In the 1-on-1 Rearview Mirror Drill, the defender trails slightly behind the attacker—like a “rearview mirror”—training the offensive player to use body positioning, speed, and direction changes to evade. Defenders learn to maintain visual contact and close out, enhancing 1-on-1 transition defense.
In the first case (without pot), the attacking player will have to look at prior to control, and while controlling for to know which side finish.
In the second case (with the boat), the attacking player will be fixed in the support of the defender and ‘play’ with the rhythms and movements to start and finish after taking a boat.
Fundamental to emphasize the second case, since it emphasizes the importance of the stops and changes of pace. Sometimes it seems that the players only have two speeds, the maximum and the trot. With this exercise we will obtain that they are aware of the importance of the stops and changes of pace.
Objectives
- To highlight the importance of having controlled the defender in the end.
- Take a simple decision function of perception.
Contents
- Entrance to basket
- Shot
- Boat
- Step Zero
- Defense of the JCB
- Change of pace
- Changes of address
- Changes of hand
- Stops
- Outputs
- 1×1
Recommended age
- From 8 years onwards (Minibasket: categories, benjamin and fry).
Number of players
- From 2 players on.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 4-6 minutes (depending on the number of players).
Equipment and facilities
- A half Basketball court.
- 1 ball per pair.
Initial layout and description of the 1-on-1 – Rearview Mirror Drill
We have two modalities within the same exercise. We will explain both.Players are grouped by pairs. Each pair a ball.
Are placed in the central circle, the defender (with ball), a step behind the attacker. Unlike other exercises, the attacker will have to look sideways to see the moment in which the ombudsman will pass the ball for the top, time in which to commence the exercise 1×1.
Rearview (without Pot)
How the ombudsman will pass the ball up to the attacker, the attacker will be borne by the ball and you will have to look sideways to the back (rear view mirror) to find out which side comes to the ombudsman.
Note: the defender will have to throw the ball allowing for the attacker to control the ball on the half-moon above the free throw.
If you look to the side and:
- he sees you then it will have to end up on the opposite side.
- it seeth him not, then you will have to finish by that side (next to the defender comes out on the other side).
Rear view mirror (with Pot)
How the ombudsman will pass the ball up to the attacker, the attacker will be borne by the ball and you will have to look sideways to the back (rear view mirror) to find out which side comes to the ombudsman.
Note: the defender will have to throw the ball allowing for the attacker to control the ball at the height of the triple.In this mode, the attacker will have to be fixed on the support, the guidance and the speed of arrival of the ombudsman to decide what mix of output to use (type of output open or cross, with a fake-out or shot).
The difference with the previous mode is that now the attacker looks back while ‘waiting’ to advocate and take advantage of the changes of pace.
Variants
- The Defender passes the ball bitten by a hand.
- The Defender can put effect rotating the ball.
- Instead of going out from mid-court, depart from bottom-line for the attacker to get in the triple attack to same pitch of that half-court.
Note: all variants are combinable.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
