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Lesson 6:
NBA Closeouts
Coach Paul Page introduces the “NBA Closeouts” drill, a daily defensive staple designed to build footwork, ball pressure, and no-middle discipline. Players work through whistle cues—hot feet, ball pound, and touch-and-go—before exploding into an aggressive closeout. Inspired by Mark Adams’ defensive system, this drill develops the defensive DNA of playing tough, applying pressure, and creating offense from stops.
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This course is a step-by-step build of a no-middle, “keep it sided” half-court defense. Coach Paul Page walks you through layered NBA-style closeouts (inside-foot, hand-in/hand-off), ball pressure and footwork, rebounding habits, and communication standards (“ball, ball… dead!”). You’ll progress from catch-and-shoot fly-bys into “guard-it” holds, shot-fake drives with the defender’s jump-back, ...
