Basketball Defense: Defensive Stance

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Basketball Defense: Defensive Stance

Successful basketball defense can be broken down into key components: stance, footwork and hand placement. In this video, a youth basketball coach provides tips for getting into position to stop the offense. These are excellent tips for young players who are just learning how to play basketball.

Basketball Defense: Defensive Slide

In this video, a youth basketball coach teaches proper technique for defensive slides. Take advantage of this drill to help your team improve its basketball defense skills and learn how to shut down the offense in man-on-man situations.

Basketball Rebounding: Boxing Out

Use this video to teach youth basketball players how to box out an opponent when rebounding. In basketball rebounding, strong technique and good body positioning can keep an opposing player from getting to the ball.

Basketball Rebounding: Rebound and Outlet Pass

In this video, a youth coach demonstrates proper technique for basketball rebounding and making strong outlet passes. Teams that can quickly transition from defense to offense will move the ball efficiently and create fast-break scoring opportunities.

Ball Screen Defense

This video is part of the Coaching Youth Basketball: Ages 8 to 12 Training Video Series. This Training Video series consists of over 60 basketball drills, skills and tips for beginner and intermediate basketball players. http://www.playsportstv.com/basketball

Basketball Defense: Defending the Ball Handler

One of the more essential skills for youth basketball players is man-to-man defense against a ball handler. This video details an easy-to-understand drill that youth coaches can use to teach their teams basic basketball defense skills.

Basketball Rebounding: Rebounding Drill

This game-like basketball rebounding drill teaches players how to put a body on their opponents when going after a rebound. This is a great basketball drill for helping players learn how to win the neutral space under the basket.

Basketball Defense: Defending the Post

It's important to coach the fundamentals of basketball defense. In this video, a youth basketball coach breaks down defense in the low post. With the right technique, a defender will deny his player the ball no matter where the pass goes.

Basketball Defense: Defending the Cutter

When playing basketball defense, a youth player should greet the offensive cutter. A basketball coach explains how to defend the lane but still deny a pass by getting between the opponent and the basket. When the offensive player cuts, the defender shifts to man-to-man defense.

One-Pass Away Defense

This video is part of the Coaching Youth Basketball: Ages 8 to 12 Training Video Series. This Training Video series consists of over 60 basketball drills, skills and tips for beginner and intermediate basketball players. http://www.playsportstv.com/basketball

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