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. Simon Says - Basketball Calls
    5 comments 4631 views

    Dru Joyce III, LeBron James' high school teammate and co-star in More Than A Game leads the Simon Says drill. This youth ...

  2. Guarding 1 & 2 Passes Away
    5 comments 4405 views

    This beginner youth basketball drills will assist young players read the court and make smart passing decisions. Players s...

  3. Box and One Defensive Zone Play
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    The defensive basketball zone play is for youth basketball teams at the more intermediate and advanced levels. The zone d...

  4. Help and Recover
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    This is a 3-on-3 basketball drill that uses man to man defense. The help and recover basketball drill teaches rotation and...

  5. Control Dribble Drill
    4 comments 2359 views

    Beginner basketball players get some ball handling tips in this youth basketball drill from the King James Academy. Watch...

  6. Snake Drill
    1 comment 3031 views

    A solid defensive drill for teaching the fundamentals of footwork, body positioning and movement to younger players. Ever...

  7. Defending the Post
    7 comments 3933 views

    Knowing how to effectively Defend the Post is a critical basketball skill to master. This youth basketball drill video dem...

  8. One-on-One Defense, One Pass Away Drill
    13 comments 6684 views

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