UNI Closeouts - FastModel Sports

Published 06/17/2018 by Joel Hueser Favorite Send to FastDraw Print Embed

About This Play/Drill

Players will perform 3 consecutive closeouts in this drill, returning underneath the basket between each rep. Check out the video below for live demonstration of this drill.

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  • Basketball Play - UNI Closeouts
  • Each player/coach on offense has a ball. X1 starts the drill with a solid closeout on 3/coach. Emphasize 3 different closeouts: regular, short and long.

  • On the next whistle, X1 sprints back and tags X2. X1 now closes out on 2 and X2 follows the sequence. Again on the next whistle both players sprint to the low hole, tag X3 and close back out.