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title: "Basketball Drills: Partner Contested Shooting Drill with Coach Tony Miller"
description: Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a contested shooting drill. Work on your three point shot and defensive closeouts.
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# [Basketball Drills: Partner Contested Shooting Drill with Coach Tony Miller](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/basketball-drills-partner-contested-shooting-drill-with-coach-tony-miller)

 Written by [Tony Miller](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/author/tony-miller) | Jan 18, 2023

Here’s another idea for adding some pressure to the shooter with a closing out defender. This time, we’re simulating an east-west closeout, similar to what shooter might face playing against a zone defense.  [Coach Tony Miller](https://www.instagram.com/coach.miller/) is bringing a great drill for players to work on their contested shooting. As well as practicing controlling the closeout as the defender. Checkout the full drill breakdown below.

# Partner Contested Shooting Drill

- The defender stands at the free throw line in the middle of the lane, while the shooter stands behind the 3P line on the wing.
- On the Dish’s pass out to the shooter, the defender touches the elbow (opposite the shooter) then runs to closeout to the shooter.
- On the catch, the shooter must first complete some sort of crossover or between-the-legs dribble before shooting.”

Want more from Coach Tony Miller? Check out his podcast, [A Quick Timeout](https://aquicktimeout.com/) as well as his twitter/social media account [@tonywmiller](https://twitter.com/tonywmiller). We're so grateful to have him on our Dr. Dish team! Check out his other [Dr. Dish Basketball Drills here.](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/topic/coach-tony-miller)

 

 

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