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Basketball Drills Man Down Drill

By Brian Williams on July 16, 2014

Basketball Drills Man Down Drill

This drill is from University of Arkansas women’s Head Coach Mike Neighbors.

He has the longest running basketball coaching newsletter and it always contains great information.

If you are interested in being added to his email list, send me an email and I will pass it on to Coach Neighbors.

Great drill to work both sides of the ball simultaneously.

Can be made competitive in a variety of ways.

Can be played possession by possession or for time depending what you are looking for that practice.

Purple starts out on defense with 4 players defending 5 gold players.

The 5th purple player must stay on their offensive end at all times but can position themselves wherever they choose to set up.

<— Gold plays on offense until they score, turn the ball over, or purple rebounds a missed shot. —> In transition purple becomes the attacker with one gold team player designated to stay “back”

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Drill repeats continuously until you choose to stop.

Things it emphasizes:

– talking in transition to know who is getting back and who is staying back

– attacking in transition with long pass, quick outlet, hard advance dribble

– playing in the half court in scramble mode

– identifying personnel and defending accordingly

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Things it emphasizes (continued):

– locating the open player

– spacing

– balance of crashing offensive boards and sprinting back

 

 

You can also manipulate the foul rules to distort the game for the offense or the defense. Institute pass or dribble limits. Can play to a score or to a time. One of our players came up with, was play five trips until all five players have been the “back” person. As always, let us know ways you tweak the drill to fit your system.

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  1. Antwan says

    July 16, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    yes I would like to be added to the newsletter list.

  2. Tod Windlan says

    July 17, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    Please add me to Coach Neighbors email list! Thank you

  3. williab83 says

    August 14, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    Will do, thanks!

  4. williab83 says

    August 14, 2014 at 3:21 pm

    Got it, thank you!

  5. Jason Tatkenhorst says

    August 24, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    I would like to be added to Coach Neighbors newsletter as well. Previously I received the newsletter but then I switched emails. It is a great newsletter!

  6. williab83 says

    August 25, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    I agree Jason. It is a great newsletter. I will get you added.–Brian

  7. Maarten-Jan van den Braak says

    October 25, 2015 at 6:04 am

    yes please add me to the newsletter.

  8. Maarten-Jan van den Braak says

    October 25, 2015 at 6:07 am

    Please add me

  9. Felix Shen says

    October 25, 2015 at 7:31 am

    Please send an email for me to Coach Neighbors to be added on to mailing list. Thank you.

  10. Bryant Brewer says

    October 25, 2015 at 8:05 am

    Please add me to the newsletter. I am an AAU Coach in Charlotte NC

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    October 25, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Please put me on your list for your newsletter

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    October 25, 2015 at 12:20 pm

    I would like to be added to coach neighbors email list as well. He has a great newsletter and as a young ambitious coach myself, he offers a lot of informative material.

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    October 25, 2015 at 2:13 pm

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    October 25, 2015 at 8:11 pm

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    October 26, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Would love to be added to his list.

  21. Henry Lorenzo says

    October 27, 2015 at 10:41 am

    Please add me to Coach Neighbors newsletter. I used to get it when he was at Xavier but stopped… not sure why. Thanks for all you do!

    Henry Lorenzo
    Head Coach
    Christopher Columbus High School

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    October 27, 2015 at 12:11 pm

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  24. williab83 says

    November 26, 2015 at 10:50 am

    Added you to the list.

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    January 18, 2017 at 11:27 am

    Could you add me to his list as well? Great stuff, I really enjoy it!

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