Recover to Shooter
Help on a drive, then sprint to recover and contest the kick-out shooter.
- Duration
- 14 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
You help on a drive to the rim, leaving your shooter open.
- 2
The ball is kicked to your shooter; you sprint to close out and contest.
- 3
The contest must be in time to alter the shot without fouling.
- 4
10 reps; rotate the helper.
Coaching points
- Sprint, don't jog, to recover — the shooter is ready.
- Chop the last steps to contest without fouling.
- High hand on the shot; low stance if they drive.
Equipment
- Basketball
- 2 shooters
Why it works
Help-and-recover is the most repeated team defensive action. The nugget: helping is only valuable if you recover — a slow recovery gives up the open three the offense wanted. In a game, the kid who helps and sprints back contests the kick-out that beats most defenders. This is the effort play that turns a good defender into a great one — you help, then you get back.
Recover to Shooter
Purpose: Help on a drive, then sprint to recover and contest the kick-out shooter.
▶How to run it
- 1You help on a drive to the rim, leaving your shooter open.
- 2The ball is kicked to your shooter; you sprint to close out and contest.
- 3The contest must be in time to alter the shot without fouling.
- 410 reps; rotate the helper.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Sprint, don't jog, to recover — the shooter is ready.
- ✓Chop the last steps to contest without fouling.
- ✓High hand on the shot; low stance if they drive.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Help-and-recover is the most repeated team defensive action. The nugget: helping is only valuable if you recover — a slow recovery gives up the open three the offense wanted. In a game, the kid who helps and sprints back contests the kick-out that beats most defenders. This is the effort play that turns a good defender into a great one — you help, then you get back.