Things You'll Need:
- Basketball (for each pair of players)
- Whistle
- Stopwatch
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Step 1
Each player chooses a partner for the drill. One player is on Offense and one player is on Defense.
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Step 2
The Defensive player faces the offensive player and assumes a defensive position.
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Step 3
Place a basketball 3 feet behind the Defender.
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Step 4
Coach blows the whistle. The whistle represents that a shot was taken.
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Step 5
The Defensive player yells "Shot..Box".
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Step 6
The Offensive player tries to get to the ball and touch it before the whistle blows again.
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Step 7
The Defensive player uses the "Hand,Hip,Hold" box out technique to keep the Offensive player away from the ball (See article "How to Box Out in Basketball").
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Step 8
Coach blows whistle to stop the drill. The coach can vary the length of the drill. A 3-second duration is a good baseline to start from.












