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title: "Basketball Drills: Closeouts with Mathieu Delarche"
description: In this drill from basketball trainer and coach Mathieu Delarche, work on creating space and getting quality shots off when a defender is closing out.
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# [Basketball Drills: Closeouts with Mathieu Delarche](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/basketball-drills-closeouts-with-mathieu-delarche)

 Written by [Jeremy Rushing](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/author/jeremy-rushing) | May 27, 2022

In this drill from [FIBA](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/topic/fiba-drills) skills trainer and European basketball coach [Mathieu Delarche,](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/topic/mathieu-delarche) work on creating space and getting quality shots off when a defender is closing out.

 

"It's very important to make good decisions in a short time," says Delarche.

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