The Basic-Eight Defensive Drill

The Basic-Eight Defensive Drill demonstrates and teaches eight basic essentials of individual man-to-man defense in a single sequential drill. The eight phases are broken down into individual teachable parts and then reconstituted together to form a continuous forty-second defensive drill that is designed to help prepare players for the most difficult defensive situations they might face during a game. Among the topics covered: off-the-ball position, help and recover, defending the give and go, deny the flash cut, defending the high- and low-post positions, deny the wing pass, defend the backdoor cut, block out, combining the parts of the basic-eight drill, adding difficulty to the basic-eight drill, and methods to improve the quality of the basic-eight drill.