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Advance Step

In the advance step, the defender slides forward with the lead foot (right foot here) with hands up – this is used in closing out to cover up shooters.

Retreat Step

In a retreat step, the defender steps backwards.  by pushing off the front foot (right foot) in order to defend the drive

Swing Step

In a swing step. the defender reverse pivots off the back foot, then executes a retreat step in the opposite direction.  This is used to defend change-of direction moves

Purpose: To learn the 3 basic defensive slides and commit them to muscle memory

Organization: Players begin the drill on the baseline facing out of bounds.  There can be several players
spread across the baseline at once.

Procedure:

• Sequence
  1.  Advance 2 steps

  2. Retreat 2 steps

  3  Swing & Retreat 2 steps

• Opposite foot facing forward (left) after 1 sequence is completed.
  
• Repeat sequence – advance, retreat, swing
• Continue to baseline

Organization: Each player stands outside of the key ready
to slide across the key and back.  1 foot should be on the lane line, and
the other foot outside the key

Procedure:

• On the whistle, 1 slides across the lane and back for 30 consecutive
  seconds.
• 1 counts his slides…adding 1 every time he crosses the lane and
  another every time he crosses back.

Coaching Points:

• 1 should work to a goal – 20 slides in 30 seconds is good for high
  school boys
• Player must slide ALL THE WAY across the lane so that both feet are
  outside the lane after every slide