Marquette 3v3 Full Court

Source: The Outer ⅓ Defense With Nick LoGalbo

This drill is a great drill to emphasize no middle principles, angles, outer third mentality, and positioning. It focuses on on-ball defense, as well as one and two pass away positioning. When it becomes live 3-on-3, it reinforces low man/X man positioning, ball-you-man, and hitting and getting.

Diagrams

Diagram 1 - Setup

Diagram 2 - Setup

Diagram 3 - Coaching Tips

Setup

• 3 offensive players line up across the baseline.
• 3 defenders match up.

(Diagram 1)

• The middle offensive player (1) starts with the ball.
• If the ball starts in the middle thirds, the defenders goal is to force the ball handler to the out thirds, preferably forcing them to dribble with their weaker hand.
• Player one has two dribbles to punch the gap between two defenders.
• Defender three must provide help defense and then quickly recover to defend.

(Diagram 2)

• Because Defender 2 is two passes away, they must drop back so he can always be in a ball-you-man position.
• When Player 3 passes the ball back to Player 1, the defenders must rotate back to the correct position.
• This occurs throughout the drill.
• Once the ball crosses half court, it’s live 3v3.

Coaching Tips

• When a defender is two passes away, the defender must be ahead of the ball and be able to see the ball and man.
• Ball pressure is a must.
• Playing with only three defenders full court makes this a challenging drill for the defense.

(Diagram 3)

• We want our defense to move as the ball moves.

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