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. 1-on-1 Rotation Drill
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    1-on-1 Rotation Drill

    By: LeBron James King's Academy

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

  2. Lateral W Slides with Agility Cones
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    Lateral W Slides with Agility Cones

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Lateral W Slides drill with Agility Cone...

  3. Three Cone Drill
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    Three Cone Drill

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Three Cone drill using Agility Cones fro...

  4. Shoe Weights
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    Shoe Weights

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Shoe Weights from SKLZ.com. Great to hel...

  5. Help Side Defense Drills
    6 comments 7566 views

    Help Side Defense Drills

    By: Magic Johnson Presents...

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

  6. 3 - 3 Corridor Passing
    10 comments 8655 views

    3 - 3 Corridor Passing

    By: Olaf Lange

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

  7. Pro Agility with Cones
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    Pro Agility with Cones

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Pro Agility drill with Agility Cones fro...

  8. Linear W Sprint with Agility Cones
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    Linear W Sprint with Agility Cones

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Linear W Sprint drill using Agility Cone...

  9. Fresno
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    Fresno

    By: Breakthrough Basketball

    This basketball drill is fantastic for teaching the fundamentals of on-ball defense and communication. Remember to emphasi...

  10. Denying the Cutter
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    Denying the Cutter

    By: PlaySportsTV Basketball

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