*Individual Defense Drills - eBasketballCoach

14 Proven Drills To Transform ANY Player Into A Tenacious Lockdown Defender!

Introducing the Ultimate Individual Defense Drillbook

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Individual Defense: Your #1 Key To Victory

Having a team full of lockdown defenders is THE strongest (and most reliable) competitive advantage you could ever ask for. Why? Because offensive performance comes and goes. Some games, it's like there's a lid on the basket, and your players can't make a shot from anywhere.

Injuries can put your best scorers on the bench. Or your entire team can catch a bad case of the butterfingers and you can barely hold onto the ball. But no matter how bad things get on offense - defense is ALWAYS your trump card.

📦 What's Inside?

1️⃣ Team Defense Drillbook

The Individual Defense Playbook is jam-packed with 14 all-new, stunningly effective drills that will have your players locking down their opponents with incredible skill and stunning intensity.

And it's all explained with simple, step by step instructions and diagrams that ANY coach can understand.

So you can learn this stuff today, and start using it at your very next practice!

Five on Four Scramble Drill: a fun, and highly competitive game situation drill that trains defenders how to limit drives and force contested jump shots (even when they're outnumbered)

Duke Six Point Drill: created by Mike Krzyzewski, this fun drill progression puts each defender through 6 challenging scenarios: denying the wing entry, denying the post pass, defending the zipper cut, establishing proper help-side position, cutting off help-side penetration, closing out on a shooter

Full Court One on One: helps your players become master full court defenders, so they can cut off and turn dribblers at will, steer them to vulnerable spots, and force TONS of turnovers!

Closeout Drill: teaches your players how to close out on the perimeter - hard AND under control. This is an ESSENTIAL skill for any defensive scheme.

Mass Slide: a simple footwork drill that trains your players to keep a dangerous ballhandler out of the lane

Run-Slide-Slide: an excellent basketball-specific agility drill that helps your defenders transition from a full-out sprint to a controlled defensive shuffle

Control Drill: teaches your kids how to close out on the perimeter at maximum speed (without losing control or giving up a blow-by)

Zig Zag the Lane: an awesome conditioning drill that builds lower body endurance while improving footwork. Just 30 seconds of this will wear your players out!

And a whole lot more!

2️⃣ Devastating Pressure Defense

Devastating Pressure Defense is an 89 page report that shows you exactly how to install and execute 30 stunningly effective pressure defensive sets -- all explained with step by step instructions and detailed diagrams.

You'll learn 11 killer full court presses, plus 19 additional trapping sequences for your half court defense. So you can dominate your opponents with overwhelming ball pressure, traps, and pass denial!

Here's a small sample of what you'll learn…

The best court locations to spring a trap. Do this right and you're almost guaranteed to force a turnover.

The 6 C's of Pressure Defense -- simple concepts to transform your team into an fearless defensive juggernaut!

How to make a passing lane "appear" to look open - then time your break for a brilliant interception. Boom! Easy layup at the other end.

How to evaluate your players' defensive performance and give constructive feedback (printable report card template included!)

🏆 Defense Drills Developed By Championship Coaches

Jack Bennett
(University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point)

200-56 (.781) record in nine seasons as head coach

2004 & 2005 NCAA Division III National Championship

School’s all-time winningest coach in men’s basketball

Winning records in 32 of his 33 career seasons as high school and college coach

Stan Benge
(Ben Davis High School)

Winning percentage of .820 (519-126)

Five semi-state and 11 regional titles

Four state championships and one national championship in 2009

2009 Naismith Coach of the Year

USA Today Coach of the Year

Mike Krzyzewski
(Duke University)

5 NCAA Division I Tournaments (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)

12 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1986, 1988–1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015)

15 ACC Tournament (1986, 1988, 1992, 1999–2003, 2005, 2006, 2009–2011, 2017, 2019)

12 ACC regular season (1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997–2001, 2004, 2006, 2010)

3× Naismith College Coach of the Year (1989, 1992, 1999)

How to Radically Improve Your Practices

1. Download Drills & Print

Save the PDF file directly to your computer or mobile device, you can access directly on your device or print.

2. Stress-Free Practices

Run a fun, effective and stress-free practice!

3. Work Less. Win More.

Our plans improve player confidence & performance. Thousands of players, coaches & parents report back with more wins while doing less work.

Changing Coaches Lives Across the Country

Showed me which fundamentals to work on at every practice, and how to incorporate new concepts. For inexperienced coaches, it's a good introductory how to. And it has good info for the more experienced coach looking for new ideas.

David Coenen

7th grade Appleton North Girls Basketball Club, Appleton, WI

Our team went from having a four win season to going 18-4! Thanksgiving Preseason Champs, Runner up in the League Championship, & The Elementary Citywide Champs! The plans made my practices easy to run & gave the players skills to use in game time situations.

Willie Warren

Johnsontown Road Elementary, Louisville, Kentucky

With your help, I coached my 6th grade elementary team to an undefeated season (11-0) and winning the Elk Grove Unified School District Basketball Championship. We defeated every opponent by 15 points or more, averaged 54 points per game & our opponents averaged only 31 points per game against us.

Joel Quiban

John Ehrhardt Elementary School, Elk Grove, CA

The drills were easy to follow, and included great ways to teach fundamentals. The kids love all the different drills. We went undefeated and won the Rotary League championship!

Alejandro Burciaga

Oxnard, CA