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Defensive Closeout Drills

By Brian Williams on November 30, 2015

Defensive Closeout Drills

These diagrams represent closeout drills posted the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

All of these drills were submitted by Dennis Hopkins and were presented by coaches at the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Coaches Clinic.

IMO, closing out is one of the defensive skills that players and teams execute a lot over the course of a game.

I also believe that it is good to have several ways to drill that skill so that you provide some variety in your reps.

Take these ideas and add your rules and schemes to make the drills fit for your team.

Kim Barnes Arico Closeout Drill

Head Women’s Coach University of Michigan

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All 5 players closeout the ball position on the perimeter.

1. Closeout stutter step with hands up.
2. Drop step to stop drive.
3. Step back with hand up.
4. Box out
5. Retrieve the the ball and jump for rebound.
6. Closeout to the next player on the perimeter.

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All 5 players closeout the ball position on the perimeter.
1. Closeout stutter step with hands up.
2. Drop step to stop drive.
3. Step back with hand up.
4. Box out
5. Retrieve the the ball and jump for rebound.
6. Closeout to the next player on the perimeter.

 

John Beilein Defensive Breakdown Drill

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Head Men’s Coach University of Michigan

Guard starts with the ball in the lane and begins the drill by rolling the ball out to the perimeter wing.

1. Closeout properly with choppy steps and hands high. Mirror the ball.

2. The guard ties to drive to the middle. Defender walls the ball handler.

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1. On the pass to the corner the defender quickly positions himself in help side defensive position.

2. On the drive by the corner, he must block out the weak side post.

 

 

 

Stan Van Gundy Closeouts

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1. Players in the lane are foot fire position with feet.

2. When coach yells touch they touch hands and close out to the ball.

3. Players defend with feet and mirror the ball with their hands.

 

 

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1. When coach yells touch and the players close out, the players in line step to the elbows and blocks and start foot fire. They foot fire until coach yells touch.

2. Players release from defending the ball when coach yells touch to the group following them.

 

 

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