4 ON 3 + 1 FROM PASS

SETUP: form two teams of 4 players. Players are set near half court facing each other. They start doing some footwork on their spot. Coach with a ball is at half court near the sideline.

GOAL: fast break, quickness, readiness.

DESCRIPTION: Coach passes the ball to one player, his choice. As soon as the player gets the ball, his team plays on offense, attacking the basket in front of them. The other team is on defense. The defender of the player who got the ball has to touch the spot where man started before, he can play defense. When defense get the ball, they play another action, attacking the opposite basket.

GAME: play to a certain score. Coach switches the team who receive the ball from his pass on each action.

1 ON 1 AWAY FROM THE BALL

SETUP: X1 has the ball at low post. Players 1 and 2 are on guards.

GOAL: V cuts, 1 on 1 on the ball, anticipate the player without the ball.

DESCRIPTION: X1 passes the ball to 1 and follows to play defense. 1 passes to 2 and V-cuts to get open and receive the pass back: 2 can move on his spot to find a good passing lane. 1 attacks the basket as soon as he catches the ball from 2.

GOAL: offensive player wins if he scores a basket, if he is fouled, or if he gets the rebound. Defensive player wins if he steals the ball, if he gets the rebound, if the ball goes out of bounds. Who wins the first action plays offense again the next one.

TIP: To have a more realistic drill, you can limit the number of dribbles.

CORRECTIONS:
DEFENSE: don’t let the offense get the pass back easily. Anticipate the pass. As soon as offense catches the ball, recover in a correct "wall" position on the ball.

OFFENSE: be ready to catch the ball and shoot or drive immediately.

DRIBBLE - 4 CANTONS

SETUP: four players have the ball. They form a square on the court (put cones to mark the spots). One player with the ball is situated in the center and we will call him the "defender".

GOAL: dribbling, vision, forecasting abilities, decision making.

DESCRIPTION: 1, 2, 3, 4 have to switch their positions moving on the part of the court limited by the cones.
They have to dribble while moving. The player on defense tries to take one of the four spots while it’s vacant. Every 3-4 seconds two players at least must switch. When the defender takes a spots, he turns on offense. The player who lost his spot is on defense.

VARIATION N° 1: dribble only with the 45
weak hand.
VARIATION N° 2: play with 5 players on offense and 2 players on defense.