1-on-1 Practice Drills

When structured appropriately, 1-on-1 drills can be great for individual development.  We like to put constraints on the 1-on-1 drill such as:

• 2 or 3 dribble max
• Players only score on defensive stops.  If a player gets a stop, he stays on defense
• Play to 3 or 4 - this places more emphasis on the defensive component of the drill
• Post players can start on the block - makes perimeter players have to learn to defend in the post

I am sure there are lots of other variations or rules that could be used, but these are some that we are going to focus on this off-season.  I am including some other 1-on-1 type drills for you to look at.  As always, modify them to fit your system or philosophy.

Spartan 1-on-1 Progression

1-on-1 Outlet and Score

KU Women 1-on-1 Drills