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Base-Defense-Base

Players learn their three home positions and move between them on a whistle.

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8 minutes 614 playersNew to the game · Beginner

Choose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.

What players are learning

Learn your three home positions on the court.

01

Set it up

  1. Full team on court in one rotation.
  2. Cones marking base positions.
02

Run the drill

  1. On the whistle, move from receive base to defensive base.
  2. Then move back again, with no ball.
  3. Add a tossed ball as the trigger, then run all six rotations.
03

What to say

  • You have three homes: receive, defense, and coverage.
  • Know all three before the whistle.
  • Move on their contact.
04

How to score it

None — this is a positioning drill. Everyone should be able to point to their spot without thinking.

05

Make it harder

  1. Run it in all six rotations.