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. 1 on 1 Defense
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    1 on 1 Defense

    By: Magic Johnson Presents...

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

  4. 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...

  5. 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...

  6. Help Side Defense Drills
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    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...

  7. Defensive Stance Drill
    10 comments 7910 views

    Defensive Stance Drill

    By: LeBron James King's Academy

    The defensive stance youth basketball drill is great for any beginner to the game. Instructors from the King James Academ...

  8. Capture the Flag
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    Capture the Flag

    By: T.J. Marchetti

    Setup: This youth basketball drill or game is more like capture the basketball than capture the flag, but place a basketb...

  9. 3 - 3 Corridor Passing
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    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...

  10. 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...