4-3-2-1 TEAM SHOOTING COMPETITION

SETUP: form two teams: every player has the ball. Both teams are in line behind a cone in low post. Other 3 co- nes are put around the lane in diffe- rent positions, increasing the distan- ce from the basket.

GOAL: stand shooting from different positions.

DESCRIPTION: every player shoots once, gets his own rebound and co- mes back to line. The team has to score 4 baskets in a row (without er- rors) from the first position, then they move to the second cone. Team has to score 3 baskets in a row from the second cone, 2 in a row from the third cone, and only one shot from the last cone. Distance and difficulty increase at every cone.

GAME: the first team to complete the four positions wins the game. You can repeat the drill changing the posi- tions.

CORRECTIONS:
focus on different details in shooting: ask the players to be squared (feet, shoulders, elbow, hand), legs into the shot. Follow through.

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.