The drill introduces the rooftop concept and 1 on 1 on the ball defense. It can and should be run on both sides of the floor with larger groups, but is depicted only on one side of the floor in this diagram.
On-the-ball defenders keep heels on the rooftop and influence ball handler to sideline checkpoint. Establish the proper stance angle, drag hand and lead hand. When offensive player reaches the sideline checkpoint they reverse pivot and heads back up the rooftop.
The goal as the ball heads back up the rooftop is to prevent the ball handler from busting through the rooftop.
Drill begins with line of offensive players with the first two with a basketball.
Player 1 is defended by X1
1 begins to dribble down the rooftop
X1 keeps heels on the rooftop, establishes the drag hand & lead hand and influences to the sideline checkpoint.
1 continues down rooftop on the right side
After 1 and X1 get a ways down the right rooftop, 2 and X2 begin on the left side
X2 keeps heels on the rooftop, establishes the drag hand & lead hand and influences to the sideline checkpoint.
X1 forces the reverse pivot at the checkpoint and 1 begins dribbling back up the checkpoint.
When 1 gets back to center court he/she gives the ball to 3 offense becomes defense and defense rotates.
X2 forces 2 down the rooftop. When 2 reaches the sideline checkpoint they reverse pivot and X2 forces them back up the rooftop.
When 2 gets back to center court he/she gives the ball to 4 offense becomes defense and defense rotates.
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