The 1-on-1 – Finishing Against Help Defense Drill simulates real-game situations where the offensive player must beat their primary defender and then finish through or around a rotating help defender. This drill sharpens decision-making, body control, and finishing under pressure, while also training defenders to rotate and contest effectively. It’s ideal for developing game-realistic scoring skills in the paint.
The original exercise is Matt Hackenberg (aka CoachHackGO on Twitter) and is called ‘1v1 – Weak Hand for contested finishing’.
Before you think of just dial, the first thing is to think not fit points. The dynamic is simple, first advocates for the right to attack. In case you get to defend with success, you will have the possibility to mark. In case you do not successfully defend there will be no possibility of being able to attack.
1v1 Weak Hand – for contested finishing https://t.co/13FNzJHoFj pic.twitter.com/Gcd67R69i7
— Matt Hackenberg (@CoachHackGO) July 12, 2022
Objectives
- Habituate to finish under the rim
- Absorb contact defensive of a defender on arrival.
Recommended age
- From 10 years onwards (Minibasket: category alevín).
Number of players
- From 2 players on.
- More attractive competing teams and rounds.
Recommended time
- Total duration of the exercise: 7-8 min.
- Short shifts of 3-5 seconds.
- It is recommended to compete in two rounds of 10-12 shifts (depending on the number of players).
Equipment and facilities
- A minimum of a ball
- A half Basketball court
- A pitch entire Basketball to give continuity to the exercise playing towards the other half court.
Initial layout and description of the Exercise 1×1 – Ending against aid, defensive
Form two rows, one coming out from under the ring and another departing from one of the elbows.
The defender will come out from under the ring and you will have to surround an object voluminous located in the taco opposite side from the one that leaves the attacker. For its part, the attacker will have to go on the outside of the object voluminous placed in the free kick.
The original exercise is designed to work hand-in-hand non-dominant. However, it is recommended to work the laterality for both sides.
The initiative of the exercise is the defender. How much start-up, the attacker will need to do you own it to arrive as soon as possible to finish under the basket.
Variants
- The attackers must end with a certain number of boats (maximum of 3 boats, feasible in 2 pots).
- The attackers have the initiative.
- The defender only has to touch the object.
- To regulate the output distance of the attacker and the defender.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
