Taking Charges: Slide and Set

Safe charge-taking technique training footwork, balance, without full-speed collisions.

Instructions

1. Four lines, one ball
2. Ball handler dribbles at 50-60% speed toward the paint
3. Defender slides to legal position outside the smile, then freezes with hands up to take a charge
4. Ball handler initiates contacts and kicks the ball out
5. Continue from the other side

Coaching Points

• Defender arrives early and sets feet
• Chest up, hands up, and body vertical when set

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