"Uncle Vinny"

Coach Bill

Last edited 20 February 2024

"Uncle Vinny"

This helps with handling the ball under pressure. The defense can play hard and foul. The name comes from a situation where an opposing player's uncle was reffing a game, "Uncle Vinny." He didn't call many hard fouls on his niece's team. I created this drill to practice under pressure - in case I ever encountered another "Uncle Vinny" situation.

Skills:

Pivoting
Playing through fouls
Staying focused during pressure defense
1v1 moves
Defense
Finishing and scoring
Keeping your head up when you have the ball
Creating space

Phase 1

Players start under the basket with a ball
The Coach is under the basket. On his 'go' players pass the ball to their teammate.

Phase 2

Players close out.
Option 1. No dribble. Offense has to use pivots and spacing techniques to keep the Defense off of them
Option 2. Players can dribble but have to stay within a small area as indicated by the blue circles
Defense can be aggressive.

Phase 3

The Offense has to keep their head up to see the coach under the basket. This helps to train players to see the court
The coach will point to an offensive player who will drive to the basket and try to score.
Offense has one chance to score and must vacate the key immediately to make way for the next group.
The coach continues to point to each offense player until they have had a chance to score.
Players switch spots, and the drill starts again.

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