the floor. The offensive men may pass to him
at any time but he is not allowed to advance the ball or score. The offen-
sive men must cut, fake and dribble, shoot, set up blocks for each other and
use any of the offensive tactics against the defensive men.

The coach must encourage the defensive men to talk to each other al
of the time and should offer constructive criticism of defensive position,
stance, and other fundamentals.

This defensive drill may be increased until five men are placed against
five. The drill may be varied by allowing the coach to retain the ball and
only pass to a player who is in position for a good short shot. The drill
under this plan is an excellent method of studying the proper positions of
the defensive men.

 

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SINGLE DEFENSE MAN
DRILL

The coach controls the ball at the
side of the basket. The offensive
player cuts using footwork and

e change of pace and direction to elude
@o the guard. If he gets away for a shot

oO the coach passes to him and he re-
22 bounds until the guard gets the ball.
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DRILL FOR SIDELINE BLOCK SHIFT

In the sideline block illustration player D passes to player C and cuts
outside of him. Player A drops back and assumes his defensive position
on D with player B assuming his positiom on the blocker C. This is a
simple exchange of defensive assignments.

 

DRILL FOR PIVOT OR
MULTIPLE SHIFTING

In the diagram player E passes to
the pivot man and crosses in front of
him. Player A must shift his de-
fensive assignment to E and C must
take the pivot man. However, if D
fakes the ball to E and gives it to
' player F crossing from the other side
of the floor, C must again shift his
duties to F with B taking the pivot
man D.

 

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