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. 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...

  2. Denying the Cutter
    2 comments 5961 views

    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 ...

  3. Lateral W Sprint with Agility Cone
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    Lateral W Sprint with Agility Cone

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Lateral W Sprints drill using Agility Co...

  4. The Gauntlet Defensive Drill
    4 comments 5191 views

    The Gauntlet Defensive Drill

    By: online-basketball-drills.com

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

  5. Box and One Defensive Zone Play
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    Box and One Defensive Zone Play

    By: Weplay Team

    The defensive basketball zone play is for youth basketball teams at the more intermediate and advanced levels. The zone d...

  6. 2-3 Zone Defensive Play
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    2-3 Zone Defensive Play

    By: Weplay Team

    This defensive basketball play for youth basketball teams of intermediate and advanced levels is setup to stop an offense ...

  7. Figure 8 Drill with the Agility Cone Set
    1 comment 1927 views

    Figure 8 Drill with the Agility Cone Set

    By: SKLZ

    Help your youth basketball player advance his or her skills on the field with the Figure 8 drill using the Agility Cones f...

  8. Fresno
    1 comment 2407 views

    Fresno

    By: Breakthrough Basketball

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

  9. 3-on-2 Fastbreak
    1 comment 4945 views

    3-on-2 Fastbreak

    By: Coach Dave Klatsky

    This is a great youth basketball drill to get everyone moving, starting from full-court it helps to develop passing and dr...

  10. Closing Out Drill
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    Closing Out Drill

    By: Magic Johnson Presents...

    Carmelo Anthony and Kenny Smith demonstrate the closing out basketball drill. When a shooter is in position this drill tea...