Drill3 phasesRuns 4.1 s
4-on-4 Close Out and Block Out
Four defenders start in the lane, four attackers on the arc. The coach passes to any attacker, who shoots on the catch. The nearest defender closes out to the shooter, the other three call and find a man, and all four block out and pursue.
- Trains
- ReboundingDefense
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U14–Adult
- Minutes
- 10
- Players
- 8–12
- Coaches
- 1
- Balls
- 1
- Equipment
- No equipment: players and balls only.
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Talk before the shot: everyone calls the man he has.
- The closeout ends with a block out on the shooter; chop your feet, do not jump past him.
- Hit first, then turn: contact before you look for the ball.
- Pursue with two hands; the ball is not yours until you chin it.
- Only an offensive rebound breaks the streak; a made shot does not.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Coach passes to 2. X2 closes out short and high; the others call out who they have and match up on the flight of the pass.
- C passes to 2
- X2 cuts to the right slot
- X1 cuts to the left elbow
- X3 cuts
- X4 cuts
2Phase 2
2 shoots on the catch. X2 contests and then blocks out the shooter; X1, X3 and X4 hit their men and turn. Everyone on offense crashes.
- 2 shoots
- X2 cuts to the right elbow
- X1 cuts to the left elbow
- X3 cuts
- X4 cuts
- 1 cuts to the left slot
- 3 cuts to the left wing
- 4 cuts to the right wing
- 2 cuts to the right slot
3Phase 3
Miss: hold, then pursue. X3 takes it on the weak side, chins it and outlets to the coach. Three stops in a row and the teams switch.
- X1 cuts to the high post
- X4 cuts to the right block
- C cuts
- X3 passes to C
Variations
- The defenders slide from lane line to lane line until the pass, and the coach calls out who closes out.
- Overload: five defenders against seven attackers, first to five rebounds.