Drill for Teaching Basketball Players to Read the
Defender
As a coach of basketball, you can become a success if you do nothing
more than give your players knowledge of how to read their defender. If
you use this drill often enough players, unconsciously, will develop
other necessary skills needed to become proficient. They will learn to
take advantage of what the defense allows.
Do what defender allows
This is a good drill for teaching the offensive fundamentals of
reading your defender. The position the defender takes dictates which
one of three counter moves to use:
- The Curl
- The Flare
- The Pocket
The purpose is to teach players the proper way to use screens. Most
beginning players do not take time to read screens. Instead, they
attempt to blast by a screen to get free for a shot at the basket.
Johnny Wooden, has the best advice, "Be quick, but don't hurry." All
players must take their time using screens. Keep in mind the player
receiving the pass can hold the ball 5 seconds, dribble it for 5
seconds, then hold it another 5 seconds. This is a long time! Take time
for a scoring opportunity to present itself.
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Read the Defense
This is a good drill for teaching the offensive
fundamentals of reading your defender. The way the defender moves
dictates three counter moves:
- The Curl
- The Flare
- The Pocket
The drawing illustrates some of the passing
options available during the exercise of this drill. In the
beginning, the coach serves as the feeder and as he teaches ...
always catches the ball in a triple threat position.
Once players become adept to this drill, the
feeding position can be filled by #8 or players rotate clockwise,
whichever if preferable. The purpose of this drill is to teach
players the proper way to use screens by teammates.
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