This 1-on-1 – Shadowing the pivot drill simulates defensive coverage in the post, where the defender shadows the pivot player without overcommitting. Shadowing the Pivot helps refine low-post positioning, anticipation, and body control, especially for inside players.
Objectives
- To perform certain types of stops.
- Locate the Pivot Foot depending on the type of stop is performed.
- Associate the outputs are available depending on the Pivot Foot.
Contents
- Boat
- Shot
- Changes of hand
- Entrance to basket
- Stops (including a reception with Zero Step)
- Pivot foot
- Outputs
- Feints
- The defense of player with ball
Recommended age
- From 8 years onwards (Minibasket: categories, benjamin and fry).
Number of players
- Minimum 2 players. Recommended for couples.
- In the case of odd, there may be a group of 3 in which:
- the third player to pass the ball from behind the defender.
- the third player, ‘to rest’/wait.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 6-8 minutes (you can add a few variants of the equator temporary or last third of exercise time).
Equipment and facilities
- 1 ball available for a couple.
- 1 half court basketball
Recommendation: should be 12, 3 couples playing in each basket. You can also play the exercise in a half court and then play a 1×1 conventional towards the half court.
Initial layout and description of the 1-on-1 – Shadowing the pivot
Are distributed to the players for couples. A player with the ball will be the defender and will be placed below the Free Throw. The other player will be the attacker and you will leave from mid-court.
The defender passes the ball to the attacker, and goes to him. The attacker approaches the ring to receive the ball. You will need to perform a certain type of stop (free-choice or pre-determined in advance by the coach) and immediately locate the Pivot Foot.From this point, the attacker will have to hold for 3-5 seconds before throwing them away. During that course of time, the ombudsman will attempt to play the ball (being passive defender) or try to steal the ball (real situation 1×1).Past the period of time referred to above, is to be completed towards the ring, with or without opposition (depending on the initial configuration of the exercise -to advocate passive or active advocate).
Variants
- There is a certain kind of stop.
- There is that swing with a walk in concrete.
- There are a certain type of output
- You have to solve in a given number of bounces.
- Exercise 1×0 and 1×1 – With the Defender on the heels
Note: all variants are combinable.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
Basketball Coach (CES 2014)
