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Defending
Continuous closeouts


sketch
1
That's a Foul, August 2004

1 passes to 2 and closes out, 2 takes one dribble then passes to 3 and 4 closes out. Rotate defenders to attackers, so 3 will next pass to 1.

(Variation - position attackers on a wing and in the corner on the same side)

sketch
2
Ian MacKinnon

Skip pass from wing to wing, defenders close out from the middle of the lane (forcing left, using a "hockey-stick" close-out to take away right).

Option - defenders pitter-patter in the lane.


sketch
3
2 skip passes to 3, 4 closes out, 2 leaves the floor and is replaced by 1.

Progressions

- pop off when the attacker brings the ball down or jab steps
- left hand over the ball (palm down) when the ball is down, follow the shooting track, close the gap as the ball rises to the shooting shelf
- the attacker takes two dribbles left, skip passes
- live 1 on 1, make-it take-it against a new defender.

sketch
4
Variation - dual skip passes.

1 and 3 make skip passes, 5 and 6 close out, 7 and 8 come on as the next defenders (on skip passes back to 1 and 3).



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