10 Second No Paint Defensive Drill

This 3 on 3 defensive drill is coached by Iowa State Men’s Coach Steve Prohm. Coach Prohm believes that the hardest thing to guard is the dribble.

Defenders must keep the ball from being dribble into the paint for 10 seconds. If the offense attempts a shot and the defense rebounds or turns the ball over before the 10 seconds is up, the 10 second count stops and then picks up at that point with a new possession.

As soon as the offense dribbles, the 10 second count begins, if they shoot the ball after six seconds and miss and the defense rebounds, then the next possession will start with only 4 seconds to go.

If the offense scores, the defense has to start over and defend until they complete 10 seconds.

The idea of the post is to stimulate ideas. You should change the rules, scoring, timing, expectations, techniques, and emphasis of any other coaches’ drills that you see anywhere to fit your team’s needs.

I would add the rule that if the defense fouls they start over with an additional 2 seconds so that the drill becomes the “12 Second No Paint Drill.”

There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on.

The video is hosted on YouTube, so you will need to be on a network that allows you to access that site.

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If you are interested in learning more about the Championship Productions Basketball Coaching DVD that this drill came from, you can click the following link: Defensive Basics: Drills to Build Your Man-to-Man Defense

This one on one defensive drill came from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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The drill was contributed by Rory Hamilton, Norman North High School. Here is what Coach Hamilton had to say about the drill:

You can use this in your improvement season skill development drills or during practices.

The drill starts with defensive player handing the offensive player the ball and assuming a legal guarding position. The offensive player establishes triple threat and looks to beat the defensive player 1 on 1 in the alley (lane to sideline). The goal of the defensive player is to get the offense to change directions twice before half court.

Once the offensive player reaches half court, he or she will pass to the coach at the top of the key. The defensive must sprint to the level of the ball and communicate “help”. The offensive player continues to the wing and uses a V-cut or L-cut to get open on the wing. The coach then will passes the ball to the player on the wing and defense closes out according to your defensive principles. On a catch, the offensive player only has three dribbles and must stay on one side of the floor.

When guarding the offensive player and finishing the drill, coaches make sure each shot is challenged and followed by a box-out. You can make this drill competitive and have punitive consequences based upon what your team needs. For example, if you are having difficulty challenging shots than make every shot not contested have a consequence.

Find what your team needs and make it a priority in the drill.

Zig Zag live to 1/2 court.

Defense tries to get at least two change of directions.

Once at half court, the offensive player then throws the ball ahead to coach at top of the key (4) and proceeds to play live 1 on 1 in the sideline alley.

Offense can use an L cut or V cut to get open and then is limited to 3 dribbles upon a catch.

On a catch, the offensive player only has three dribbles and must stay on one side of the floor.

When guarding the offensive player and finishing the drill, coaches make sure each shot is challenged and followed by a box-out.