Footwork Drill: Begin with a self-toss and a stride-stop catch, or a self-toss and stride-stop catch, followed by a defensive slide across the court. Once the player reaches half court, they reverse turn and attack the rim while dribbling. On the return to the opposite baseline,
1 v 1 Jail Break Drill. The offensive player works side to side in their lane to keep their defender on their back. Once the O player reaches half court, they attack the rim with a chaser. We can load in offensive and defensive players, to play with a downhill advantage.
1 v 1 Compress Space / Get Space / Attack Space. We can start this drill on-air off the catch and then add the defender on the catch. On a make-or-miss, we're playing back the other way. We can load O and D players on either side (or both sides) and play through the taillights
This is 3 v 3 3/4 court advantage. This gets to the heart of teaching our offensive and defensive transition principles. On offence, we want to stretch the court horizontally and vertically as early as possible. If we have a defender behind the ball, we tell the dribbler to
Run the Floor Drill. Something we like to do early in our practice. Attack space and the rim from 3/4 court. Passer sprints to the opposite foul line cuts to the outlet spot, calls for the ball and attacks the other way. We do this as a lead in to our O transaction segment.
2 v 1, with a chaser. We love building this up to 5 v 4 with a chaser. We play three possessions in the buildup, or use this positioning to start a mini full-court game. It's a great drill to teach both offensive and defensive transaction roles and responsibilities.
Slot to slot pass. Passer cuts through the elbow to the corner. #4 attacks gap space with the dribble. Pitches early and post. The defence is flattened. Drive the catch from the corner. #4 escapes behind the drive, #5 slides above the smile, #1 and #3 open up passing windows. If
Attacking down with an early pitch and post. Our corner O players need to be able to drive in both directions (baseline or middle). On a middle drive, #4 escapes under the drive, #5 slides under and across. #1 and #3 open up passing windows. If we go out with the ball to #1, we
1 v 1 Tag Advantage. Either coach extends a hand for the defender to tag. The offensive player cuts opposite the tag and looks to catch and finish at the rim. Move the drill start location and add offensive and defensive players.
When matched, we want to use an action to create an advantage quickly. In this sequence, #5 screens away. #1 hits #3 coming off the single and by-passes #3 over the top. #3 dribbles over to DHO #2 lifting from the corner. #5 meets and greets the DHO with a ball screen