ATTACKING THE BASKET/SLIDE DRIBBLE

SETUP: 2 lines of players at half court. Every player has a ball

GOAL: dribbling/finishing.

DESCRIPTION: player 1 drives to the cone on the left with his right hand. At the left cone he executes a hesitation, turns to the outside cone, then drives again to the basket. Players can use different kind of shots.

1C1 SPRINT
Offense n.1 with ball and the defender X1 on the baseline next each other, the offense on the side of the corner; two cones in front of them outside the three points line. The cone of the defense it is a little bit ahead to give a little advantage to the offense.

The offense start the dribble, run around the cone in front of him (from outside) and he attack the rim; the defender start to play when the offense makes the first dribble and try to recover. It is important to practice on this drill on both the sides of the court.

1VS1 BULLDOG
This drill teaches lose ball skills, aggressiveness and one-on-one skills.

The Assistant stands under the basket and has his team break into two lines (one on each side).
He pass the ball down the middle of the court and the first player from each line race to the ball.
No rules - players are encouraged to get on the floor and sell out to get the ball.
Once one player gets the ball they play one-on-one back to the basket.
If a player loses the race and gets scored on he runs a full suicide.