As part of the recent Australian Under 18 National Championships in Brisbane, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Men’s Head Coach Robbie McKinlay presented a clinic on “daily drills to impact 2-way skill development”.
The current Australian Emus mentor presented a series of drills that coaches can incorporate into their practice sessions to improve offensive and defensive fundamentals and develop 1 v 1 skills. Here are some notes and associated video from the clinic.
Drill One – Elbow Rips (contested finishing)
- Defence want to try get chest to chest. Initiate contact with chest (chest blow). Contest without fouling.
- Offence – strong rip. 1 dribble. Eye on basket early. Initiate contact to create space. Play off two feet unless quick layup. Finish through contact.
Drill Two – Short corner Rips
- Defence – early chest blow and try keep offence below backboard. Wall up and guard pivot. Contest without fouling.
- Offence – early contact to create space. Get above backboard with contact. Can finish either side of basket. Eyes up early. Finish through contact.
Drill Three – Short close out Elbow 1v1.
- Offence – attack to score. Read close out (attack middle or down the lane). 1 quick move off the bounce. Initiate contact to create space if needed. Eyes up early. Finish through contest or contact.
- Defence – don’t want to give up middle. Call “BALL”. Chest blow and contest without fouling. If they try drive middle should be automatic chest blow/charge.
Drill Four – Augusta Seam 1v1
- Defence starts at elbow and passes to offence in the seam outside 3.
- Close out – 1. Call ball 2. Carry a hand 3. Foot angles.
- Offence passes to coach in opposite seam. Defence “Nail” pointing man and ball.
- Coach passes back to offence and play 1v1.
- Defence should say “Ball, Nail, Ball”.
- Defence – don’t give up nail (middle drive). Foot angles key. Build of from previous drills. Chest blows and contest without fouling.
Drill Five – DHO 1v1 – Side Pick and Roll
- Put a chair on the 45
- Offence will be in corner. Player with ball will DHO below the chair with offence in corner.
- After DHO play 1v1.
- Defence – want to push ball above elbow if possible. Make sure defence opens up to the ball (like going under SPR).
- Offence – come off the DHO at speed. Read how defence is guarding. 4 dribble limit
1 v 1 DHO reads as part of the skill and concept sessions with the men’s program this afternoon pic.twitter.com/a9ldGL2ToJ
— Centre of Excellence (@BACentreofExcel) February 1, 2023
Drill Six – ASU 1v1
- Set up cones to extend from lane line all the way to half way.
- Offence starts inside the jump circle at half way. Defence hands them the ball.
Thanks to Coach McKinlay for presenting the clinic and to the High Performance staff at Basketball Queensland for organising the demonstrators and clinic logistics.
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