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• 101 drills in Defense

Intercept Drill

• 2 defensive players at the top of the key spaced evenly (width of the bucket)
• 3 offensive players even with the foul line (1 center of the bucket, other 2 on the wings, approx. 3-pt line on either side) 1 guard at half-court.

Instructions

Guard brings the ball down from half-court and passes to any one of
the three. Defensive players try to anticipate the pass and make the pick-off.

Variations

• Four players, 3 O’s and 1 X. O’s form a triangle and try to pass point – to – point. X tries to make the intercept.
• You can vary the size of the triangle to suit the newer players or challenge the older ones.

Tips

• Repetition is the mother of learning.
• Even the youngest kids quickly learn the difference between a fake and a pass.

Skills

Develops a player’s ability to anticipate the pass and intercept it.

Players

6

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