Basketball - Three Man Take the Charge Drill

Purpose:

To prepare defenders to step up and take the charge.

Procedure 1:

Player one has the ball at the top of the key. Player two stands in the foul line extended area. Player three is a defensive player guarding a chair or cone on the box.

Player one passes to player two and makes a v-cut to the basket (give and go). Player three makes an up switch into the path of the dribbler (player 2). Player three must not switch to soon.

Procedure 2:

Player one has the ball on the side of the key. Player two is the other offensive player and stands at the foul line extended area. Player three is the defensive player guarding player two.

Player two comes up to set a screen on player one's imaginary defender (or the coach). As player one comes off the screen with the dribble, player three up switches into the path of player one and takes the charge.