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.

1VS1 BASELINE
When the player with ball begins to dribble towards the cone, the other player begins a sprint to defend.

ATTACKING THE BASKET
(WITH COACH: CROSSOVER DRIBBLE AND FINISHING)

SETUP: 2 lines of players for each basket at half court. Every player has one ball. Assistant coach (C) is in the circle at half court.

GOAL: cuts, crossover dribble, finishing at the rim.

DESCRIPTION: player 1 dribbles on his spot at half court. He passes to assistant coach (C) when he calls the ball. After passing, player 1 cuts to the 3 point line, gets the ball back, executes a crossover drive and drives to the basket using different kind of shots (lay up, power move, floater, reverse lay up, etc.).