The best post players understand angles, timing, and positioning. They are able to read the defense and the exploit their defender. This post drill is going to work on allowing the post player to be able to read how their defender is guarding them, and then use passing angles to help set them up for a high percentage catch and finish.
With this drill, the player will learn how to anticipate where the ball is going and then set up their defender to either seal them high or low to be able to create a passing lane.
Drill Goal: Work on timing, positioning, and angles in the post when it comes to receiving the entry pass.
Equipment Needed: 1 basketball, 3 partners, and a blocking pad (0ptional).
Drill Tips: Be patient in the post and use the defender's aggressiveness against themselves. Execute your duck in move in time with the pass around the perimeter. Stay low and athletic and keep a great seal once you have it.
Drill Directions: There is going to be a passer on the high wing and in the corner, a dummy defender on the block, and the player posting up on the block. The passer at the high wing is going to start with the ball. The dummy defender is going to fight around the post up and take away the pass from the top passer. When the passer passes the ball to the corner, the offensive post player is going to duck in hard and seal the dummy defender on the high side. The ball will be entered and the post player can work on whatever post finish they would like.
If the dummy defender is able to fight over the top of the post player's seal when the ball goes to the corner, the post player will then look to seal the dummy defender on the low side and call for the pass to go back up to the top passer before being entered in for the finish.