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title: "Basketball Drills: Partner Contested Shooting"
description: Coach Tony Miller shares a great partner shooting drill to simulate an east-west closeout, similar to what shooter might face playing against a zone defense
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# [Basketball Drills: Partner Contested Shooting](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/partner-contested-shooting)

 Written by [Tony Miller](https://blog.drdishbasketball.com/author/tony-miller) | Feb 15, 2024

Coach [Tony Miller](https://www.instagram.com/coach.miller/) shares a great partner shooting drill to simulate an east-west closeout, similar to what shooter might face playing against a zone defense. Check out the full breakdown in the video 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 drills like this to develop a well rounded practice plan? Download Coach Tony Miller's FREE [Small Sided Games e-book](https://info.drdishbasketball.com/small-sided-games?hsLang=en-us&__hstc=208776513.62ecc1f0b197e28fd0aa2b1c0dd74f53.1687798118034.1706280725659.1706287672376.158&__hssc=208776513.5.1706287672376&__hsfp=323772859).  

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