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Defense drill
Defensive Zig-Zag Slides
Slide, drop-step and slide again the length of the floor in a zig-zag, staying in a low stance.
- Time
- 6 min
- Players
- 1+
- Ages
- 7+
- Level
- Beginner
Equipment: Cones (optional)
How to run the drill
- 1Players start on the baseline corner in a defensive stance.
- 2Slide diagonally to the lane line, drop-step, slide back to the sideline.
- 3Continue to half court, sprint the rest. Hands active the whole time.
Coaching points
- Push off the trail foot, don't click heels
- Drop-step: open the hips, stay low
- Hands out — make yourself big
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