Reinforce the concept of teams moving together to cover the court. Additionally this is a very strenuous drill and provides an excellent workout.
Get practice digging blocked ball after a play.
Get practice performing 1 arm digs and practice footwork.
Get practice performing 1 arm digs.
Get practice at controlling digs using only one arm.
Get practice timing the run through pass, which is essentially passing the ball while on the move. In most cases it is recommended that athletes move early to the ball and get into a stable and relatively stationary position when passing the ball but there are instances in a game when a run through pass is appropriate.
The objective of this drill is for the athlete to get high repetitions of hard hit high balls. Additionally the defender gets practice in the technique of retreating.
The objective of this drill is to reinforce defensive movement to line and across court angle cut shot and the plays that result.
Give the defensive team a multitude of defensive and transition plays in a minimum amount of time.
The objective of this drill is to give a defender practice turning and digging a ball that has been hit behind them.