Here you'll find defensive basketball drills and plays for basketball teams and players of all ages. They are categorized to the left by beginner, intermediate and advanced drill levels. These defensive drills & plays will improve you or your basketball team's defensive techniques, quickness and court awareness. Check the drills & plays out, share them with your friends & teams and tell us what you think. We always welcome suggestions of basketball drills to add.

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  1. Slide Behind Screen
    7 comments 1080 views

    This basketball drill explains the correct moment to slide behind the screen and successfully defend your player. You will...

  2. One-on-One Defense, One Pass Away Drill
    12 comments 1899 views

    This basketball drill focuses on defending the man one pass away from the basketball. This is a one-on-one drill where the...

  3. Fighting Over The Top
    3 comments 613 views

    One way to coach players to get around a screen is to teach them to fighting over the top of them. In this basketball dril...

  4. Helping Out: Creating Opportunities for your Team
    3 comments 461 views

    Creating opportunities for your team is essential to winning basketball games. If the on-ball defender gets beat, the play...

  5. Denying the Cutter
    1 comment 821 views

    This basketball drill works on defending the cutter. Set up your offensive player on the wing, the defender in the center ...

  6. 1 on 1 Defense
    16 comments 2545 views

    Once your opponent gets the basketball it is too late, so it is crucial to learn how to defend against a player before he ...

  7. The Gauntlet Defensive Drill
    3 comments 1335 views

    Purpose: To teach proper defensive position and technique. Also, this helps players work on the ball control drills. Fina...

  8. Help Side Defense Drills
    4 comments 1552 views

    Richard Hamilton and Kenny Smith demonstrate this basketball drill and explain why an aggressive defense leads to easy bas...

  9. 1-on-1 Rotation Drill
    3 comments 593 views

    King James Academy youth basketball players work their defensive and offensive game in this basketball drill. A player ha...

  10. 3 - 3 Corridor Passing
    9 comments 2023 views

    This basketball drill is a 3-on-3 passing drill. The Corridor Passing Drill focuses on passing, catching, and pivoting wi...